Tracy McMillan

Tracy McMillan (born September 12, 1964) is an American author, television writer, TV host, and self-proclaimed relationship expert. She wrote television news for 15 years and transitioned into writing film, television, and books. In 2011, she wrote a blog post called WHY YOU’RE NOT MARRIED, which went viral and is now the most-viewed article on the Huffington Post ever. Time magazine named it one of the Top Ten Opinion Pieces of 2011. She also wrote a book based on it, Why You're Not Married... Yet (2012). Her screenwriting credits include Mad Men, Necessary Roughness, Chase, Life on Mars, and The United States of Tara. She won the 2010 Writers Guild of America Awards for Dramatic Series for Mad Men, along with other writers of the series. As a relationship expert, she's made numerous television and radio appearances, including as a matchmaker on the NBC dating reality show Ready for Love, as well as The Today Show, Katie, Bethenny, Dr. Drew's Lifechangers, and Oprah's Super Soul Sunday. She is the relationship expert on the OWN channel's Family or Fiancé (2020- ). She is the author of a memoir, I Love You and I'm Leaving You Anyway (2010) and her debut novel, You'll Know It When You See It (2015). She continues to write occasionally for the Huffington Post.

Works

UnPrisoned

A messy but perfectionist relationship therapist and single mom has her life turned right-side-up when her dad gets out of prison and moves in with her and her teenage son.

Release Date: 2023-03-10

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 8

Vote Count: 25

Pride & Prejudice: Atlanta

The author of a self-help book on how to find the perfect husband is determined to find eligible mates for her five single daughters.

Release Date: 2019-06-01

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 6

Family or Fiancé

"Family or Fiancé" follows the dynamics between engaged couples who bring their disapproving families together under one roof. The families only spend 3 days with each other, and the clock is ticking as the couples decide if they're going to tie the knot. It's a no-holds-barred look at what it's really like when the people closest to you have major issues with the one you want to marry. Serving as the voice of reason is relationship expert Tracy McMillan, who helps the couple confront their families' concerns. She works with the newly engaged couple on ways to strengthen their bond, air their differences and reveal their true selves to their families, for better or worse. At the end of the third and final day, the families are given their chance to speak now or forever hold their peace leaving the couple to make the ultimate choice — "I do" or "I don't."

Release Date: 2019-03-09

Character: Host (Relationship Coach)

Episode Count: 63

Vote Count: 2

Marvel's Runaways

Every teenager thinks their parents are evil. What if you found out they actually were? Six diverse teenagers who can barely stand each other must unite against a common foe – their parents.

Release Date: 2017-11-21

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 4

Vote Count: 918

United States of Tara

Tara's multiple personalities include "T" the wild-child teenager, "Buck" the rough and tumble biker dude, and "Alice" the type-A homemaker. But with a family that loves her just the way she is, Tara never gives up hope that someday she can just be herself.

Release Date: 2009-01-18

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 148

Mad Men

Set in 1960-1970 New York, this sexy, stylized and provocative drama follows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue advertising.

Release Date: 2007-07-19

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1295