Person
Laurie Collyer
Writing · Born 1967-01-01 · Mountainside, New Jersey
Biography
Laurie Collyer is an American film director. She grew up in Mountainside, New Jersey and attended Oberlin College. She is best known for writing and directing Sherrybaby, for which actress Maggie Gyllenhaal received a Golden Globe nomination. She also directed the film Nuyorican Dream in 1999. She is in development to direct a film based on the story of Julia Butterfly Hill and Luna which is to star Rachel Weisz. Collyer is a graduate of Oberlin College.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Director
Billions
Director
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
Director
Story of a Girl
Screenplay
Sherrybaby
Writer
Furlough
Director
Sunlight Jr.
Director
Nuyorican Dream
Director
Ifé
Woman at bus stop
The Thief
Writer
Filmography
- 2018FurloughDirector
- 2017Story of a GirlScreenplay
- 2016BillionsDirector
- 2015The Secret Life of Marilyn MonroeDirector
- 2013Sunlight Jr.Director
- 2011The ThiefWriter
- 2006SherrybabyWriter
- 2000Nuyorican DreamDirector
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDirector
- 1993IféWoman at bus stop
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