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Nancy Meyers: Biography, Facts and Career

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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.

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  • Full name: Nancy Meyers
  • Born: 1949-12-08
  • Nationality: United States
  • Known as: Author
  • Wikidata ID: Q235555

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Nancy Jane Meyers (born December 8, 1949) is an American filmmaker.

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Nancy Meyers was born on 1949-12-08.

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