Laurie Collyer (born 1967) is an American film director and
screenwriter.Born in Summit, New Jersey, she grew up in Mountainside,
New Jersey and attended Oberlin College. After working at a series of
odd jobs, she went to film school at New York University. 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. She has also written the screenplay of an upcoming
adaptation of Sara Zarr's novel Story of a Girl.In 2013, she directed
Sunlight Jr., starring Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon. In 2015, she
directed The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, which stars Kelli Garner,
Susan Sarandon, Emily Watson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Eva Amurri
Martino. In 2018, she directed a comedy-drama Furlough, starring Tessa
Thompson, Melissa Leo, and Whoopi Goldberg.
screenwriter.Born in Summit, New Jersey, she grew up in Mountainside,
New Jersey and attended Oberlin College. After working at a series of
odd jobs, she went to film school at New York University. 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. She has also written the screenplay of an upcoming
adaptation of Sara Zarr's novel Story of a Girl.In 2013, she directed
Sunlight Jr., starring Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon. In 2015, she
directed The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, which stars Kelli Garner,
Susan Sarandon, Emily Watson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Eva Amurri
Martino. In 2018, she directed a comedy-drama Furlough, starring Tessa
Thompson, Melissa Leo, and Whoopi Goldberg.
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