Ella Schaefer is a multi-hyphenate originally from Niceville, FL--yep, real place. After heading to LA from Florida State University, an agent told Ella she had a face for comedy, so she took her funny face to UCB, Groundlings and iO to improvise and write.
Ella has since starred on network television shows like CRIMINAL MINDS, LOITER SQUAD and CONAN, professionally developed and sold feature film scripts, and written and directed shorts of her own. Her company, Smokeshow, released her and co-writer Rena Sapon-White’s debut sapphic romcom novel, The Christmas Pic, which was the 2024 Lesfic Bard Award winner for Best New Author. Their sophomore novel, Sweet Talk, was released September 2025. Ella and Rena, in partnership with the producers of SWISS ARMY MAN and WME, are gearing up for their feature directing debut of their script, GOOD VIBES, about a woman who has never orgasmed and the murderous sentient vibrator who can finally get her there.