Nelly Buchet is a writer and actor last seen on HBO's Big Little Lies. She is the author of Cat Dog Dog: The Story of a Blended Family (Random House Kids, 2020), illustrated by Andrea Zuill. A Dalai Lama Fellow, she has taught nonviolent conflict resolution in schools and is the founder of The Snow Lion Storytelling Initiative, which distributes books to refugee children in orphanages. Born and raised in Paris, she spends her free time watching other people's dogs play.