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• Participated in multiple plays at the Alameda Children's Musical Theater when she was a kid.
• Met husband Jorma Taccone while studying at UCLA.
• Started her career as an actor, working at the La Jolla Playhouse, the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the American Conservatory Theater and the Magic Theatre.
• Honored with many fellowships, including the Sundance Screenwriting Fellowship and Directing Fellowship, the Maryland Film Festival Fellowship and the Lynn Auerbach Screenwriting Fellowship.
• Often collaborates with her brother Nate, who has composed the score for her first three films.