Valerie Faris
- Directing
- October 20, 1958 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Valerie Faris (born October 20, 1958) is an American music video and film director. She and filmmaker husband Jonathan Dayton received critical acclaim for their feature film directorial debut, Little Miss Sunshine (2006). Later they directed the romantic comedy-drama Ruby Sparks (2012), and the biographical sports drama Battle of the Sexes (2017). Their most recent directing project is the Netflix comedy series, Living with Yourself, starring Paul Rudd.
Known for
Filmography
- Stick · Executive producer, Director
- Fleishman Is in Trouble · Executive producer, Director
- Living with Yourself · Executive producer, Director
- Battle of the Sexes · Director
- The 4%: Film's Gender Problem · Self
- Highston · Creator
- Ruby Sparks · Director
- Students of 'The Graduate' · Self
- Students of 'The Graduate' · Self
- Little Miss Sunshine · Director
- The Offspring - Complete Music Video Collection · Director
- The Check Up · Director
- Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos · Director
- Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 · Director
- R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.) · Director
- The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection · Director
- Making the Video · Director
- The Smashing Pumpkins: 1979 · Director
- Mr. Show with Bob and David · Director
- R.E.M.: Rough Cut · Director, Producer
- Janet Jackson: janet.
- The Jim Rose Circus Sideshow · Director
- Shadrach · Director
- The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years · Producer