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Amy Heckerling

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  • Director
  • Producer
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Amy Heckerling at an event for Loser (2000)
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Amy Heckerling studied Film and TV at New York University and got a Masters Degree in Film from The American Film Institute. Despite this education she couldn't get a break in Hollywood. However, in 1982, she made Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), and people started to take notice. In 1985, while Amy was pregnant, she got the idea for Look Who's Talking (1989). In 1994, Amy wrote Clueless (1995). Amy is a liberal and also an environmentalist and helps environmental charities whenever she can.
BornMay 7
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BornMay 7
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 2 nominations

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Alicia Silverstone and Amy Heckerling in Clueless (1995)
Alicia Silverstone and Amy Heckerling in Clueless (1995)
Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Amy Heckerling, and Nicole Bilderback in Clueless (1995)
Amy Heckerling in Clueless (1995)
Director Amy Heckerling and first AD Jeff J.J. Authors
Amy Heckerling and Gilbert Gottfried
Amy Heckerling at an event for A Hologram for the King (2016)
Amy Heckerling at an event for Elvis & Nixon (2016)
Amy Heckerling at an event for Elvis & Nixon (2016)
Amy Heckerling at an event for Danny Collins (2015)
Alicia Silverstone, Amy Heckerling, and Lauren Versel
Alicia Silverstone and Amy Heckerling

Known for:

Stacey Dash, Rachel Blanchard, Elisa Donovan, Donald Faison, and Sean Holland in Clueless (1996)
Clueless
5.7
TV Series
  • Writer
Sean Penn in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
7.1
  • Director
  • 1982
Bruce Willis and Jacob Haines in Look Who's Talking (1989)
Look Who's Talking
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1989
Red Oaks (2014)
Red Oaks
7.9
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Writer

  • Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, and Eric Jacobson in The Muppets. (2015)
    The Muppets.
    • "Clueless" dialogue
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Alicia Silverstone and Krysten Ritter in Vamps (2012)
    Vamps
    • written by
    • 2012
  • Michelle Pfeiffer and Paul Rudd in I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)
    I Could Never Be Your Woman
    • written by
    • 2007
  • Mena Suvari and Jason Biggs in Loser (2000)
    Loser
    • written by
    • 2000
  • Stacey Dash, Rachel Blanchard, Elisa Donovan, Donald Faison, and Sean Holland in Clueless (1996)
    Clueless
    • based on the motion picture "Clueless" written by
    • created by
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 1996–1999
  • Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, and Brittany Murphy in Clueless (1995)
    Clueless
    • written by
    • 1995
  • John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, David Gallagher, and Tabitha Lupien in Look Who's Talking Now (1993)
    Look Who's Talking Now
    • characters
    • 1993
  • Scott Baio, Polly Bergen, Mary Page Keller, Paul Jessup, Ryan Jessup, Celicia Johnson, Francesca P. Roberts, and Alicia Johnson in Baby Talk (1991)
    Baby Talk
    • based on characters created by
    • TV Series
    • 1991–1992
  • Bruce Willis, Roseanne Barr, Megan Milner, and Lorne Sussman in Look Who's Talking Too (1990)
    Look Who's Talking Too
    • characters
    • written by
    • 1990
  • Bruce Willis and Jacob Haines in Look Who's Talking (1989)
    Look Who's Talking
    • written by
    • 1989
  • Fast Times (1986)
    Fast Times
    • written by
    • story
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • George Burns Comedy Week (1985)
    George Burns Comedy Week
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Getting It Over With
    • writer
    • Short
    • 1978

Director

  • Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Craig Robinson, Rainn Wilson, and John Krasinski in The Office: Superfan Episodes (2020)
    The Office: Superfan Episodes
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Kether Donohue and Darren Criss in Royalties (2020)
    Royalties
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Weird City (2019)
    Weird City
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Red Oaks (2014)
    Red Oaks
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2017
  • Greg Kinnear in Rake (2014)
    Rake
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Jane Levy in Suburgatory (2011)
    Suburgatory
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • AnnaSophia Robb and Lindsey Gort in The Carrie Diaries (2013)
    The Carrie Diaries
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2013–2014
  • Penn Badgley, Blake Lively, Taylor Momsen, Leighton Meester, Jessica Szohr, Chace Crawford, and Ed Westwick in Gossip Girl (2007)
    Gossip Girl
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Alicia Silverstone and Krysten Ritter in Vamps (2012)
    Vamps
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Michelle Pfeiffer and Paul Rudd in I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)
    I Could Never Be Your Woman
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, and B.J. Novak in The Office (2005)
    The Office
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2005
  • Mena Suvari and Jason Biggs in Loser (2000)
    Loser
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Stacey Dash, Rachel Blanchard, Elisa Donovan, Donald Faison, and Sean Holland in Clueless (1996)
    Clueless
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1996
  • Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, and Brittany Murphy in Clueless (1995)
    Clueless
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Bruce Willis, Roseanne Barr, Megan Milner, and Lorne Sussman in Look Who's Talking Too (1990)
    Look Who's Talking Too
    • Director
    • 1990

Producer

  • Mena Suvari and Jason Biggs in Loser (2000)
    Loser
    • producer
    • 2000
  • Elisabeth Shue in Molly (1999)
    Molly
    • executive producer
    • 1999
  • Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan in A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
    A Night at the Roxbury
    • producer
    • 1998
  • Stacey Dash, Rachel Blanchard, Elisa Donovan, Donald Faison, and Sean Holland in Clueless (1996)
    Clueless
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1996–1997
  • John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, David Gallagher, and Tabitha Lupien in Look Who's Talking Now (1993)
    Look Who's Talking Now
    • co-producer
    • 1993
  • Life on the Flipside
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1988
  • Fast Times (1986)
    Fast Times
    • supervising producer
    • TV Series
    • 1986
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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
  • Born
    • May 7
    • The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouses
      Neal IsraelJuly 22, 1984 - 1985 (divorced, 1 child)
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    • 1 Article
    • 1 Pictorial

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    Has one daughter, Mollie Heckerling (Mollie Sara Israel; September 5, 1985), with Harold Ramis, even though she was married to Neal Israel at the time of her birth. This "family secret" was revealed in "Ghostbuster's Daughter", a book about Harold's life written by his other daughter, Violet Ramis.
  • Quotes
    Bitterness is so ugly. I don't want to go there.

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