Maggie Carey (born ) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actress. She has directed comedy shorts for television, and she wrote and directed the 2013 film ''

The To Do List ''The To Do List'' is a 2013 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Maggie Carey in her feature film directorial debut, starring Aubrey Plaza, Johnny Simmons, Bill Hader, Alia Shawkat, Sarah Steele, Scott Porter, Rachel Bilson, Ch ...

''.

Early life and education

Carey was raised in

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. She attended Jackson Elementary and West Junior High and graduated from

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in 1993. Of her high school experience, Carey said, "I was in every AP class possible. I played a ton of sports. I was in student council. I was an all-American

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." Carey was also a lifeguard at the Borah pool, an experience that would influence her film ''The To-Do List''. Carey attended the

University of Idaho The University of Idaho (U of I, or UIdaho) is a public land-grant research university in Moscow, Idaho. It is the state's land-grant and primary research university,, and the lead university in the Idaho Space Grant Consortium. The Universit ...

for a year, before being recruited to the

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to play Division I soccer in the team's inaugural season. She was co-captain of the team, making 26 appearances as a defender and scoring one goal. She graduated from Montana with a bachelor's degree in English literature. Carey went on to earn an

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in film production from the

University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...

Career

In 2007, Carey and

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created an online series called ''The Jeannie Tate Show''. Carey was a member of New York's

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improvisation troupe. Carey performed with both the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York and Improv Olympics West in Los Angeles. In 2011, Carey cowrote and directed sketches for four episodes of ''

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'' called "Lady Refs" about female referees working youth soccer games. Carey wrote and directed the low budget

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, ''

'', which was released in 2013; the film is set in her home state of Idaho in 1993, featuring a lead character who is the same age as Carey was then.

Personal life

Carey married actor

Bill Hader William Thomas Hader Jr.''Finding Your Roots'', January 26, 2016, PBS. (born June 7, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the creator, producer, writer, director, and star of the HBO dark comedy series ''Barry'' (2018 ...

in 2006. They had met in

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, through a friend of Carey's from college. They have three daughters together. Hader and Carey separated in 2017. Hader filed for divorce in December of that year. They reached a divorce settlement in March 2018 and the divorce was finalized three months later.

Filmography

As director and screenwriter

* ''

'' (2013)

As writer, director and/or producer

* ''

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'' (2021) ("The Surprise Party") * ''

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'' (2021) ("...ruined someone's life") * ''

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'' (2021–2022) ("Dodger Day"), ("Move Fast and Break Things"), ("Mayor Daddy") * ''

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'' (2020) ("It's Tricky") * '' Sunnyside'' (2019) ("Mondale") * ''

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'' (2019) ("China-Curious"), ("Melancholicky") * ''

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'' (2018) ("They Call Me Doctor BISCUITS!") * ''

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'' (2018) ("My Kid Has a Grownup") * ''

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'' (2018) ("Matt Bomer Poster") * ''

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'' (2018) ("Chapter Four: Commit to... You") * '' A.P. Bio'' (2018–2019) ("Rosemary's Boyfriend"), ("Toledo's Top 100") * ''

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'' (2017) ("A Christmas Carol Wendelson") * '' The Last Man on Earth'' (2017–2018) ("Point Person Knows Best"), ("Senor Clean") * ''

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'' (2016–2019) ("Kimmy Walks Into a Bar!"), ("Kimmy Finds a Liar!") * ''

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'' (2016–2019) (3 episodes) * ''

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'' (2014) ("Fiduciary Duties") * ''

'' (2011) (TV series) (four episodes) * ''Suburban Bravery'' (2007) (short) * ''The Jeannie Tate Show'' (2007) (TV series) * ''Head in the Oven'' (2006) (TV series short) * ''Jenny Clone'' (2005) (short) * ''Soap Scum'' (2004) (short) * ''Sun River Homestead'' (2002) (TV movie documentary short) * ''Dance Club'' (2002) (short) * ''Ladyporn'' (2001) (documentary)

As actress

* ''Rejected Pitches'' (2013) as Kathryn Bigelow (2 episodes) * ''Cinema Six'' (2012) as Tina * ''

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'' (2008) as Jason's Mother * ''Jenny Clone'' (2005) as Jenny * ''Dance Club'' (2002) as Gloria * ''Vacancy'' (2002) as Women * ''Occam's Razor: The Great Dialogues of Mindy'' (2001) as Brenda Gibson

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