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Factsheet

• Grew up in Park Forest, Chicago.
• Transferred out from a film major and graduated from an interdepartmental major.
• Was classmate with future showrunner Greg Berlanti at Northwestern University.
• Worked with horror film director Wes Craven in Scream 2 (1997), Scream 3 (2000) and Cursed (2005).
• Met Kevin Williamson while filming Scream and joined his production company.
• Due to her ability to attract young demographic, Warner Bros. Television offered her a three-year overall deal to develop original shows.
• Best known for developing the television series The Vampire Diaries and The Originals.