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Date of Birth:

20 October 1958, Los Angeles County, California, USA more

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Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris have built an impressive body of work... more

Trivia:

Met husband at UCLA where she was studying dance. more

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Up 9% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

12 wins & 5 nominations more

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(32 articles)

Kevin Smith On His Video Pitch To Weezer: 'They Wanted Something Good, I Gave Them Something Me'
(From MTV Newsroom. 12 October 2009, 8:24 AM, PDT)
Ben Stiller to revive Used Guys with Reese Witherspoon
(From Scorecard Review. 5 May 2009, 10:18 PM, PDT)

Filmography

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In Development
	1.	Used Guys (details only on IMDb Pro)
	2.	The Abstinence Teacher (details only on IMDb Pro)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Little Miss Sunshine (2006)		2006	$96.9M	8.0 (134,309)

2.	The Offspring Complete Music Video Collection (2005) (V)	(video "She's Got Issues")	2005	-	7.4 (95)

3.	The Check Up (2005)		2005	-	5.7 (24)

4.	From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos (2004) (V)	(video "Go Deep")	2004	-	6.0 (29)

5.	Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 (2004) (V)	(video "Say It Ain't So")	2004	-	7.9 (138)

6.	Red Hot Chili Peppers: Greatest Videos (2003) (V)	(videos "Otherside", "Californication", "Road Trippin'", "By the Way" and "The Zephyr Song")	2003	-	8.4 (95)

7.	The Best of R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (2003) (V)	(video "Tongue")	2003	-	6.1 (146)

8.	The Smashing Pumpkins: 1991-2000 Greatest Hits Video Collection (2001) (V)	(videos "Rocket", "1979", "Tonight, Tonight", "Perfect", "Geek USA")	2001	-	9.1 (370)

9.	"Making the Video" (1999)	(unknown episodes)	1999	-	3.9 (64)

10.	"Mr. Show with Bob and David" (1995)	(3 episodes, 1998)	1998	-	9.0 (1,860)
	AKAs: Mr. Show (USA: short title) 3 TV episodes: The Story of Everest (1998) It's Perfectly Understandishable (1998) Life Is Precious and God and the Bible (1998)
11.	R.E.M.: Rough Cut (1995) (TV)		1995	-	-

12.	R.E.M. Parallel (1995) (V)	(video "Star 69")	1995	-	7.3 (91)

13.	The Jim Rose Circus Sideshow (1993) (V)		1993	-	7.6 (48)

14.	Extreme: Photograffitti (1991) (V)		1991	-	6.6 (7)

15.	Captivated '92: The Video Collection (1991) (V)		1991	-	4.5 (41)

16.	Janet Jackson: The Rhythm Nation Compilation (1990) (V)	(videos "Prologue" and "Epilogue")	1990	-	7.8 (33)

17.	Paula Abdul: Straight Up (1989) (V)		1989	-	5.7 (52)

18.	Belinda (1986) (V)		1986	-	-

19.	"The Cutting Edge" (1983)		1983	-	5.4 (8)
	AKAs: IRS Records' 'The Cutting Edge' (USA: alternative title) The Cutting Edge Happy Hour (USA: new title)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	R.E.M.: Rough Cut (1995) (TV)	(producer)	1995	-	-

2.	Gift (1993) (V)	(producer)	1993	-	6.6 (150)

3.	Coca Cola Pop Music Backstage Pass to Summer (1991) (TV)	(segment producer) (segment "Paula Abdul")	1991	-	6.7 (9)

4.	Captivated '92: The Video Collection (1991) (V)	(producer)	1991	-	4.5 (41)

5.	Janet Jackson: The Rhythm Nation Compilation (1990) (V)	(producer)	1990	-	7.8 (33)

6.	Paula Abdul: Straight Up (1989) (V)	(producer)	1989	-	5.7 (52)

7.	The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)	(producer)	1988	-	7.2 (871)

Writer				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Belinda (1986) (V)	(written by)	1986	-	-

Editor				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Belinda (1986) (V)		1986	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Red Hot Chili Peppers: Untitled Documentary (2008)	(special thanks)	2008	-	9.8 (32)

2.	Thumbsucker (2005)	(special thanks: for support)	2005	-	6.7 (11,268)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Red Hot Chili Peppers: Untitled Documentary (2008)	Herself	2008	-	9.8 (32)

2.	Students of 'The Graduate' (2007) (V)	Herself	2007	-	-

3.	The Seduction (2007) (V)	Herself	2007	-	-

4.	"Sunday Morning Shootout" (2003)	Herself (1 episode, 2006)	2006	-	6.8 (75)
	AKAs: Hollywood Shootout (USA: syndication title) Shootout (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: Episode #4.2 (2006) Herself
5.	"Miradas 2" (2004)	Herself (1 episode, 2006)	2006	-	4.0 (7)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 29 September 2006 (2006) Herself
6.	"Making the Video" (1999)	Herself (1 episode, 1999)	1999	-	3.9 (64)
	1 TV episode: The Offspring: She's Got Issues (1999) Herself

Additional Details

Other Works:

Directed music video for Smashing Pumpkins: "Tonight, Tonight" more

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1 Article more

Genres:

Music | Documentary | Comedy | Short more

Plot Keywords:

Music Video | Character Name In Title | Dancing | Independent Film more

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