Teresa Hsiao
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Teresa Hsiao | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 26, 1985 Indiana, U.S. |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, executive producer |
| Language | English |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) |
Teresa Hsiao (Chinese: 蕭韻潔,[1] born May 26, 1985)[2][3] is an American television writer and producer best known for her work on the animated series Family Guy and American Dad! and for co-creating the sitcom Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens.
Teresa Hsiao was born in to a Taiwanese American family in Indiana and attended Harvard University, where she served on the board of Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business (HUWIB) and as editor-in-chief of Make It Happen, the organization's first national magazine. Hsiao co-founded Smart Woman Securities at the college with Tracy Britt Cool in 2006,[4][5] and earned her degree in economics in 2007.[6]
Career
Hsiao has been a writer for Family Guy, We Bare Bears and American Dad!, for which she was also a producer.[6]
She wrote frequently for The Huffington Post from 2012 through 2017.[7]
Hsiao is the co-creator and an executive producer on the television coming of age comedy Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens.[8] for which she had been in development with Awkwafina since 2016. The series was renewed for a second season on January 14, 2020,[9] prior to the January 22 premiere of its first episode.[10]
More recently, Hsiao signed an overall deal with Sony Pictures Television to develop comedy and animation for streaming platforms via her Red 136 Productions.[11]
Recently, Hsiao co-wrote the 2023 film Joy Ride.