Amy Berg (born May 5) is an American screenwriter and television showrunner.

Biography

Berg grew up in

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.Berg in Berg has worked in various writer, producer, and showrunner capacities on TV shows including '' Counterpart'', '' Jack Ryan'', ''

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''. Her other television credits include ''

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'', '' Threshold'' and Warrior Nun. Berg was a featured performer at

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3.0 during San Diego Comic Con in 2011. In September 2011, she made a guest appearance as herself in an episode of

Felicia Day Kathryn Felicia Day (born June 28, 1979) is an American actress, writer, and web series creator. She is the creator and star of the web series '' The Guild'' (2007–2013), a show loosely based on her life as a gamer. She also wrote and starred ...

's web series '' The Guild''. In May 2013 she made a guest appearance as herself in an episode of

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's web series ''

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''. On April 15, 2019, Berg joined several other writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the practice of

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