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Maurissa Tancharoen () is an American writer, producer, and actress. She is most recently known for her work as the co-creator, show runner, and executive producer of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which aired on the ABC television network for 7 seasons from 2013-2020. She is from Los Angeles, California.Career
Tancharoen has worked as an actor, writer, production assistant, showrunner, and executive producer in television and film. 
She began working as a production assistant under producer Mark Tinker on NYPD Blue and William M. Finkelstein on Brooklyn South. Along with brother Kevin Tancharoen, she co-executive produced of the series DanceLife in collaboration with Jennifer Lopez in 2007. She co-produced episodes of the Starz series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena and Spartacus: Vengeance.Tancharoen's first paid script came in 2001 when she sold Revolution Studios an untitled pitch in which two Asian American FBI agents investigate a gang in South Central Los Angeles by working undercover as Korean grocery store clerks. She was hired as a writer on the short-lived sitcom Oliver Beene in 2003.During the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike, Tancharoen worked with her writing partner Jed Whedon and his brothers, Zack Whedon and writer/director Joss Whedon on the musical comedy-drama miniseries Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, which was produced exclusively for internet distribution and circumvented issues that were being protested during the strike.  The musical was highly successful and won seven awards at the 2009 Streamy Awards for web television.Tancharoen she went on to work as a writer and story editor on Drop Dead Diva and Dollhouse. She did uncredited work on The Avengers, with brother-in-law director Joss Whedon and husband Jed Whedon. The success of The Avengers opened the door for a successful pitch by the trio to create the Marvel universe TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Tancharoen was the co-writer, showrunner, and co-executive producer with Jed Whedon for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for seven seasons (2013-2020).In addition to her writing and production credits, Tancharoen has appeared on screen or contributed voice talent in episodes of Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Joss Whedon's 2011 adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. She co-wrote and performed lyrics for "Remains" with Jed Whedon for the Dollhouse episode "Epitaph One". She was Zelda's singing voice in the season 2 episode "The Musical" of The Legend of Neil, a spoof based on the video game The Legend of Zelda. According to her Twitter posts, she performed backing vocals and danced in the video for The Guild parody song "(Do You Wanna Date My) Avatar" released August 17, 2009. In Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog DVD audio track "Commentary! The Musical", she sings about the scarcity of non-stereotyped roles in television and film for actors of Asian origin.
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