# Kelly Oxford > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kelly_Oxford > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kelly_Oxford.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Oxford > Source revision: 1355831023 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Kelly Oxford** (born November 29, 1977) is a Canadian author, director, screenwriter, and actress.[1] ## Career In 1996, Oxford dropped out of [Mount Royal University](/source/Mount_Royal_University) after one semester.[2] She started blogging as a means of daily productivity and self-publishing. She later worked as a waitress and at a shoe store.[2] In 2001, Oxford became a full-time stay-at-home mother and began focusing on an anonymous blog.[2] She joined Twitter in 2009, and gained a large following,[3] eventually attracting the attention of celebrities, including [Diablo Cody](/source/Diablo_Cody) and [Roger Ebert](/source/Roger_Ebert), and being contacted by a number of agents.[3] She sold a television script to [CBS](/source/CBS), to be executive produced by [Jessica Alba](/source/Jessica_Alba), based on her life as a mother in [Calgary](/source/Calgary).[3] She then wrote another pilot that was bought by [NBC](/source/NBC). Neither script has been produced.[3] Oxford moved to Los Angeles in 2012.[3] In 2013, Oxford published a semi-autobiographical book, *Everything Is Perfect When You're a Liar*, which became a [*New York Times* bestseller.](/source/New_York_Times_bestseller)[4] She appeared on the reality show *[Candidly Nicole](/source/Candidly_Nicole)*, starring [Nicole Richie](/source/Nicole_Richie).[5] Additionally Oxford and Molly McNearney, head writer for *[Jimmy Kimmel Live!](/source/Jimmy_Kimmel_Live!)*, developed a semi-autobiographical comedy for [TV Land](/source/TV_Land) in early 2016 that did not air.[6] On April 18, 2017, Oxford released her second book, *When You Find Out the World is Against You: And Other Funny Memories About Awful Moments*.[7] While appearing on *Jimmy Kimmel Live!* as part of the book's launch, she revealed that it was during a kitchen table conversation with Kimmel and his head writer (and wife) McNearney that the segment "[Mean Tweets](/source/Mean_Tweets)" originated, after she and Kimmel read cruel tweets to each other in a humorous way, trying to outdo each other.[8][9] In October 2020, her directorial debut *[Pink Skies Ahead](/source/Pink_Skies_Ahead)* premiered at [AFI Fest](/source/AFI_Fest). ## Personal life Oxford and her husband James Skitmore were together for 17 years, until divorcing in 2016. She has three children.[10] She revealed in 2023 that she had been diagnosed with [OCD](/source/OCD) and [ADHD](/source/ADHD).[11] ## Books - (2013) *Everything Is Perfect When You're a Liar* (paperback edition 2014, ISBN 978-0062102232) - (2017) *When You Find Out the World is Against You: And Other Funny Memories About Awful Moments* (hardcover, ISBN 978-0062322777) ## Film and television - 2014: *[Sharknado 2: The Second One](/source/Sharknado_2:_The_Second_One)* – actress, Annoyed Woman on Plane - 2015: *[Aloha](/source/Aloha_(2015_film))* – actress, Military Wife Angela - 2017: *[The Disaster Artist](/source/The_Disaster_Artist_(film))* – actress, Amy Von Brock - 2017: *Underwater* – actress - 2018: *[Busy Tonight](/source/Busy_Tonight)* – writer, 8 episodes - 2020: *[Pink Skies Ahead](/source/Pink_Skies_Ahead)* – director; writer ## References 1. ["The 140 Best Twitter Feeds of 2011"](http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2058946_2058990_2058982,00.html). *Time*. March 28, 2011. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110415065133/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2058946_2058990_2058982,00.html) April 15, 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 21, 2013. 1. Sperling, Nicole (June 19, 2012). ["Twitter sensation Kelly Oxford hooks Hollywood"](https://www.latimes.com/business/la-xpm-2012-jun-19-la-et-twitter-oxford-20120619-story.html). *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*. Retrieved March 21, 2013. 1. Lederman, Marsha (April 2013). ["How Calgary mom Kelly Oxford tweeted her way to Hollywood"](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/how-calgary-mom-kelly-oxford-tweeted-her-way-to-hollywood/article10659378/). *The Globe and Mail*. Retrieved 2016-03-21. 1. Hoby, Hermione (May 11, 2013). ["Twitter's first star"](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/may/11/twitters-first-star). *The Guardian*. [ISSN 0261-3077](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0261-3077). Retrieved 2016-03-21. 1. ["Candidly Nicole Full Cast & Crew"](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3731178/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast). *IMDB* 1. Andreeva, Nellie (2016-02-19). ["Kelly Oxford & Molly McNearney To Create & Star In Semi-Autobiographical Comedy For TV Land"](https://deadline.com/2016/02/tv-land-semi-autobiographical-comedy-kelly-oxford-molly-mcnearney-1201705197/). *Deadline*. Retrieved 2017-12-19. 1. Oxford, Kelly (April 18, 2017). *When You Find Out the World Is Against You: And Other Funny Memories About Awful Moments*. Place of publication not identified: Dey Street Books. ISBN 9780062322777. 1. *Jimmy Kimmel Live!* April 11, 2017. ABC. 1. Gee, Dana (May 5, 2017). ["Kelly Oxford:Author and self confessed Trump troll visits Vancouver"](https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/books/kelly-oxford-author-and-self-confessed-trump-troll-visits-vancouver). *[Vancouver Sun](/source/Vancouver_Sun)*. Retrieved March 5, 2020. 1. Fernandez, Alexia (July 17, 2018). ["Author Kelly Oxford, Who Started #NotOkay, Claims Her Ex-Husband Once Threw a Phone at Her Head"](https://people.com/human-interest/kelly-oxford-claims-ex-husband-was-abusive/). [People](/source/People_(magazine)). Retrieved March 1, 2020. 1. Oxford, Kelly (24 October 2023). ["On Julia Fox and Intrusive Thoughts"](https://kellyoxford.substack.com/p/on-julia-fox-and-intrusive-thoughts). *Permanent Retrograde*. [Substack](/source/Substack). 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