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name: "Morgan Murphy"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "23 October 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
updated: "2026-09-17T04:21:04.739907+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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# Morgan Murphy

Writer. Born 23 October 1981 in Portland.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 23 October 1981, Portland
- **Active:** 2009–present
- **Works often with:** Claire Scanlon, Ken Whittingham, Randall Einhorn

## Biography

Morgan Murphy is an American stand-up comedian, writer, producer and actress. Born on 23 October 1981 in Portland, Oregon, she began her career writing for Jimmy Kimmel Live! and as one of the original writers on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

She has written episodes of Modern Family (including teleplay credits in 2020), Abbott Elementary, 2 Broke Girls and other series, and served as a producer on several of these shows. Murphy has also acted in films including World's Greatest Dad (2009) and It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010), and released the Netflix stand-up special Irish Goodbye.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Abbott Elementary* (2021), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/abbott-elementary.md)
- *Modern Family* (2009), Fi1m 77, Teleplay, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)

## Also known for

- *It's Kind of a Funny Story* (2010), Joanie
- *2 Broke Girls* (2011), Sedate Girl, Writer
- *God Bless America* (2012), Fast Food Employee
- *World's Greatest Dad* (2009), Morgan
- *The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard* (2009), Karaoke Bartender
- *Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head* (2022), Writer
- *Samantha Who?* (2007), Woman Protestor
- *Shifting Gears* (2025), Writer

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