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Jamie Babbit

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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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), Only Murders in the Building (2021) and My Lady Jane (2024). 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
      • 11 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Known for

    Natasha Lyonne in But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)
    But I'm a Cheerleader
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1999
    Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez in Only Murders in the Building (2021)
    Only Murders in the Building
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    My Lady Jane (2024)
    My Lady Jane
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham in Gilmore Girls (2000)
    Gilmore Girls
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Director

    • The Nightbeast
      • Director
      • Completed
      • TV Series
    • Red, White & Royal Wedding
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez in Only Murders in the Building (2021)
      Only Murders in the Building
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021–2025
    • Kristen Bell and Adam Brody in Nobody Wants This (2024)
      Nobody Wants This
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Harrison Ford and Jason Segel in Shrinking (2023)
      Shrinking
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • My Lady Jane (2024)
      My Lady Jane
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Gbemisola Ikumelo, Abbi Jacobson, D'Arcy Carden, and Chanté Adams in A League of Their Own (2022)
      A League of Their Own
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Drew Barrymore in The Stand In (2020)
      The Stand In
      4.7
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Awkwafina in Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020)
      Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • First Wives Club (2019)
      First Wives Club
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Natasha Lyonne in Russian Doll (2019)
      Russian Doll
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Rachel Brosnahan in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
      The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Elizabeth Olsen in Sorry for Your Loss (2018)
      Sorry for Your Loss
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Martin Starr, Zach Woods, T.J. Miller, Thomas Middleditch, and Kumail Nanjiani in Silicon Valley (2014)
      Silicon Valley
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016–2018
    • Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant in Santa Clarita Diet (2017)
      Santa Clarita Diet
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Adam Scott and Craig Robinson in Ghosted (2017)
      Ghosted
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Scott Grimes, Penny Johnson Jerald, Seth MacFarlane, Peter Macon, Adrianne Palicki, J. Lee, Mark Jackson, and Halston Sage in The Orville (2017)
      The Orville
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017

    Producer

    • The Nightbeast
      • executive producer
      • Completed
      • TV Series
    • My Lady Jane (2024)
      My Lady Jane
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Gbemisola Ikumelo, Abbi Jacobson, D'Arcy Carden, and Chanté Adams in A League of Their Own (2022)
      A League of Their Own
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez in Only Murders in the Building (2021)
      Only Murders in the Building
      8.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • First Wives Club (2019)
      First Wives Club
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Martin Starr, Zach Woods, T.J. Miller, Thomas Middleditch, and Kumail Nanjiani in Silicon Valley (2014)
      Silicon Valley
      8.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • co-executive producer
      • 2017–2018
    • Married (2014)
      Married
      7.1
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2015
    • Brooke Elliott in Drop Dead Diva (2009)
      Drop Dead Diva
      7.5
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2011
    • Guinevere Turner in Hooters! (2010)
      Hooters!
      5.1
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • Leslie Bibb and Carly Pope in Popular (1999)
      Popular
      7.4
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1999–2001

    Writer

    • Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007)
      Itty Bitty Titty Committee
      5.4
      • story
      • 2007
    • Natasha Lyonne in But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)
      But I'm a Cheerleader
      6.8
      • story
      • 1999
    • Sleeping Beauties (1999)
      Sleeping Beauties
      6.6
      Short
      • written by
      • 1999
    • Frog Crossing (1996)
      Frog Crossing
      6.8
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1996
    • Discharge (1994)
      Discharge
      Short
      • Writer (as Jamie M. Babbit)
      • 1994

    Production Department

    • The Owls (2010)
      The Owls
      5.0
      • production consultant
      • 2010
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Jaime Babbit
    • Born
      • November 16, 1970
      • Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
    • Spouse
      • Karey Dornetto2014 - 2020 (divorced)
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 2 Articles

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    • Trivia
      Close friend of Clea DuVall.

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    • How old is Jamie Babbit?
      54 years old
    • When was Jamie Babbit born?
      November 16, 1970
    • Where was Jamie Babbit born?
      Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
    • What is Jamie Babbit's birth name?
      Jamie Merrill Babbit
    • What is Jamie Babbit known for?
      But I'm a Cheerleader, Gilmore Girls, My Lady Jane, and Only Murders in the Building

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