Joanna Calo is an American writer, director, and producer. She is known for her work on the television series Hacks and BoJack Horseman, as well as being the co-showrunner of The Bear.[1][2]
She has won three Writers Guild of America Awards, an Independent Spirit Award, and a Producers Guild Award. She has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards.[3]
She and her husband have two children. They live in Los Angeles, California.[4][5]
Filmography
editTV series
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Save Me | No | Yes | No | |
2014 | Happyland | No | Yes | No | |
Benched | No | Yes | No | ||
2016–2020 | BoJack Horseman | No | Yes | Co-executive | |
2017 | Girlboss | No | Yes | Co-producer | |
2019 | Tuca & Bertie | No | No | Consulting | |
Undone | No | Yes | Co-executive | ||
2020 | The Baby-Sitters Club | No | Yes | Co-executive | |
2021 | Hacks | No | Yes | Co-executive | |
2022–present | The Bear | Yes | Yes | Executive | Also co-showrunner with Christopher Storer |
2022 | Lost Ollie | No | Yes | Co-executive | |
2023 | Beef | No | Yes | Consulting |
Film writer
- Thunderbolts* (2025)
References
edit- ^ "N.J. 'The Bear' director on TV sensation's controlled chaos and Jersey food memories". nj. 2023-07-09. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ Stern, Marlow (2022-07-21). "The Woman Behind 'The Bear,' Summer's Hottest TV Show". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ "Joanna Calo". Television Academy. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ "Writers' strike: Has the gig economy come for Hollywood?". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ Calo, Joanna (2023-06-07). "How 'The Bear' writer's plans went wrong — for all the best reasons". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
External links
edit- Joanna Calo at IMDb