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Nancy Meyers

Born 1949-12-08

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) and Father of the Bride Part II (1995). 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nancy Meyers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

The Intern 2015 · 6.9 The Holiday 2006 · 7.0 What Women Want 2000 · 6.5 The Parent Trap 1998 · 6.7 Something's Gotta Give 2003 · 6.8 It's Complicated 2009 · 6.6 Father of the Bride 1991 · 6.6 Home Again 2017 · 5.6 Father of the Bride Part II 1995 · 6.1 Private Benjamin 1980 · 6.2 Baby Boom 1987 · 6.3 Jumpin' Jack Flash 1986 · 5.9 I Love Trouble 1994 · 5.3