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Valerie Faris (b. 1958)

Alias:
Valerie Jean Faris

Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Born:
October 20, 1958

Biography from TheMovieDB

Valerie Faris (born October 20, 1958) is an American music video and film director. She and filmmaker husband Jonathan Dayton received critical acclaim for their feature film directorial debut, Little Miss Sunshine (2006). Later they directed the romantic comedy-drama Ruby Sparks (2012), and the biographical sports drama Battle of the Sexes (2017). Their most recent directing project is the Netflix comedy series, Living with Yourself, starring Paul Rudd.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Director:
1995  R.E.M.: Rough Cut
1996  The Smashing Pumpkins: 1979
1996  The Smashing Pumpkins: Tonight, Tonight
1998  The Smashing Pumpkins: Perfect
2001  The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection
2003  R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
2004  Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos
2004  Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
2005  The Check Up
2005  The Offspring - Complete Music Video Collection
2006  Little Miss Sunshine
2012  Ruby Sparks
2017  Battle of the Sexes
????  The Invite

Producer:
1988  The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
1995  R.E.M.: Rough Cut
1996  The Smashing Pumpkins: 1979
1996  The Smashing Pumpkins: Tonight, Tonight
1998  The Smashing Pumpkins: Perfect
2001  The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection
2003  R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
2004  Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos
2004  Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
2005  The Check Up
2005  The Offspring - Complete Music Video Collection
2006  Little Miss Sunshine
2012  Ruby Sparks
2017  Battle of the Sexes
????  The Invite

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TV Production

Creator:
2015  Highston

Director:
1995  Mr. Show with Bob and David
1999  Making the Video
2015  Highston
2019  Living with Yourself
2022  Fleishman Is in Trouble

Executive Producer:
1995  Mr. Show with Bob and David
1999  Making the Video
2015  Highston
2019  Living with Yourself
2022  Fleishman Is in Trouble

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