Lindsey Shockley is an American comedy writer, producer and improviser best known for her work on HBO's Hello Ladies and ABC's Blackish. Shockley recently served as Executive Producer on Season 5 of ABC's Blackish.
Early life Shockley was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the daughter of Linda and William Shockley. She helped found her high school's improv comedy team East Chapel Hill High's "Randomax".
In 2003, Shockley graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in Communications. In 2007, Shockley earned an MFA from University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts in Film Production. While at USC, her short film she wrote and directed, The Truth About Faces, garnered attention for being shot entirely in one continuous take. Once moving to Los Angeles, Shockley took classes and studied improv comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade and performed at the Improv Comedy Lab with her improv team, "The Cabinet".
Career In 2010, Shockley began her TV writing career on NBC's Perfect Couples. She went on to write for ABC's Work It, Fox's Ben and Kate, HBO's Hello Ladies, ABC's Trophy Wife, and USA's Benched. In 2014, she began writing on ABC's Blackish where she currently serves as an Executive Producer on the show's sixth season. In 2014, Shockley signed her first overall deal with ABC Studios to develop new projects and serve as a writer/producer on Blackish. The deal stemmed from her work on ABC Studios' shows Hello Ladies, Trophy Wife, and Benched. In 2017, Shockley's original pilot idea Unit Zero was picked up by ABC Studios. Shockley wrote the script as well as executive produced the pilot alongside Kenya Barris.
Personal life In 2012, Shockley married drama writer Steven Edell. The two met while in graduate school at USC's School of Cinematic Arts. In 2014, they welcomed their first child.
Filmography YearTitleRoleEpisodes2011Perfect CouplesStaff Writer1.10 "Perfect Exes"2012Work ItStaff Writer1.07 "Girl Fight"2012-2013Ben and KateStory Editor1.08 "Reunion," 1.16 "Ethics 101"2013Hello LadiesExecutive Story Editor2013–2014Trophy WifeExecutive Story Editor, Co-Producer1.04 "The Breakup," 1.10 "Twas The Night Before Christmas... Or Twas It?," 1.16 "The Wedding: Part One"2014BenchedCo-Producer1.03 "Hooked and Booked," 1.12 "Brief Encounters"2017Unit ZeroCreator, Executive ProducerPilot2014–PresentBlackishExecutive Producer1.06 "The Prank King," 1.12 "Martin Luther sKiing Day," 2.07 "Charlie in Charge," 2.18 "Black Nanny," 3.06 "The Purge," 4.10 "Working Girl," 4.15 "White Breakfast," 5.06 "Friends Without Benefits," 5.22 "FriDre Night Lights"
Awards YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult2014TV Guide AwardFavorite New ShowBlackish2015Women's Image Network AwardOutstanding Comedy SeriesBlackish2015People's Choice AwardsFavorite New TV ComedyBlackish2015Teen Choice AwardsChoice TV: Breakout ShowBlackish2015NAACP Image AwardsOutstanding Comedy SeriesBlackish2015African-American Film Critics AssociationBest TV ComedyBlackish2016AFI AwardsTV Program of the YearBlackish2016Critics' Choice Television AwardsBest Comedy SeriesBlackish2016NAACP Image AwardsOutstanding Comedy SeriesBlackish2016Peabody Awards2015 Peabody AwardBlackish201668th Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Comedy SeriesBlackish201774th Golden Globe AwardsBest Series: Musical or ComedyBlackish2017NAACP Image AwardsOutstanding Comedy SeriesBlackish2017MTV AwardsBest American StoryBlackish201769th Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Comedy SeriesBlackish 2018NAACP Image AwardsOutstanding Comedy SeriesBlackish201870th Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Comedy SeriesBlackish
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External links
Lindsey Shockley on Variety Lindsey Shockley on Twitter The Truth About Faces