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name: "Vanessa McCarthy"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 January 1901"
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average_fi1m_score: 78
updated: "2026-09-17T01:05:44.842922+00:00"
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# Vanessa McCarthy

Writer. Born 1 January 1901.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 January 1901
- **Active:** 1994–2009
- **Works often with:** Gail Mancuso

## Biography

Vanessa McCarthy is an American television writer and producer. She began her career in the late 1990s with entry-level roles and received her first writing credits on the sitcom *Friends*, contributing a story and a teleplay in 2001 and 2002.

Her subsequent writing credits include episodes of *Abby*, *Joey*, *Rules of Engagement*, *Hot in Cleveland*, *Modern Family*, *The Goldbergs*, *American Housewife*, *One Big Happy*, *Schooled* and *Big Shot*. She has also held producing positions on several of these series, including as co-executive producer on *Modern Family* and executive producer on *Rules of Engagement*.

In 2004 McCarthy shared the Writers Guild of America Robert Meltzer Award for her work on the writing team of the animated series *Father of the Pride*.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Modern Family* (2009), Fi1m 77, Story, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *Friends* (1994), Fi1m 78, Story, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/friends.md)

## Also known for

- *The Goldbergs* (2013), Writer
- *Big Shot* (2021), Writer
- *Rules of Engagement* (2007), Writer
- *American Housewife* (2016), Writer
- *Hot in Cleveland* (2010), Writer
- *One Big Happy* (2015), Writer
- *Schooled* (2019), Writer, Story

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