Leslye Headland (born 1980) is an American film and television
director, producer, screenwriter, and playwright. She is known for the
play and 2012 film Bachelorette and 2015 film Sleeping with Other
People. She co-created the Netflix series Russian Doll, along with
Natasha Lyonne and Amy Poehler.Headland, raised in suburban Maryland,
graduated in 1999 from Staples High School. She received her BFA in
drama from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University in
2002.Upon graduating college, Headland spent six years working as an
assistant at Miramax, a year of which was spent as Harvey Weinstein's
personal assistant. Her experience during that time is what inspired
her 2012 play Assistance. As a playwright, she is best known for her
Seven Deadly Sins cycle: Cinephillia (lust), Bachelorette (gluttony),
Assistance (greed), Surfer Girl (sloth), Reverb (wrath), The
Accidental Blonde (envy), and Cult of Love (pride). Part of the
inspiration for the Seven Deadly Plays came from her Christian
upbringing. Her final play in the series, Cult of Love, opened in
2018. She has also written a neo-noir style play The Layover which
received mixed reviews in 2016.Headland got her first job in the
television industry in 2010 as a staff writer on the FX series
Terriers. She wrote and directed the 2012 film version of
Bachelorette, which was her debut as a feature film director.
Dramatists Play Service published Assistance in late 2013.
director, producer, screenwriter, and playwright. She is known for the
play and 2012 film Bachelorette and 2015 film Sleeping with Other
People. She co-created the Netflix series Russian Doll, along with
Natasha Lyonne and Amy Poehler.Headland, raised in suburban Maryland,
graduated in 1999 from Staples High School. She received her BFA in
drama from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University in
2002.Upon graduating college, Headland spent six years working as an
assistant at Miramax, a year of which was spent as Harvey Weinstein's
personal assistant. Her experience during that time is what inspired
her 2012 play Assistance. As a playwright, she is best known for her
Seven Deadly Sins cycle: Cinephillia (lust), Bachelorette (gluttony),
Assistance (greed), Surfer Girl (sloth), Reverb (wrath), The
Accidental Blonde (envy), and Cult of Love (pride). Part of the
inspiration for the Seven Deadly Plays came from her Christian
upbringing. Her final play in the series, Cult of Love, opened in
2018. She has also written a neo-noir style play The Layover which
received mixed reviews in 2016.Headland got her first job in the
television industry in 2010 as a staff writer on the FX series
Terriers. She wrote and directed the 2012 film version of
Bachelorette, which was her debut as a feature film director.
Dramatists Play Service published Assistance in late 2013.
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