Emily Halpern

Emily Halpern is an American film and television screenwriter and singer-songwriter. She is best known for co-writing the screenplay of Booksmart and was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 2020. She released her debut album, Carry Me Home, in 2022.

Life and career Halpern was born in Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard College. In 2019, she co-wrote the screenplay for her debut feature film Booksmart, along with Sarah Haskins. Most recently, she co-wrote the film 80 for Brady, along with Sarah Haskins.

In 2022, Halpern released her debut album Carry Me Home.

Filmography YearTitle Contribution Note 2006–2007 The Unit Staff writer TV series 2007–2008 Private Practice Writer TV series 2010 Dilf Writer Short film 2013 Family Tools : Terry by Design Staff writer TV series 2013–2014 Trophy Wife Creator and writer TV series 2017 Black-ish : Manternity Writer TV series 2017 Imaginary Mary : The Mom Seal Writer TV series 2017 The Mayor Writer TV series 2019 Booksmart Writer Feature film 2019 Good Girls Writer TV series 2019–2020 Carol's Second Act Creator and writer TV series 2023 80 for Brady Writer Feature film

Awards and nominations YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.2017 NominatedPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Comedy SeriesBlack-ish 2019 WonHollywood Critics Association Midseason AwardsBest Original ScreenplayBooksmart NominatedWomen Film Critics CircleBest Woman Storyteller NominatedSt. Louis Film Critics AssociationBest Original Screenplay NominatedDublin Film Critics' CircleBest Screenplay 2020 NominatedWriters Guild of AmericaOriginal Screenplay NominatedHollywood Critics AssociationBest Original Screenplay NominatedAlliance of Women Film JournalistsBest Woman Screenwriter NominatedBritish Academy Film AwardsBest Original Screenplay