Daughter of television writer
Lawrence H. Levy, Erin Levy took a screenwriting seminar at USC in high school, which sparked her interest in following in her father's footsteps. Levy attended USC undergraduate for screenwriting, where one of her professors was
Matthew Weiner. The two kept in touch, and when Weiner needed a writing assistant, Levy joined the crew of
AMC drama
Mad Men as a writing assistant for the third season in 2009. The first episode she co-wrote was the season finale, "
Shut the Door. Have a Seat." Levy and the writing staff won the
Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Drama Series at the
February 2010 ceremony for their work on the third season. "
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" is her first episode where she is given solo writing credit. In 2010, she and the rest of the writing staff won an
Emmy Award for her writing in the
AMC drama
Mad Men. She is credited as a writer for the 2017-2019
Starz series
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