Maria Semple

Maria Semple is an American author and screenwriter. She has written for such television shows as Beverly Hills, 90210, Mad About You, Saturday Night Live, Arrested Development, Suddenly Susan and Ellen. Her father, Lorenzo Semple, Jr., was also a screenwriter; he wrote the pilot for Batman in the ’60s. Maria was born in Santa Monica, California, but her family quickly moved to Spain for a couple of years. She then lived in Los Angeles, and Aspen, Colorado. She earned her B.A. in English from Barnard College. Maria lives in Seattle, Washington with her partner, writer/producer George Meyer. They have one daughter.