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Molly Smith Metzler

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Real-life mother and daughter Andie MacDowell and Margaret Qualley, stars of "Maid," talk about the series' themes of motherhood and compassion, and reveal how they each unwound from their very intense time on set.
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Metzler is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. Her plays, including CRY IT OUT, ELEMENO PEA, CLOSE UP SPACE, CARVE, and THE MAY QUEEN, have been produced Off-Broadway and in theaters across the USA (and London). She is a proud alum of The Juilliard School and NYU Tisch, where she earned an MFA in Dramatic Writing. Originally from Kingston NY in the Hudson Valley, Metzler is now based in Los Angeles.
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Rylea Nevaeh Whittet and Margaret Qualley in Maid (2021)
    Maid
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer(2020)
    Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, and Milly Alcock in Sirens (2025)
    Sirens
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer(creator)
    William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)
    Shameless
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Lyonne, Selenis Leyva, Laura Prepon, Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, Dascha Polanco, and Danielle Brooks in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
    Orange Is the New Black
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Writer

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    • Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, and Milly Alcock in Sirens (2025)
      Sirens
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • based on the play 'Elemeno Pea' by
      • created by
      • written by (creator) ...
      • 2025
    • Rylea Nevaeh Whittet and Margaret Qualley in Maid (2021)
      Maid
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • created by
      • written by (creator)
      • 2021
    • William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)
      Shameless
      8.5
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2017–2019
    • Michaela Watkins, Tommy Dewey, and Tara Lynne Barr in Casual (2015)
      Casual
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive story editor
      • written by
      • 2016–2017
    • Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Lyonne, Selenis Leyva, Laura Prepon, Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, Dascha Polanco, and Danielle Brooks in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
      Orange Is the New Black
      8.0
      TV Series
      • executive story editor
      • written by
      • 2017

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    • Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, and Milly Alcock in Sirens (2025)
      Sirens
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Rylea Nevaeh Whittet and Margaret Qualley in Maid (2021)
      Maid
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer (showrunner)
      • 2021
    • William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)
      Shameless
      8.5
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • supervising producer
      • producer ...
      • 2017–2020

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    How the Cast of "Maid" Found Ways to Shift Gears During Production
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    How the Cast of "Maid" Found Ways to Shift Gears During Production

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      (March 8 to April 3, 2011) Her play, "Elemeno Pea," was performed at the Brown-Forman Series production at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky with Cassie Beck (Devon); Kimberly Parker Green (Simone); Daniel Pearce (Ethan); Gerardo Rodriguez (Jos B.) and Sara Surrey (Michaela) in the cast. Davis McCallum was director.
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