Maureen Lee Lenker
Senior Writer @Entertainment Weekly
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Writer @Entertainment Weekly
Los Angeles, CA, US
Beat reporter across film, TV, theater, books, and music with a particular emphasis on romance/romantic content, period pieces, film history, musical theater, and awards reporting-Writes cover stories and in-depth features, including cover stories on Bridgerton, Glass Onion, and Elvia-Social media host/creator on shows like TikTok series,\"Shipwrecked\" and podcast,\"Screen After Reading\" about book to screen adaptations-Moderator for FYC and special events, including PaleyFest, Around The Table interviews, and more-Feature writer on stories ranging from an oral history of 1985\'s Clue; roundtables with Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Lily Tomlin, and Sally Field; a cover story with Austin Butler; EW\'s Three Rounds series with the cast of Abbott Elementary, and more-Contribute to film and theatrical criticism-Execute responsibilities of managing theater editor-Execute responsibilities of associate books editor
EDUCATION
University of Southern California
Master's Degree, Specialized Journalism (The Arts)
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History; Cinematic Arts (Critical Studies)
University of Oxford
Master of Studies, Modern British and European History
ABOUT MAUREEN LEE LENKER
Maureen Lee Lenker is an award-winning journalist who has written for Turner Classic Movies, The Hollywood Reporter, Ms. Magazine, and more. She is a Senior Writer for Entertainment Weekly, where she maintains a quarterly romance review column, Hot Stuff, in addition to covering film, TV, and theater. She is a proud graduate of both the University of Southern California and the University of Oxford. Maureen calls Los Angeles home, where you’ll either find her at the beach or in a repertory movie-house, if she’s not writing. Her debut novel, It Happened One Fight, will hit shelves in July 2023.
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