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Brittany Ashley grew up in a small town outside Chicago, raised by a revolving door of chaotic babysitters after her mom died. She earned her BA in Literature from the University of Illinois-Chicago and graduated from Second City’s sketch writing program before moving to LA.
Brittany’s most well-known for video content she created while at BuzzFeed Motion Pictures for three years. Her credits there include: creating/writing a period comedy Lesbian Princess, writing BuzzFeed’s first monetized web series You Do You which was #1 on iTunes for months and writing/producing/acting in viral short films about topics like abortion and emotional abuse (“Unaware” garnered over 10 million views and 300K shares in less than a week) and writing/producing/acting in 100+ sketches.
Brittany has written on a DreamWorks TV series, wrote and created an LGBTQ news show for Viacom, and created three successful podcasts, including Don’t Tell the Babysitter Mom’s Dead, where she interviews other guests who have lost a parent, while examining pop culture representations of death.
As a writer, her stories often center female protagonists who try to avoid their emotions by any means necessary…until they implode. Currently, Brittany is a 2025 Tribeca Creators Market Participant for her dark comedy / horror film Take Care, which will also premiere at Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco.
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