Ashley Sims is a writer of ABC's A Million Little Things.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Not much is known about Sims' early life. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]
From 2003 to 2007, she attended the University of Georgia, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism, Telecommunication Arts & Film Studies.[2] Then, in 2012, she started attending the New York University. Two years later, she earned a master's degree in Dramatic Writing, Television.[2] She also studied sketch writing at the UCB Theatre in New York.[1]
Career[]
Sims started her career in 2007 as an intern for Gerber Pictures, where she provided administrative support, script coverage and researched talent and production staff for features in development.[2] From 2008 to 2010, she worked as an administratrive assistant for Southeast Graphics.[2] After she moved to New York, Sims worked as the assistant of Judith Ripka, a jewelry designer, from April 2011 to August 2012.[2] During that year, she also contributed to Nerve.com and SeeFlik.com.[2] From September to December 2013, she was a Talent & Communications intern for BBC America.[2]
Sims earned her MFA from Tisch in 2014, where she received the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Award for Screenwriting with her one-hour pilot The Manhattan Project, which allowed her to move to Los Angeles.[1] Then, she worked as a writer and producer at Herzog's Heroes. Under her direction, her staff produced a pilot which entered into the 2014 New York Television Festival.[2]
In 2015, Sims also worked five months at Pitch 5 Productions,[2] and was part of the production staff for three episodes of America's Funniest Home Videos. That year, she was also named a Lifetime Writer's Project Fellow for her TV pilot Parish.[2]
Sims is mainly known for her work on Lifetime's UnREAL. In July 2014, she started working as a writers' PA for the series' first season. In April 2016, during the production of the second season, she was promoted to script coordinator. In 2017, she became a writer for the series' fourth and final season, and worked on two episodes of the season.[2]
In 2018, Sims wrote an episode of ABC's A Million Little Things.[3]
Personal life[]
In 2018, Sims became engaged to Los Angeles-based photographer Chris A. Dorsey.[4]
Credits[]
Writer[]
| A Million Little Things: Season 1 | ||||||||||
| "Pilot": | "Band of Dads": | "Save the Date": | "Friday Night Dinner": | "The Game of Your Life": | "Unexpected": | "I Dare You": | "Fight or Flight": | "Perspective": | ||
| No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | ||
| "Christmas Wishlist": | "Secrets and Lies": | "The Day Before...": | "Twelve Seconds": | "Someday": | "The Rock": | "The Rosary": | "Goodbye": | |||
| No Credit | No Credit | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | |||
| A Million Little Things: Season 2 | |||||||||
| "Coming Home": | "Grand Canyon": | "Mixed Signals": | "The Perfect Storm": | "Austin": | "Unleashed": | "Ten Years": | "Goodnight": | "Time Stands Still": | "The Kiss": |
| No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit |
| "We're the Howards": | "Guilty": | "Daisy": | "The Sleepover": | "The Lunch": | "Change of Plans": | "One Year Later": | "Mothers and Daughters": | "'Til Death Do Us Part": | |
| No Credit | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | |
| A Million Little Things: Season 3 | ||||||||
| "Hit & Run": | "Writings On the Wall": | "Letting Go": | "The Talk": | "Non-essential": | "Miles Apart": | "Timing": | "The Price of Admission": | "The Lost Sheep": |
| No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit |
| "Trust Me": | "Redefine": | "Junior": | "Listen": | "United Front": | "Not Alone": | "No One Is to Blame": | "Justice: Part 1": | "Justice: Part 2": |
| No Credit | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit |
External links[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ashley Sims, by Sloan Science & Film, Scienceandfilm.org (September 8, 2018 (retrived))
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Ashley Sims' Profile, by Ashley Sims, LinkedIn (September 7, 2018 (retrieved))
- ↑ #femalefilmmakerfriday this is what it’s like #amillionlittlethings with our writer @ash_sims 🎬, by Nzingha Stewart, Instagram (September 7, 2018)
- ↑ It started with a pizza place. Then after 3 States, 4,000 miles, 5 apartments, 1 detective, and 8 years, we decided to add an engagement to the mix. ❤️, by Ashley Sims, Instagram (July 3, 2018)