Amber Tamblyn is an author, actress, and director who has been nominated for Emmy, Golden Globe, and Independent Spirit awards for her work in television and film.

Tamblyn’s work in television spans over two decades, including starring roles on House
M.D., General Hospital, Two and a Half Men, and Joan of Arcadia, for which she was nominated for both a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for her performance as Joan Girardi. Recently, she starred opposite Diane Lane in FX’s sci-fi drama series, Y: The Last Man.

On the big screen, Tamblyn starred in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Ring, 127 Hours, and earned a nomination for Best Supporting Female at the 2006 Independent Spirit Awards and Best Actress at Locarno International Film Festival for her performance in Stephanie Daley, which she starred in opposite Tilda Swinton. Tamblyn co-wrote, directed, and produced the feature film Paint It Black, adapted from Janet Fitch’s cult classic novel of the same name, starring Alia Shawkat, Janet McTeer, and Alfred Molina. The film was nominated for Best Film at the Los Angeles Film Festival in 2016. In 2023, she starred opposite her husband, comedian and actor David Cross, Tobias Menzies, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Nicole Holofcener’s film, You Hurt My Feelings.

A bold and fearless writer, Tamblyn challenges and enthralls readers across genres with her work in cultural criticism essays, fiction, and poetry. She is the author of seven books, including her critically acclaimed memoir, Era of Ignition: Coming of Age in a Time of Rage and Revolution, as well as three books of poetry and her electric and provocative debut novel Any Man, now in its fourth printing. Her most recent book, Listening in the Dark: Women Reclaiming the Power of Intuition, is a bestselling anthology featuring essays from leading feminist voices across industries including Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Jia Tolentino, Amy Poehler, and America Ferrera. In June of 2024, Tamblyn’s long-form poem “This Living” was published in print and online in The New Yorker.

Tamblyn is also a renowned feminist political organizer, having co-founded the Time’s Up Organization in 2018, as well as co-chairing Hillary Clinton’s youth outreach program for her 2008 and 2016 presidential campaigns alongside co-chair America Ferrera. She has worked on the campaigns of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and Stacey Abrams, and in 2019 she co-founded The Meteor, a media company using the power of storytelling, journalism, and art to illuminate critical issues that matter most to women.

Tamblyn reviews books of poetry for Bust Magazine and is a contributing writer for the New York Times, The Cut, and The New Yorker, writing on themes of gender inequality and women's rage. Her most recent writing can be found at her Substack newsletter, Listening in the Dark: A Place to be Heard.

She currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.