Katie Dippold

Katie Dippold is an American screenwriter. She was a writer on the NBC series Parks and Recreation and wrote The Heat starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy and the 2016 [Ghostbusters reboot|Ghostbusters reboot].

Life and career

Dippold was born and raised in Freehold Township, New Jersey, and graduated from Rutgers University with a degree in journalism.
After graduating college, Dippold started a career in improvisational comedy at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. She wrote and performed in various stage shows at the UCBT in New York City and still continues to perform improv on stage at the UCBT's venue in Los Angeles. She is a part of improv groups "The Smokes" and "Reuben Starship". Dippold has appeared as a sketch regular on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and was a cast member on the MTV comedic prank series Boiling Points. In 2006, she became a writer for the twelfth season of MADtv and was also a co-producer during its fourteenth season. In 2009, she joined the writing staff of Parks and Recreation where she worked for several seasons.
Dippold wrote the screenplay for the comedic film The Heat, starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy, and directed by Paul Feig. Dippold and director Feig co-wrote the 2016 Ghostbusters all-female reboot. She also wrote the The [Walt Disney Company|Disney] re-worked adaptation of Haunted Mansion (2003 film)|The Haunted Mansion]. Haunted Mansion was released on July 28, 2023.
She was listed in 2012 under "10 Screenwriters to Watch" by Variety and "13 People to Look Out For in 2013" in Interview.

Personal life

Dippold is in a long-term relationship with former film studio executive Drew Crevello.

Filmography

Film

Writer

Acting credits

Year	Title	Role
2013	The Heat	ER Nurse
2015	Spy	Katherine
2016	Ghostbusters	Rental Agent
2017	Snatched	Shopper

Television

Acting credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004–2005	Boiling Points	Series regular
2006	Munchies	Byte	Episode: "Munchies"
2007	Fat Guy Stuck in Internet	Byte	8 episodes
2009–2013	Parks and Recreation	Mindy Marfan / Woman in Line	4 episodes
2010	Players	Jackie	Episode: "Teardrop Angels"
2013	Comedy [Bang! Bang! (TV series)\|Comedy Bang! Bang!]	Janet Villalobos	Episode: "Rainn Wilson Wears a Short Sleeved Plaid Shirt & Colorful Sneakers"
2015	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Diane	Episode: "The Wednesday Incident"