Profile via TMDB · Courtesy of TMDB
Nancy Meyers
Sign in to saveAlso known as Nancy Jane Meyers
American film director, producer and screenwriter
OverviewAI-generated
Nancy Meyers is an American screenwriter, film director, film producer, and writer. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1949, she began her work period in 1980. She is educated at American University and resides in Brentwood. Her professional roles include writing and directing films, with related categories covering her directed works and screenplays.
Meyers has received a Writers Guild of America Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. She is married to Charles Shyer and speaks English. In addition to her film career, she is an author with 34 works listed, including titles such as *King and Kayla and the Case of the Escape Artist* and *Chinese for Kids Set 1 : First 10 Reader Books with Online Audio*.
Synthesized by Vinony from 22 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, TMDb. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 34
Top works
- King and Kayla and the Case of the Escape Artist
- King and Kayla and the Case of the Downstairs Ghost
- Operation
- Chinese for Kids Set 1 : First 10 Reader Books with Online Audio
- a b c - Mis primeros trazos
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
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
via TMDB
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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Nancy
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Spouse
- Charles Shyer
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Nancy Meyers headshot.jpg
- Residence
- Brentwood
Show 6 more facts
- Commons category
- Nancy Meyers
- date of birth
- 1949-12-08
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- start of work period
- 1980-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films with screenplays by Nancy Meyers
- name in native language
- Nancy Meyers
Sources (8)
via Wikidata · CC0
~21 min read
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.