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Also known as Nancy Jane Meyers

American film director, producer and screenwriter

Person · Open Library

Works
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Top works

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Film & TV

Writing · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Nancy Jane Meyers (born December 8, 1949) 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). Her film Baby Boom (1987) was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. She co-wrote Father of the…

Known for

  • The Parent Trap Reunion! — Self2020

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1949

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,391
Total plays
3,581

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Key facts

Born
Nancy Jane Meyers , ( 1949-12-08 ) December 8, 1949 (age 76) , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater
American University
Occupation
Film
Years active
1972–present
Spouse
Charles Shyer ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1980 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1999 ) ​
Children
2; including Hallie Meyers-Shyer

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Encyclopedic overview

Nancy Jane Meyers (born December 8, 1949) 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). Her film Baby Boom (1987) was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. 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).

Meyers was married to filmmaker Charles Shyer, with whom she had two children, including filmmaker Hallie Meyers-Shyer.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nancy Meyers” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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