Emily V. Gordon (born 1979) is an American writer, producer, and podcast host. She is best known for co‑authoring the 2017 romantic comedy film The Big Sick with her husband, actor Kumail Nanjiani. The screenplay earned the pair nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay, and the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, and it won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay.
In addition to her work on The Big Sick, Gordon has served as a producer on several television series, including the Emmy‑winning Amazon series Transparent and the critically acclaimed Netflix series The Good Place. She has also contributed as a writer and consulting producer on the comedy series Shrill.
Gordon co‑hosts the regularly released podcast Tell Me Something Good, which features conversations with a variety of guests about positive experiences and achievements. She is active in public health advocacy, drawing on her background in health communications and her experience with chronic illness, topics she has discussed publicly and in media interviews.
Personal life details publicly documented include her marriage to Kumail Nanjiani, with whom she collaborated on The Big Sick, a film based on their real‑life courtship and Nanjiani’s serious illness in 2012.
Selected filmography and television credits
- The Big Sick (2017) – co‑writer, executive producer
- Transparent (2014–2019) – producer
- The Good Place (2016–2020) – producer
- Shrill (2019–2021) – writer, consulting producer
Awards and nominations (selected)
- Academy Award nomination, Best Original Screenplay (2018) – The Big Sick
- Golden Globe nomination, Best Screenplay – Motion Picture (2018) – The Big Sick
- Writers Guild of America Award, Best Original Screenplay (won, 2018) – The Big Sick
Emily V. Gordon continues to work in film and television development and remains active in podcasting and public‑health outreach.
