Tracy Oliver

Tracy Oliver
Born
Tracy Yvonne Oliver

1988 or 1989 (age 34–35)[1]
Alma materStanford University (BA)
University of Southern California (MFA)
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • producer
  • director
  • actress

Tracy Yvonne Oliver is a screenwriter, producer, director, and actress. Oliver originally starred in the web series The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl (2011–2012) before serving as a writer on two comedy television series: ABC's The Neighbors (2012–2014) and Starz's Survivor's Remorse (2014–2015).

Oliver has co-written three movies: Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016), Girls Trip (2017), and Little (2019), with Girls Trip making her the first African-American woman to write a film that grossed over US$100 million. Oliver also created and wrote the BET television series First Wives Club and wrote the screenplay to the 2019 film adaptation of The Sun Is Also a Star.

  1. ^ Kwateng-Clark, Danielle (October 26, 2020). "Writer Tracy Oliver Opens Up About Issa Rae, 'First Wives Club' And Her Real 'Girls Trip'". Essence. Retrieved September 9, 2024.