Diablo Cody
Actor
Biography
Brook Maurio (previously Busey-Hunt; née Busey; born June 14, 1978), known professionally by the pen name Diablo Cody, is an American writer and producer. She gained recognition for her candid blog and subsequent memoir, Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper (2005). Cody received critical acclaim for her screenwriting debut, Juno (2007), which won both the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay.
She wrote, produced, and made her directorial debut with the comedy-drama film Paradise (2013). Cody has also written and produced the films Jennifer's Body (2009), Young Adult (2011), Ricki and the Flash (2015), Tully (2018), and Lisa Frankenstein (2024).
Cody created, wrote, and produced the Showtime comedy drama series United States of Tara (2009–2011) and the Amazon Prime series One Mississippi (2015–2017). She made her Broadway debut with the Alanis Morissette musical Jagged Little Pill, winning the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical. She has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Writers' Branch, since 2008.
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As Director
Filmography
Jennifer's Body
as Melody Lane Drinking Woman (uncredited) 2009
Ricki and the Flash
as Salt Well Regular (uncredited) 2015
Seduced and Abandoned
as Self 2013
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
as Self 2018
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers
as Self 2009
Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
as Self 2009
Celebrating Sixteen Candles
as Herself 2008