Biography
Karen McCullah (born December 5, 1967) is an American screenwriter and novelist most known for co-writing comedies such as 10 Things I Hate About You, Legally Blonde, Ella Enchanted, The House Bunny, The Ugly Truth, and She's the Man with her screenwriting partner Kirsten Smith. After graduating from James Madison University with a degree in marketing, McCullah worked various jobs before beginning to write. She is a faculty member at Syracuse University's Los Angeles Semester. Description above...
Complete Filmography
Crazy Kind of Love
2013
Screenplay
While re-evaluating her life, a mother relies on her stoner son and his awkward brother to keep life interesting. When an unlikely romance blossoms be...
The Ugly Truth
2009
Writer, Executive Producer
A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove hi...
The House Bunny
2008
Executive Producer, Writer
Shelley is living a carefree life until a rival gets her tossed out of the Playboy Mansion. With nowhere to go, fate delivers her to the sorority girl...
She's the Man
2006
Screenplay
Viola Hastings is in a real jam. Complications threaten her scheme to pose as her twin brother, Sebastian, and take his place at a new boarding school...
Ella Enchanted
2004
Screenplay
Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called g...
Legally Blonde
2001
Screenplay
Fashionable sorority queen Elle Woods has it all, but, she wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But he dumps her before heading t...
10 Things I Hate About You
1999
Writer
On the first day at his new school, Cameron instantly falls for Bianca, the gorgeous girl of his dreams. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden ...
I Do... Not
N/A
Writer
A woman gets the chance to stop her own wedding.
The Last Resort
N/A
Writer
A hotel executive is sent to scout a new location in the Philippines. Once there, she becomes captivated by the breathtaking scenery and the warmth of...
The Spice Girls
N/A
Writer
Plot unknown. Described as an animated project featuring the music group The Spice Girls as super heroes.
Hope
N/A
Writer
A romantic comedy about the crazy lengths a woman in her mid-30s is willing to go to when she discovers the perfect man.