Nancy Pimental

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| birth_name = Nancy Marie Pimental

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|5|31|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts

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| other_names = Nancy M. Pimental

| occupation = Actress, writer

| years active = 1998-2021

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Nancy Marie Pimental (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and film and television writer.

Early life and education

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, and of Portuguese descent, Pimental graduated from Somerset High School in 1983 and Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1987. At WPI, she was a member of the Phi Sigma Sigma sorority and completed a degree in chemical engineering.{{cite web|url=http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Alumni/News/Awards/Washburn/2002.html|title=Ichabod Washburn Young Alumni Award for Professional Achievement: 2002 Recipients|publisher=wpi.edu|accessdate=2009-02-06}}

Career

From 1998 to 2001, Pimental was one of the writers of South Park. In 2002, she wrote the script for the film The Sweetest Thing, which has been described as "the forerunner to films like Bridesmaids and Girls Trip."{{Cite web|title='The Sweetest Thing' writer Nancy Pimental sets record straight on film's true inspiration|url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/03/30/the-sweetest-thing-writer-nancy-pimental-sequel/|access-date=2021-09-28|website=EW.com|language=en}}

Replacing Jimmy Kimmel, she served as co-host of the Comedy Central game show Win Ben Stein's Money from 2000 to 2002.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.esquire.com/features/man-at-his-best/ESQ0602-JUN_OPENER?click=main_sr|title=A Fun Woman: Nancy Pimental|last=Sellers|first=John|date=2002-06-01|magazine=Esquire|accessdate=2009-02-06|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305211503/http://www.esquire.com/features/man-at-his-best/ESQ0602-JUN_OPENER?click=main_sr|archivedate=2012-03-05}}

In 2010, Pimental joined the staff of the Showtime dramedy Shameless (U.S. version) as a writer and producer, and later as an executive producer.