Sierra Teller Ornelas, 1981
Writers · January 1, 1981
Sierra Teller Ornelas
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Sierra Teller Ornelas is 45 years old, born January 1, 1981 in United States · Capricorn.
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About
Sierra Teller Ornelas co-created the NBC/Peacock comedy Rutherford Falls alongside Ed Helms and Mike Schur. Born in Tucson, Arizona in 1981, the Navajo screenwriter and sixth-generation tapestry weaver has written for Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Happy Endings, Splitting Up Together, and Superstore. She signed a multi-year development deal with Universal Television in 2019. Capricorn energy: methodical, ambitious.
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Biography
Sierra Teller Ornelas co-created Rutherford Falls, the NBC/Peacock scripted comedy, with Ed Helms and Mike Schur. Born March 3, 1981, in Tucson, Arizona, she is Navajo and a sixth-generation tapestry weaver. As a screenwriter, she has contributed writing and production work across multiple television projects: Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Happy Endings, Splitting Up Together, and Superstore. Beyond scripted television, Teller Ornelas has written and contributed to This American Life and the New York Times. In 2019, she signed a multi-year development deal with Universal Television, which launched Rutherford Falls on Peacock. Her work spans comedy writing, production, and filmmaking. As a US citizen, Teller Ornelas represents a rare dual expertise—network television architecture and Indigenous artistic craft—weaving both storytelling and textile traditions into her professional identity. Born under Capricorn, she embodies the sign's cardinal drive: ambitious, strategic, building lasting structures. Life path 3 suggests creative expression and communication as core to her trajectory—evident in her dual roles as both writer and weaver, translating narrative and pattern into cultural work.
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Trivia
- Teller Ornelas is a sixth-generation tapestry weaver, continuing a family textile tradition alongside her screenwriting career.
- She co-created Rutherford Falls as part of a three-way creative partnership with Ed Helms and Mike Schur.
- Before Rutherford Falls, she contributed writing to the public radio program This American Life and the New York Times.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Communicator
Expressive and creative. Sierra Teller Ornelas gravitate to performance, writing, and social platforms where personality compounds the work.
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Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
- Janhvi KapoorOx · 1997
- PinkPantheressSnake · 2001
- Tian XiweiOx · 1997
- Taylor SwiftSnake · 1989
- Khvicha KvaratskheliaSnake · 2001
CHALLENGING
- Isa BrionesRabbit · 1999
- Rocky
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Frequently asked
- How old is Sierra Teller Ornelas?
- Sierra Teller Ornelas is 45 years old (born January 1, 1981).
- When is Sierra Teller Ornelas's birthday?
- Sierra Teller Ornelas was born on January 1, 1981.
- What is Sierra Teller Ornelas's zodiac sign?
- Sierra Teller Ornelas is a Capricorn, born January 1, 1981.
- What is Sierra Teller Ornelas's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Sierra Teller Ornelas was born in 1981, the year of the Metal Rooster.
- Where is Sierra Teller Ornelas from?
- Sierra Teller Ornelas is from United States.
- What does Sierra Teller Ornelas do?
- Sierra Teller Ornelas is a writer.
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