Nancy Meyers
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 Meyers at a Screenwriting Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center, November 16, 2008 |
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| Born | Nancy Jane Meyers December 8, 1949  Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Shyer (1980-) Separated in 1999 |
Nancy Jane Meyers (born December 8, 1949) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. She is the writer, producer and director of several big-screen successes, including Something's Gotta Give, The Holiday and The Parent Trap.[1][2] Her second solo venture, What Women Want (2000), was the most successful film ever directed by a woman, taking in $183 million in the United States.[3]
Meyers was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Patricia (née Lemisch), a designer, and Irving H. Meyers, who worked in business.[4] She has been separated from husband Charles Shyer since 1999. They have two daughters, Annie Meyers-Shyer and Hallie Meyers-Shyer, both of whom have had minor roles in their films.[5][6]
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[edit] Awards
- 1980: Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay: Private Benjamin: Nominated[7]
- 1981: Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay: Private Benjamin: Won [7]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Director
- It's Complicated (2009)
- The Holiday (2006)
- Something's Gotta Give (2003)
- What Women Want (2000)
- The Parent Trap (1998)
[edit] Producer
- It's Complicated (2009) ... producer
- The Holiday (2006) ... producer
- Something's Gotta Give (2003) ... producer
- The Affair of the Necklace (2001) ... executive producer (uncredited)
- What Women Want (2000) ... producer
- Ted Hawkins: Amazing Grace (1996) ... co-producer
- Father of the Bride Part II (1995) ... producer
- I Love Trouble (1994) ... producer
- A Place to Be Loved (1993) ... associate producer
- Father of the Bride (1991) ... producer
- Baby Boom (1987) ... producer
- Private Benjamin (1980) ... producer
[edit] Writer
- It's Complicated (2009)... written by
- The Holiday (2006) ... written by
- Something's Gotta Give (2003) ... written by
- The Parent Trap (1998) ... screenplay
- Father of the Bride Part II (1995) ... screenplay
- I Love Trouble (1994) ... written by
- Once Upon a Crime... (1992) ... screenplay
- Father of the Bride (1991) ... screenplay
- Baby Boom (television series) (1988) ... characters
- Baby Boom (1987) ... written by
- Protocol (film) (1984)
- Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
- Private Benjamin (television series) (1981) ... characters
- Private Benjamin (1980)
[edit] Further reading
- Screenplays by Nancy Meyers
- Can Anybody Make a Movie for Women? New York Times, December 15, 2009.
[edit] References
- ^ topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/nancy_meyers/index.html
- ^ Biography Allmovie.
- ^ Diane Keaton Meets Both Her Matches New York Times, December 14, 2003.
- ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/57/Nancy-Meyers.html
- ^ Template:Cite web last = IMDB
- ^ Template:Cite web last = IMDB
- ^ a b Template:Cite web last = IMDB
[edit] External links
- Nancy Meyers at the Internet Movie Database
- Can Anybody Make a Movie for Women? in New York Times, December 15, 2009.
