DeAnn Heline Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for the 2012 Humanitas Prize for her work on the series "The Middle․"
• Majored in film and TV at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
• Spent two years studying at Indiana University
• Met her writing partner Eileen Heisler when they shared a dormitory in college
• Began her career in the TV industry working as a production assistant for the 1980s comedy "Kate & Allie․"
• Quote: "I think comedy is always at its best when it's relatable․"
• Quote: "Her advice on writing: "The thing about being a writer is that if this script doesn't sell, write the next one and just keep going․""