Allee Willis is an American songwriter, artist, set designer, multimedia artist, writer, collector, and director. In 1995 Willis was nominated for an Emmy for her #1 hit, "I'll Be There for You", the theme from Friends, one of the best selling television themes of all time. She also co-wrote the Tony and Grammy-winning Broadway musical, The Color Purple.
In 2018, she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.