Emmylou Diaz is a first-generation Colombian-American writer who got her start on the critical smash CW dramedy Jane the Virgin. She joined the fledgling staff as writers’ assistant and was quickly hand-picked by the showrunner to co-write and produce two freelance episodes during the show’s award-winning first season. A promotion to staff writer for season two of Jane the Virgin soon followed, and since then Emmy has launched a career working for some of the most acclaimed, prolific creators and showrunners in television. She works regularly as a Co-Executive Producer in television where her most recent credits include an untitled thriller for Amazon and The Watchful Eye for Freeform/Hulu. Other staffing credits include the hit Bravo dramedy Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce, Charmed (CW), and the Shonda Rhimes drama Station 19, part of the beloved Grey’s Anatomy universe.

Emmy is an actress-turned-writer who received her MFA in Acting from the American Repertory Theatre Institute at Harvard University. She also studied at Oxford University (Exeter College), and Williams College, where she graduated with honors. She is a recipient of the NHMC Television Writers Fellowship, a diversity program sponsored by NBC and ABC. She is the New Voices Fellowship Program Advisor for the 2024-2025 cycle.

She was born in New York City.