Monica owusu breen biography

American television producer

Monica Owusu-Breen is an American television producer and screenwriter.

Early life and education

Owusu-Breen has described herself as "half-Spanish, half Ghanaian".^[1] She was born in England and lived in Spain as a child, where she learned to speak English from watching television.

She moved to Brooklyn with her family at the age of eight.^[1]

After graduating from Brown University, Owusu-Breen coordinated the production of music videos. She attended a PhD program at the University of California, San Diego and obtained a degree in television and media studies.^[1]

Career

Owusu-Breen is known for her work on television series including Charmed, Alias, Brothers & Sisters, Lost and Fringe.

She often collaborates with screenwriter Alison Schapker.^[2]

Her television career began when she was asked to write scripts as she was procrastinating while writing her PhD dissertat