Emmylou Diaz

Emmylou Diaz, a first-generation Colombian-American with indigenous heritage, is a writer, producer, and emerging director who got her start on the critical smash CW dramedy JANE THE VIRGIN. She joined the fledgling staff as writers’ assistant and was quickly hand-picked by the showrunner to co-write and produce two freelance episodes during the show’s award-winning first season. A promotion to staff writer for season two soon followed, and since then Emmy has launched a career working for some of the most acclaimed, prolific creators and showrunners in television. She works regularly as a Co-Executive Producer in television where her most recent credits include an untitled thriller for Amazon and THE WATCHFUL EYE for Freeform/Hulu. Other staffing credits include the hit Bravo dramedy GIRLFRIEND'S GUIDE TO DIVORCE, CHARMED (CW), and the Shonda Rhimes drama STATION 19, part of the beloved GREY'S ANATOMY universe.

Emmy’s love of storytelling began with performance, and she received her MFA in Acting from the American Repertory Theatre Institute at Harvard University. She also studied at Oxford University (Exeter College), and Williams College, where she graduated with honors. She is a recipient of the NHMC Television Writers Fellowship, a diversity program sponsored by NBC and ABC, and she currently serves as Advisor to the Humanitas New Voices Fellowship. She is Co-Chair of the WGA Latinx Writers Committee.