Jamie Babbit

Career overview

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Name: Jamie Babbit (also Jamie Merrill Babbit / Jamie Merill Babbit).
Born: November 16, 1970, in Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA.
Profession: American director, producer, and screenwriter.
Film Directing Credits: But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), The Quiet (2005), Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007).
Television Directing Credits:
Russian Doll
Gilmore Girls
Malcolm in the Middle
Nip/Tuck (from synopsis)
The L Word (from synopsis)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu, pilot nominated for Emmy)
A League of Their Own (Amazon, pilot)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Silicon Valley (received a Best Comedy Directing Emmy nomination)
My Lady Jane (2024)
Other info: Known for directing.
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Jamie Babbit is an American director, producer, and screenwriter born on November 16, 1970, in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Her film directing credits include the movies But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), The Quiet (2005), and Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007).
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In television, Babbit has directed episodes for various series such as Gilmore Girls, Malcolm in the Middle, Nip/Tuck, and The L Word. Her television directing credits also include Russian Doll, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and My Lady Jane (2024). She directed the pilot for the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building, which received an Emmy nomination, and the pilot for the Amazon series A League of Their Own. Additionally, she directed episodes of Silicon Valley, for which she received a Best Comedy Directing Emmy nomination.
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Jamie Babbit is an American director, producer, and screenwriter born on November 16, 1970, in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Her work as a film director includes the movies But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), The Quiet (2005), and Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007).

Babbit has an extensive career in television directing. Her credits include episodes of Gilmore Girls, Malcolm in the Middle, Nip/Tuck, and The L Word. She has also directed for the series Russian Doll, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and My Lady Jane (2024). For the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building, she directed the pilot, which was nominated for an Emmy. She also directed the pilot for the Amazon series A League of Their Own. Her work on the series Silicon Valley earned her a Best Comedy Directing Emmy nomination.
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