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Nancy Jane Meyers (Born December 8 , 1949 in Pennsylvania , USA ) is an American film director , producer and screenwriter .1She was married to Charles Shyer . They had two daughters, both actresses , named Annie Meyers-Shyer and Hallie Meyers-Shyer . Filmography: Director: Something's Gotta Give (2003) What Women Want (2000) The Parent Trap (1998) Producer: Something's Gotta Give (2003) ... producer The Affair of the Necklace (2001) ... executive producer (uncredited) What Women Want (2000) ... producer Ted Hawkins: Amazing Grace (1996) ... co-producer Father of the Bride 2 (1995) ... producer I Love Trouble (1994) ... producer A Place to Be Loved (1993) ... associate producer Father of the Bride (1991) ... producer Baby Boom (1987) ... producer Private Benjamin (1980) ... producer Writer: Something's Gotta Give (2003) ... written by The Parent Trap (1998) ... screenplay Father of the Bride 2 (1995) ... screenplay I Love Trouble (1994) ... written by Once Upon a Crime... (1992) ... screenplay Father of the Bride (1991) ... screenplay Baby Boom (television series) (1988) ... characters Baby Boom (1987) ... written by Protocol (film) (1984) Irreconcilable Differences (1984) Private Benjamin (television series) (1981) ... characters Private Benjamin (1980)2
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Nancy Jane Meyers (born December 8, 1949) is an American film director , producer and screenwriter .She is the writer, producer and director of several big-screen successes, including Something's Gotta Give , It's Complicated , The Holiday and The Parent Trap .Her second solo venture, What Women Want (2000), was at one point the most successful film ever directed by a woman, taking in $183 million in the United States.
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Nancy Jane Meyers (born December 8, 1949) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. She is the writer, producer and director of several big-screen successes, including The Parent Trap (1998), Something's Gotta Give (2003), The Holiday (2006), and It's Complicated (2009). Her second film as director, What Women Want (2000), was at one point the most successful film ever directed by a woman, taking in $183 million in the United States.
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Nancy Jane Meyers (born December 8, 1949) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. She is the writer, producer, and director of a number of big-screen successes, including The Parent Trap (1998), What Women Want (2000), Something's Gotta Give (2003), The Holiday (2006), It's Complicated (2009), and The Intern (2015).
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She has written, produced, and directed many critically and commercially successful films.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 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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She has written, produced, and directed many critically and commercially successful films. 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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american filmmaker
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