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name: "April Shih"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/april-shih"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "30 April 1985"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
updated: "2026-09-17T03:33:12.920716+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# April Shih

Writer. Born 30 April 1985 in Torrance, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 30 April 1985, Torrance, California, USA
- **Active:** 2014–present

## Biography

April Shih is an American television writer and producer. Born on 30 April 1985 in Torrance, California, she has written episodes of *You're the Worst* (2019), *Mrs. America* (2020), *Undone* (2022), *DAVE* (2021) and *Fargo* (2023). She has also worked as a producer on several of these series, including as co-executive producer on season five of *Fargo*.

Shih is a recipient of the TV Academy Foundation comedy writing internship and a fellow of the Sundance Episodic Story Lab, the CAPE New Writers Fellowship and the inaugural Film Independent Episodic Lab. In 2021 she signed an overall deal with FX Productions and launched her production company Diversity Hire Ltd. with partner Jen Goyne Blake. She previously produced an Ovation Award-winning revival of *Kiss of the Spider Woman: The Musical*.

*Sources: imdb.com, variety.com, televisionacademy.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Mrs. America* (2020), Fi1m 79, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/mrs-america.md)
- *Fargo* (2014), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/fargo-2014.md)

## Also known for

- *Undone* (2019), Writer
- *You're the Worst* (2014), Writer
- *DAVE* (2020), Writer

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