Dahvi Waller

Dahvi Waller is a Canadian screenwriter and television producer. The recipient of a Primetime Emmy Award and three Writers Guild of America Awards, she is best known for her work on the television series Mad Men and the television miniseries Mrs. America.

Life and career

Born in Montreal, Quebec, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Princeton University.

She shared the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 2011 with Mad Men's production team.

Waller was also among those nominated at the Producers Guild of America Awards in 2011 for her work on Mad Men.

Waller has worked as a supervising producer and co-executive producer on the AMC Original Series Halt and Catch Fire in 2014 and 2015. In 2020, she created the FX-on-Hulu miniseries Mrs. America, which had its series premiere on April 15.

She has written for the stage, with her one act play Between Movements debuting in 2012 as part of an initiative called Unscreened in conjunction with the Elephant Stages-Lillian Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

Works Writing credits + Commander in Chief Title Year Credit Notes "First...Do No Harm" 2005 Writer, with Anya Epstein + Desperate Housewives Title Year Credit Notes "Thank You So Much" 2006 Writer "Sweetheart, I Have to Confess" 2006 Writer, with Josh Senter "Beautiful Girls" 2006 Writer, with Susan Nirah Jaffee "God, That's Good" 2007 Writer, with Josh Senter "Now I Know, Don't Be Scared" 2007 Writer, with Susan Nirah Jaffee "Opening Doors" 2008 Writer, with Jordon Nardino

+ Eli Stone Title Year Credit Notes "The Humanitarian" 2008 Writer, with Wendy Mericle "Two Ministers" 2008 Writer, with Wendy Mericle

+ Mad Men Title Year Credit Notes "My Old Kentucky Home" 2009 Writer, with Matthew Weiner "Wee Small Hours" 2009 Writer, with Matthew Weiner "The Beautiful Girls" 2010 Writer, with Matthew Weiner

+ Halt and Catch Fire Title Year Credit Notes Play With Friends 2015 Writer, with Christopher Cantwell and Christopher C. Rogers The 214's 2014 Writer, with Christopher Cantwell, Christopher C. Rogers, Zack Whedon and Jamie Pachino Adventure 2014 Writer, with Christopher Cantwell, Christopher C. Rogers and Jamie Pachino

+ American Odyssey Title Year Credit Notes Drop King 2015 Writer, with Adam Armus, Nora K Foster and Peter Horton

+ Mrs. America Title Year Credit Notes Mrs. America 2020 Creator Miniseries

+ Klara and the Sun Title Year Credit Notes Klara and the Sun 2026 Writer Film

Plays Between Movements (2012)