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Jamie Babbit

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Women of Hollywood Speak Out - NY Times Magazine - Jamie Babbit
Jamie Babbit was born on 16 November 1970 in Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA. She is a director and producer, known for But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), Silicon Valley (2014) and Girls (2012). She was previously married to Karey Dornetto.
BornNovember 16, 1970
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BornNovember 16, 1970
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  • Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys

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Jamie Babbit and Karey Dornetto 2017 Emmy Awards
Director Jamie Babbit, left, on the "Addicted to Fresno" with screenwriter Karey Dornetto and star Natasha Lyonne
SXSW 2015 "Addicted to Fresno" world premier with cast, screenwriter, and director.
Outfest "But I'm A Cheerleader" Screening with cast and director Jamie Babbit
Jamie Babbit in The Quiet (2005)
Jamie Babbit - Outfest 2015 "Looking"
Vanity Fair 100 Women, One Hotel, and the the Weekend Retreat That Presaged Time’s Up By 18 Years
GIRL Season 4
POWER UP co-hosts the Gay brunch at Sundance for DEBS: Alexis Fish, Lisa Thrasher, Stacy Codikow. Angela Robinson, Andrea Sperling, Jamie Babbit and friend
Jamie Babbit and Hilary Leavitt
Jamie Babbit, Stacy Codikow, Jill Ritchie, Pat Scanlon, and Angela Robinson at an event for D.E.B.S. (2003)
Jamie Babbit, Joel Michaely, and Andrea Sperling

Known for

Natasha Lyonne in But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)
But I'm a Cheerleader
6.7
  • Director
  • 1999
Martin Starr, Zach Woods, T.J. Miller, Thomas Middleditch, and Kumail Nanjiani in Silicon Valley (2014)
Silicon Valley
8.5
TV Series
  • Director
Zosia Mamet, Lena Dunham, Jemima Kirke, and Allison Williams in Girls (2012)
Girls
7.4
TV Series
  • Director
Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham in Gilmore Girls (2000)
Gilmore Girls
8.2
TV Series
  • Director

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Director

  • My Lady Jane
    • Pre-production
  • Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez in Only Murders in the Building (2021)
    Only Murders in the Building
  • A League of Their Own (2022)
    A League of Their Own
  • Drew Barrymore in The Stand In (2020)
    The Stand In
  • Awkwafina in Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020)
    Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
  • First Wives Club (2019)
    First Wives Club
  • Natasha Lyonne in Russian Doll (2019)
    Russian Doll
  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • Elizabeth Olsen in Sorry for Your Loss (2018)
    Sorry for Your Loss
  • Martin Starr, Zach Woods, T.J. Miller, Thomas Middleditch, and Kumail Nanjiani in Silicon Valley (2014)
    Silicon Valley
  • Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant in Santa Clarita Diet (2017)
    Santa Clarita Diet
  • Adam Scott and Craig Robinson in Ghosted (2017)
    Ghosted
  • Scott Grimes, Penny Johnson Jerald, Seth MacFarlane, Peter Macon, Adrianne Palicki, J. Lee, Mark Jackson, and Halston Sage in The Orville (2017)
    The Orville
  • Dirk Blocker, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Joel McKinnon Miller, Andy Samberg, and Stephanie Beatriz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
    Brooklyn Nine-Nine
  • Britt Robertson in Girlboss (2017)
    Girlboss
  • Zosia Mamet, Lena Dunham, Jemima Kirke, and Allison Williams in Girls (2012)
    Girls

Producer

  • My Lady Jane
    • Pre-production
  • A League of Their Own (2022)
    A League of Their Own
  • Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez in Only Murders in the Building (2021)
    Only Murders in the Building
  • First Wives Club (2019)
    First Wives Club
  • Martin Starr, Zach Woods, T.J. Miller, Thomas Middleditch, and Kumail Nanjiani in Silicon Valley (2014)
    Silicon Valley
  • Married (2014)
    Married
  • Brooke Elliott in Drop Dead Diva (2009)
    Drop Dead Diva
  • Guinevere Turner in Hooters! (2010)
    Hooters!
  • Leslie Bibb, Carly Pope, and Sara Rue in Popular (1999)
    Popular

Script and Continuity Department

  • Meagan Good, Jill Ritchie, Devon Aoki, and Sara Foster in D.E.B.S. (2004)
    D.E.B.S.
  • Michael Douglas in The Game (1997)
    The Game
  • All Over Me (1997)
    All Over Me
  • Demi Moore, Cher, and Sissy Spacek in If These Walls Could Talk (1996)
    If These Walls Could Talk
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  • Gently Down the Stream (1981)
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  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Personal details

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    • November 16, 1970
    • Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
    • Karey Dornetto2014 - 2020 (divorced)
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    • 1 Article

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    Close friend of Clea DuVall.

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