Daisy von Scherler Mayer
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Daisy von Scherler Mayer, sometimes credited as Daisy Mayer (born September 14, 1966, New York City
, New York
) is an American film and television director.
(c. 1933 - July 10, 2009), and a granddaughter of screen writer Edwin Justus Mayer
. Daisy graduated from Wesleyan University
in 1988.
New York City
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, New York
New York
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) is an American film and television director.
Biography
Mayer was born in New York, New York in 1966. She is the daughter of actress Sasha von Scherler (1934–2000) and Paul Avila MayerPaul Avila Mayer
Paul Avila Mayer was an American television writer and producer. His father was the late screen writer Edwin Justus Mayer, and his daughter is director Daisy von Scherler Mayer.-Positions held:...
(c. 1933 - July 10, 2009), and a granddaughter of screen writer Edwin Justus Mayer
Edwin Justus Mayer
Edwin Justus Mayer was an American screenwriter. He wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for 47 films between 1927 and 1958....
. Daisy graduated from Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
in 1988.
Films
- Party GirlParty Girl (1995 film)Party Girl is a 1995 film directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer. It is notable as being the first commercial comedy-drama feature film shown in its entirety on the Internet....
(1995) - WooWoo (film)Woo is a 1998 romantic comedy film, directed by Daisy V.S. Mayer, and starring Jada Pinkett Smith in the title role. Tommy Davidson co-stars.-Plot:...
(1998) - MadelineMadeline (1998 film)Madeline is a live-action adaptation of the book series by Ludwig Bemelmans, starring Hatty Jones as the title character, Frances McDormand as Miss Clavel and Nigel Hawthorne as Lord Cuckoo Face aka Lord Covington. The film encompasses the plots of four Madeline books...
(1998) - The Guru (2002)
- More of MeMore of MeMore of Me is a 2007 Lifetime Television movie, starring Molly Shannon and directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer.-Plot:Alice McGrath is a woman struggling with her busy life. On a similar vein to Michael Keaton in Multiplicity, she splits into three different versions of herself, making four Alices...
(2007) - FremeniesFrenemies (film)Frenemies is a 2012 television film and anthology based on the novel of the same name by Alexa Young set to premiere on Disney Channel. It features an ensemble cast of Bella Thorne, Zendaya, Stefanie Scott, Nick Robinson, and Mary Mouser. The film follows three pairs of friends that go from friends...
(2012)
Television series
- Aliens in America
- ChuckChuck (TV series)Chuck is an action-comedy/spy-drama television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working for the Central...
- Emily's Reasons Why NotEmily's Reasons Why NotEmily's Reasons Why Not is a television series starring Heather Graham. The show, which was based on the novel of the same name, was canceled by its broadcaster, ABC, after airing one episode on January 9, 2006.-Premise:...
- The LoopThe Loop (TV series)The Loop is an American sitcom that ran from March 15, 2006 to July 1, 2007 on Fox. The show starred Bret Harrison as Sam Sullivan, a young professional trying to balance the needs of his social life with the pressures of working at the corporate headquarters of TransAlliance Airways, a major U.S....
- Mad MenMad MenMad Men is an American dramatic television series created and produced by Matthew Weiner. The series premiered on Sunday evenings on the American cable network AMC and are produced by Lionsgate Television. It premiered on July 19, 2007, and completed its fourth season on October 17, 2010. Each...
- Nurse JackieNurse JackieNurse Jackie is an American series that premiered on June 8, 2009, on Showtime, Movie Central and The Movie Network.The series stars Edie Falco as the title character Jackie Peyton, an emergency room nurse at All Saints' Hospital in New York City...