Valerie Faris

Valerie Faris

Directing20th October 1958(67)Los Angeles, California, USA24 titles

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.

Born

20th October 1958 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Known for

Directing

Also known as

Valerie Jean Faris

Links

Known for

Little Miss Sunshine

Movie Comedy Drama

–26th July 2006

Battle of the Sexes

Movie Drama Comedy

–22nd September 2017

Ruby Sparks

Movie Comedy Romance

–25th July 2012

Living with Yourself

TV Show Comedy Drama

–18th October 2019

Fleishman Is in Trouble

–17th November 2022

Stick

TV Show Comedy Drama

–3rd June 2025

Mr. Show with Bob and David

–3rd November 1995

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

Movie Documentary Music

–17th June 1988

Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos

–6th September 2004

The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection

–20th November 2001

Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002

Movie Music Documentary

–23rd March 2004

Making the Video

TV Show Documentary

–11th July 1999

The Smashing Pumpkins: 1979

–23rd January 1996

Janet Jackson: janet.

Movie Music Documentary

–3rd November 1994

Students of 'The Graduate'

–11th September 2007

Filmography

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