Erin Levy is an American

television writer A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

. She has worked on the

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drama ''

Mad Men ''Mad Men'' is an American period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. It ran on the cable network AMC from July 19, 2007, to May 17, 2015, lasting for seven seasons and 92 episodes. Its fict ...

'' and has won an

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and a Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award.

Biography

Daughter of television writer

Lawrence H. Levy Lawrence H. Levy is an American screenwriter, author, and producer. He is perhaps best known for his work on television series ''Savannah'', ''Fantasy Island'', ''Family Ties'', ''Trapper John, M.D.'', ''Saved by the Bell'', '' Who's the Boss?'', ...

, Erin Levy took a screenwriting seminar at USC in high school, which sparked her interest in following in her father's footsteps. Levy attended USC undergraduate for screenwriting, where one of her professors was

Matthew Weiner Matthew Hoffman Weiner () (born June 29, 1965) is an American television writer, producer, and director best known as the creator and showrunner of the television series ''Mad Men'', and as a writer and executive producer on ''The Sopranos''. ...

. The two kept in touch, and when Weiner needed a writing assistant, Levy joined the crew of

drama ''

'' as a writing assistant for the third season in 2009. The first episode she co-wrote was the season finale, "Shut the Door. Have a Seat." Levy and the writing staff won the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Drama Series at the February 2010 ceremony for their work on the third season. "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" is her first episode where she is given solo writing credit. In 2010, she and the rest of the writing staff won an

for her writing in the

drama ''

''. She is credited as a writer for the 2017-2019

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series ''

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''.

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