Who is Nancy Meyers?

Nancy Meyers was born in December 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has successfully become one of the most powerful female screenwriter, producer, and director. She has made movies such as Father of the Bride, What Women Wants, The Parent Trap, Something’s Gotta Give, The Holiday, and most recently It’s Complicated.  Meyers grew up in a modest home while her father worked at a voting machine factory and her mother stayed at home. She first became interested in theater after she read “Act One”, a Moss Hart biography. At the young age of twelve, Meyers began to act in local plays and productions held by her school. Although she was fond of theater at an early age, she did not find her love for writing until she watched the well-known film, “The Graduate” with Dustin Hoffman. Her interest in writing found its way into her school life as well, as she graduated the American University with a major in journalism. She spent some time working in television in Philadelphia but her big break did not come until she moved to Hollywood. Meyers first started working on the show “The Price is Right” but realized she had to try and fulfill her dreams as a screenplay writer. Her first screenplay got produced in 1980 and was titled “Private Benjamin” featuring Goldie Hawn. The movie became an instant hit and was even nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing. The movie was the launching pad that Meyers needed. Over the next few years Meyers wrote several other films that were moderate successes but it wasn’t until she remade “Father of the Bride” that earned Meyers a power position as a screenwriter and producer. The movie made up to 90 million dollars and had almost an equally successful sequel. Meyers continued making profitable movies such as the remake of “The Parent Trap” which she also directed. Meyers career boomed again in 2000 when she released “What Women Want”. “What Women Want” became her most successful movie to date. Following the film, Meyers has written, produced, and directed winning pieces such as “Something’s Gotta Give”, “The Holiday”, and “It’s Complicated”. She has become the frontier in Romantic Comedies. Her critics and peers seem to agree and famed actor Jack Nicholson coined her “an indomitable force”.  Although Meyers is already over the age of sixty, she is a force to be reckoned with and creative mind to look out for.