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Maria Semple

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  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Maria Semple is known for Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019), Mad About You (1992) and I Heart Huckabees (2004).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Cate Blanchett in Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019)
    Where'd You Go, Bernadette
    6.5
    • Producer
    • 2019
    Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    Mad About You
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Dustin Hoffman, Jude Law, Mark Wahlberg, Isabelle Huppert, Jason Schwartzman, Lily Tomlin, Naomi Watts, and Ger Duany in I Heart Huckabees (2004)
    I Heart Huckabees
    6.5
    • Formal Couple
    • 2004
    Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Will Arnett, Portia de Rossi, Michael Cera, David Cross, Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, and Jessica Walter in Arrested Development (2003)
    Arrested Development
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Cate Blanchett in Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019)
      Where'd You Go, Bernadette
      6.5
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Will Arnett, Portia de Rossi, Michael Cera, David Cross, Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, and Jessica Walter in Arrested Development (2003)
      Arrested Development
      8.6
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2005–2006
    • Katherine LaNasa, A.J. Langer, and Vicki Lewis in Three Sisters (2001)
      Three Sisters
      6.2
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2001
    • Brooke Shields, Judd Nelson, Eric Idle, Nestor Carbonell, Rob Estes, Kathy Griffin, Barbara Barrie, Currie Graham, and Sherri Shepherd in Suddenly Susan (1996)
      Suddenly Susan
      5.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • co-executive producer
      • 1998–2000
    • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
      Mad About You
      6.8
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • producer
      • 1996–1998
    • Nancy McKeon, Mariska Hargitay, Kevin Crowley, and Louis Mandylor in Can't Hurry Love (1995)
      Can't Hurry Love
      6.9
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1995–1996
    • Hank Azaria and Elizabeth McGovern in If Not for You (1995)
      If Not for You
      6.1
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 1995

    Writer

    • Cate Blanchett in Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019)
      Where'd You Go, Bernadette
      6.5
      • based on the novel written by
      • 2019
    • Katherine LaNasa, A.J. Langer, and Vicki Lewis in Three Sisters (2001)
      Three Sisters
      6.2
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2001
    • Brooke Shields, Judd Nelson, Eric Idle, Nestor Carbonell, Rob Estes, Kathy Griffin, Barbara Barrie, Currie Graham, and Sherri Shepherd in Suddenly Susan (1996)
      Suddenly Susan
      5.9
      TV Series
      • writer
      • Writer
      • 1998–2000
    • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
      Mad About You
      6.8
      TV Series
      • teleplay by
      • written by
      • 1996–1997
    • Nancy McKeon, Mariska Hargitay, Kevin Crowley, and Louis Mandylor in Can't Hurry Love (1995)
      Can't Hurry Love
      6.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1996
    • Ellen DeGeneres, Joely Fisher, and Clea Lewis in Ellen (1994)
      Ellen
      6.1
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1994–1995
    • Saturday Night Live (1975)
      Saturday Night Live
      8.0
      TV Series
      • additional sketches by
      • 1994
    • Mike Hagerty, George Carlin, Paige French, Alex Rocco, and Anthony Starke in The George Carlin Show (1994)
      The George Carlin Show
      7.5
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1994
    • Townsend Television (1993)
      Townsend Television
      7.7
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1993
    • Tobey Maguire, Ray Baker, Sarah Koskoff, and Nancy Lenehan in Great Scott! (1992)
      Great Scott!
      7.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1992
    • Luke Perry, Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling, Brian Austin Green, Ian Ziering, and Gabrielle Carteris in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
      Beverly Hills, 90210
      6.6
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1992

    Additional Crew

    • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
      Mad About You
      6.8
      TV Series
      • creative consultant
      • 1999
    • Ellen DeGeneres, Joely Fisher, and Clea Lewis in Ellen (1994)
      Ellen
      6.1
      TV Series
      • story editor
      • 1994–1995
    • Tobey Maguire, Ray Baker, Sarah Koskoff, and Nancy Lenehan in Great Scott! (1992)
      Great Scott!
      7.0
      TV Series
      • program consultant
      • 1992
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Children
      • Poppy Meyer
    • Parents
      • Lorenzo Semple Jr.
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      • 1 Interview

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      Daughter of Lorenzo Semple Jr.

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