Anna Konkle (born April 7, 1987) is an American actress, writer and director. She is known for co-creating and starring as Anna Kone on

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's original TV comedy series ''

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'', alongside

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. Her work on the series earned her two

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nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 2019 and Outstanding Comedy Series in 2021.

Early life and education

Konkle was born in

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, on April 7, 1987. In 1994, her family moved to

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, where she attended public schools. Her parents divorced in her early teens, a theme she would explore deeply on ''

''. Konkle attended

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. She initially studied

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but shifted to the school's Experimental Theater Wing after finding out she had vocal nodules. During her junior year at NYU, she attended an international experimental theater program in

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. There she met fellow student

, who would become her best friend and ''

'' co-creator.

Career

Konkle started her career working on student films while at the

and in experimental theater. During the first decade of her career, she appeared in small roles in TV shows such as ''

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'', '' Shameless'' and '' Ramy''. From 2015 to 2017, she appeared as Tara "TMI" Milly Izikoff on the main cast of ''

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''. In 2019, Konkle co-created with

and Sam Zvibleman

's original TV comedy series ''

''. Konkle and Erskine star as 13-year-old semi-fictional versions of themselves at an adult take on middle school. The show received critical acclaim and for her work, she earned two

nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 2019 and Outstanding Comedy Series in 2021.

Personal life

In early 2021, Konkle confirmed she welcomed her first daughter, Essie Wunderle Anfanger, with partner

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Filmography

References

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