Nancy Meyers | |
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 Meyers in 2013 | |
| Born | Nancy Jane Meyers December 8, 1949 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | American University |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2; including Hallie Meyers-Shyer |
Nancy Jane Meyers[1] (born December 8, 1949)[1] is an American filmmaker. She has written, produced, and directed many critically and commercially successful films. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Private Benjamin (1980).[2] Her film Baby Boom (1987) was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy.[3] She co-wrote Father of the Bride (1991), Father of the Bride Part II (1995), and both wrote and directed The Parent Trap (1998), What Women Want (2000), Something's Gotta Give (2003), The Holiday (2006), It's Complicated (2009), and The Intern (2015).[4]
Meyers was married to filmmaker Charles Shyer, with whom she had two children, including filmmaker Hallie Meyers-Shyer.
- ^ a b Tikkanen, Amy. "Nancy Meyers: American writer, director, and producer". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on July 19, 2020.
- ^ "The 53rd Academy Awards | 1981". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. October 5, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ "Baby Boom". www.goldenglobes.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ Larocca, Amy (September 11, 2015). "In Conversation: Nancy Meyers". Vulture. Retrieved September 11, 2015.