Theresa Gallagher is a writer, producer, and actress based in Los Angeles. Her scripts are lauded as “rapid fire Lucy Ricardo routines interpreted by Cheech & Chong” (Backstage West), “acerbically golden” (Entertainment Weekly), and “guaranteed to leave you howling!” (Los Angeles Magazine). Theresa’s short film Schmoolie the Deathwatcher, praised as “a stunning gem” (HuffPost), is now streaming on Amazon, and she also produced the recent Amazon Prime stand up comedy specials Matt Gallagher: A Stumble in the Woods and Jimmy Shin’s A Wok of Shame. Alongside Jim Gaffigan and Anna Gunn, Theresa has a supporting role in the indie comedy Being Frank, directed by Miranda Bailey and opening in theaters this summer. She is currently in development for the feature Schmoolie the Deathwatcher (Finalist NYWIFT Writers Lab). She has just wrapped filming the short film Honey and Clover: A Recipe for Disaster that she wrote, produced and starred in  with Jackie Monahan, as well as the feature film The Promise, written by Torben Bech. Dedicated to diversity and  singular storytelling, Theresa is drawn to creating deeply flawed characters: those at their very lowest points and at crossroads. Audiences find themselves rooting for these unique underdogs on their unexpected and darkly comical journeys to heroism.