Marilyn wrote the Amazon bestseller, “How to Live Like a MILLIONAIRE When You’re a Million Short.” It was featured in Forbes and USA Weekly and won an award as the Best Book on Saving Money & Living Well of the Year. Her humorous relationship book, “NEVER KISS A FROG: A Girl’s Guide to Creatures from the Dating Swamp” is published in 10 countries. Marilyn is writer-producer of two web series based on her books, and with her dog Boomer, she co-authored “MUTTweiler: An AutoDOGography.” She also co-authored a multicultural mystery-thriller, “Dishonor Thy Father” using the pen name M.J. Richards.

Ms. Anderson is writer-producer of the 2015 family comedy, “How to Beat a Bully,” and co-writer of the romantic comedy, “Making Mr. Right” on Lifetime TV. Her new rom com feature, “Cold Feet,” is scheduled for production in 2024. Her thriller movie “Farewell Tour,” is in pre-production.

Marilyn has written for a number of television series, including Murphy Brown, FAME, Friday the 13th – the Series, and Sherman Oaks, and she was on the writing staff of Carol & Company, starring Carol Burnett, Jeremy Piven, and Richard Kind. Several of her scripts have won awards – she received  a LUMINAS Award from the organization Women in Film for the Positive Depiction of Women in Film & TV, and she was honored by the WGA as writer of one of the 101 Best Written TV Shows of the past seven decades.

Ms. Anderson is also an accomplished playwright. Her newest play, “As Good as Gold – A Comedy about Women in Hollywood” was produced in Los Angeles in 2021. In addition, Marilyn is a screenwriting consultant and was a judge for over 15 years for the most important screenwriting contest in the world.

She has written humorous essays and travel & entertainment articles for various newspapers and magazines and has been featured as a guest on over 500 radio shows, podcasts, and TV shows. She is also an actress and host, and was the Dating, Flirting & Kissing Coach on TV’s “Extreme Makeover.”