Directed credits
12
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Valerie Faris
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 10Directed series: 2All crew credits: 17
TMDB ID: 16960
IMDb ID: nm0267512
Known for: Directing
Born: October 20, 1958
Age: 67
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1988 - 2025
Years active: 38
Average TMDB rating: 7.13
Wikidata: Q13644887
Also known as
Valerie Jean Faris
Frequent jobs
Director (12)Executive Producer (3)Creator (1)Producer (1)
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.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Valerie Faris.
6.8
Battle of the Sexes
Director
2017 Movie
7.1
Ruby Sparks
Director
2012 Movie
7.7
Little Miss Sunshine
Director
2006 Movie
8.0
The Offspring - Complete Music Video Collection
Director
2005 Movie
7.3
Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos
Director
2004 Movie
9.0
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
Director
2004 Movie
3.0
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
Director
2003 Movie
8.3
The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection
Director
2001 Movie
10.0
The Smashing Pumpkins: 1979
Director
1996 Movie
5.0
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
Director
1995 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Valerie Faris.
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Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Valerie Faris.
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Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Valerie Faris.
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Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Valerie Faris.
7.7
Little Miss Sunshine
Director
2006 Movie
6.8
Battle of the Sexes
Director
2017 Movie
7.1
Ruby Sparks
Director
2012 Movie
janet.
1994 Movie
6.8
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
Producer
1988 Movie
3.3
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
as Self
2016 Movie
9.0
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
Director
2004 Movie
Students of 'The Graduate'
as Self
2007 Movie
8.0
The Offspring - Complete Music Video Collection
Director
2005 Movie
3.0
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
Director
2003 Movie
8.3
The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection
Director
2001 Movie
5.0
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
Director
1995 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Valerie Faris.
7.2
Stick
Executive Producer • 10 eps
2025 Series
7.6
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Director • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.2
Fleishman Is in Trouble
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2022 Series
4.5
Making the Video
Director • 2 eps
1999 Series
6.7
Living with Yourself
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2019 Series
7.0
Highston
Creator
2015 Series
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Additional movie credits for Valerie Faris.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Valerie Faris.
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Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Valerie Faris.