Ellen Rapoport

Ellen Rapoport is an American television writer, producer, and director who created and executive produced the 2022 television comedy series Minx. Rapoport also wrote the screenplay for the 2020 movie Desperados.

Early life Rapoport grew up in the Midwest to immigrant parents.

Education Rapoport earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University. Rapoport earned a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. In her third year of law school, Rapoport had to write a third-year paper, which was a one-hundred page legal thesis. She recalls disliking her job as a lawyer. She also developed multiple television pilots, including "Puck Buddies" for Fox, "Hex Ed." for ABC Family and Sony, and "Legally Blonde" for MGM Television.

In 2009, Desperados got picked up by Universal, with Rapoport attached to write the script.

Rapoport wrote for the 2021 film Clifford the Big Red Dog.

Rapoport is the creator of the critically acclaimed comedy series Minx. On February 19, 2020, HBO Max gave the project a pilot order, with Rapoport attached to write, as well as executive produce with Paul Feig and Dan Magnante. The show, along with Rapoport's writing, was positively reviewed by the public, holding a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

In 2022, Rapoport signed a deal with Lionsgate Television.