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Tracy McMillan Biography

Birth Name:Tracy McMillan

Birth Place:Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Profession Writer, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Won a Writers Guild of America Award for Drama Series for "Mad Men" in 2011
  • Her article "Why You're Not Married" is the most-viewed article on the Huffington Post and was named one of Time magazine's Top Ten Opinion Pieces of 2011
  • Quote: "We have this false idea in our culture that if you haven't made it by 30, then you're never going to do anything interesting․ My 40s have been the most incredible time of my life․"
  • After the success of her Huffington Post article, she wrote the book "Why You're Not Married․․․Yet" in 2012
  • Spent 15 years writing for television news before transitioning into writing for film and television
  • Best known as an author and relationship expert who is a matchmaker on the dating series "Ready for Love․"
  • Has written episodes for several TV series, including "Mad Men," "United States of Tara," and "Chase," on which she was also a story editor
  • Wrote a memoir about her eventful childhood and adulthood called "I Love You and I'm Leaving You Anyway․"

Awards

  • 2009WGA Award (TV)-New Series: nominated
  • 2011WGA Award (TV)-Drama Series: winner