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name: "Monica Beletsky"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/monica-beletsky"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 January 1901"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T02:43:39.502411+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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# Monica Beletsky

Writer. Born 1 January 1901 in Philadelphia.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 January 1901, Philadelphia
- **Works often with:** Henk van Eeghen, Keith Gordon

## Biography

Monica Beletsky is an American television writer and producer. She grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Harvard University. She worked as a theatre director in New York City and the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2006 before moving into television writing.

Her credits include writing and producing on the third season of *Fargo* (2017), *The Leftovers*, *Friday Night Lights* and the first four seasons of *Parenthood*. She created and served as showrunner on the 2024 Apple TV+ miniseries *Manhunt*.

Beletsky received shared Emmy, Writers Guild of America and Producers Guild of America nominations for *Fargo*, and a WGA nomination for *Friday Night Lights*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, variety.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Fargo* (2014), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/fargo-2014.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *The Leftovers* (2014), Writer

## Also known for

- *Parenthood* (2010), Story Editor, Executive Story Editor
- *Manhunt* (2024), Writer, Teleplay, Story

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