Hallie Meyers-Shyer

Hallie Meyers-Shyer (born July 26, 1987) is an American actress and filmmaker.

Hallie Meyers-Shyer
Born (1987-07-26) July 26, 1987
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationCrossroads School
The New School
Occupation
  • Actress
  • filmmaker
Years active1995–present
Parent(s)Nancy Meyers
Charles Shyer

Early life

Meyers-Shyer was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of filmmakers Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer. She has an older sister, Annie.[1] Meyers-Shyer is Jewish.[2][3] She attended Crossroads School and later enrolled at the University of Southern California to study screenwriting, but transferred to The New School, where she graduated with a degree in literature.[1]

Career

Meyers-Shyer has appeared in six of her parents' films: Father of the Bride, I Love Trouble, Father of the Bride Part II, The Parent Trap, What Women Want, and The Affair of the Necklace.

In 2012, it was announced that Meyers-Shyer's script The Chelsea would be made into a film starring Felicity Jones and directed by Nancy Meyers.[4] In 2017, Meyers said her daughter's project ran into casting problems, and Meyers-Shyer "just moved on from it."[5]

In 2017, she made her directorial debut with the romantic comedy film Home Again. The film starred Reese Witherspoon as a 40-year-old single mother who allows three young aspiring filmmakers (Pico Alexander, Nat Wolff, and Jon Rudnitsky) to live with her in her Los Angeles home. Candice Bergen and Michael Sheen also star in the film. The film was released on September 8, 2017, by Open Road Films and despite mixed reviews garnered a strong gross of $37 million worldwide.

References
  1. Kaufman, Amy (September 6, 2017). "Hallie Meyers-Shyer knows you'll compare her to her mother, Nancy — and she's cool with it". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  2. https://thejewishnews.com/2017/09/06/celebrity-jews/
  3. http://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/8829/
  4. Fleming, Mike, Jr. (April 12, 2012). "Nancy Meyers to Helm 'The Chelsea,' Scripted by Hallie Meyers-Shyer and Starring Felicity Jones". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  5. Zuckerman, Esther (September 5, 2017). "Nancy Meyers and Daughter Hallie Meyers-Shyer on Home Again, Their Reese Witherspoon Romantic Comedy". W Magazine. Retrieved September 20, 2017.


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