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Karen Graci

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A proud native of Buffalo, NY, Karen Graci is a writer, improviser and actor. While touring with Chicago's famed Second City National Touring Company, Karen was featured in the theater's first-ever USO Tour, entertaining American troops in Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. She also performed ten shows a week as a resident cast member in The Best of Second City at The Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas for over a year. Karen most recently worked as story editor for the critically acclaimed Netflix comedy, Tuca & Bertie, starring Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong. She's also written for the Netflix comedy, Girlboss, and co- wrote (with Rodrigo Garcia) the Hulu drama, Blue, starring Julia Stiles. Karen developed an original animated comedy pilot, Nerd Burglars, for Cartoon Network. Earlier this year, Karen's half-hour dramedy pilot, Work/Friends, won the Best Television Pilot category at the 2019 Cinequest Film Festival. Karen can be seen improvising at the Westside Comedy Theatre with their house Harold Team, King Ten. When not writing or performing, Karen counts the days until her beloved Buffalo Bills make the playoffs again. On a related note, she also sighs a lot and drinks.
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Work/Friends (2018)
    Work/Friends
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2018
    Bootstrapped (2019)
    Bootstrapped
    TV Series
    • Producer
    • 2019
    David Morse, Anne Hathaway, Andre Braugher, and Patrick Wilson in Passengers (2008)
    Passengers
    5.8
    • Additional Crew
    • 2008
    Glenn Close, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Mia Wasikowska in Albert Nobbs (2011)
    Albert Nobbs
    6.7
    • Additional Crew
    • 2011

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    • Julia Stiles in Blue (2012)
      Blue
      7.7
      TV Series
      • assistant to Rodrigo Garcia
      • assistant: Rodrigo Garcia
      • 2012–2014
    • Susanna (2013)
      Susanna
      6.9
      TV Series
      • assistant: Rodrigo Garcia
      • 2013
    • Grace Gummer in Paloma (2013)
      Paloma
      6.9
      TV Series
      • assistant: Rodrigo Garcia
      • 2013
    • Jennifer Beals and Troian Bellisario in Lauren (2012)
      Lauren
      8.0
      TV Series
      • assistant: Rodrigo Garcia
      • 2012–2013
    • Melonie Diaz in Ro (2012)
      Ro
      7.2
      TV Series
      • assistant: Rodrigo Garcia
      • 2012
    • Melora Walters in Mary (2012)
      Mary
      6.0
      Short
      • assistant: Rodrigo Garcia
      • 2012
    • Sarah Jones in Kendra (2012)
      Kendra
      7.0
      TV Series
      • assistant: Rodrigo Garcia
      • 2012
    • Gumdrop (2012)
      Gumdrop
      6.2
      Short
      • assistant: Rodrigo Garcia
      • 2012
    • Arielle Kebbel in Audrey (2012)
      Audrey
      6.5
      TV Series
      • assistant: Rodrigo Garcia
      • 2012
    • Dakota Fanning in Celia (2012)
      Celia
      6.5
      Short
      • assistant: Rodrigo Garcia
      • 2012
    • Maura Tierney and Lois Smith in Ruth & Erica (2012)
      Ruth & Erica
      7.6
      TV Series
      • assistant: Rodrigo Garcia
      • 2012
    • Mary Elizabeth Ellis in Georgia (2012)
      Georgia
      5.6
      TV Series
      • assistant: Rodrigo Garcia
      • 2012
    • Laura Spencer and Caitlin Gerard in Vanessa & Jan (2012)
      Vanessa & Jan
      6.9
      TV Series
      • assistant: Rodrigo Garcia
      • 2012
    • Rosanna Arquette in Rochelle (2012)
      Rochelle
      7.0
      TV Series
      • assistant: Rodrigo Garcia
      • 2012
    • Dana Davis in Jennifer (2012)
      Jennifer
      6.4
      Short
      • assistant: Rodrigo Garcia
      • 2012

    Writer



    • Auli'i Cravalho in Hailey's on It! (2023)
      Hailey's on It!
      7.1
      TV Series
      • story editor
      • written by
      • 2023–2024
    • The Harper House (2021)
      The Harper House
      5.5
      TV Series
      • story by
      • story
      • 2021
    • Tuca & Bertie (2019)
      Tuca & Bertie
      7.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • story editor
      • 2019
    • Work/Friends (2018)
      Work/Friends
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2018
    • New Looney Tunes (2015)
      New Looney Tunes
      5.8
      TV Series
      • story by (segment "Hare Band")
      • 2018
    • Britt Robertson in Girlboss (2017)
      Girlboss
      7.0
      TV Series
      • staff writer
      • 2017
    • Julia Stiles in Blue (2012)
      Blue
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2013–2014

    Producer



    • The Harper House (2021)
      The Harper House
      5.5
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 2021
    • Bootstrapped (2019)
      Bootstrapped
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Work/Friends (2018)
      Work/Friends
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Tired of Being Funny
      7.5
      Short
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Annette Bening, Jimmy Smits, Kerry Washington, and Naomi Watts in Mother and Child (2009)
      Mother and Child
      7.2
      • associate producer
      • 2009

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      • Brian Shortall

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      Her comedy script placed third in Scriptapalooza television writing competition.

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