Jamie Babbit

From her sharp and satirical independent films to her prestigious work in mainstream television, Jamie’s original voice, intuitive sense of timing, and distinct point of view imprint every episode and movie she makes.

Much like the characters featured in so many of her shows and films, Jamie marches to the beat of her own drum, happily pushing back against the establishment with her iconoclastic comedy and formula-averse approach to storytelling. After starting as an intern for Martin Scorsese and script supervisor alongside David Fincher, Jamie’s directing career took off with But I’m a Cheerleader, premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival, announcing a fresh comedic voice representing the LGBTQ+ community with a sophisticated style.

As a director and executive producer, Jamie has shepherded existing shows while simultaneously infusing her own unique sensibilities into both established, and new series, such as Nobody Wants This, Only Murders in the Building, Shrinking, Best Medicine, Silicon Valley, Girls, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Russian Doll, Awkwafina is Nora From Queens, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Alongside her acclaimed television work, Jamie continues to direct features, most recently the highly anticipated sequel, Red, White & Royal Wedding, for Amazon MGM Studios. The film reunites stars Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar Perez and features a returning ensemble including Uma Thurman, Stephen Fry, and Sarah Shahi. Her feature credits also include, The Stand-In starring Drew Barrymore as the two “leads”.

Jamie’s ability to generate hilarious, authentic chemistry across every movie and series she directs stems from the trust she puts in her collaborators’ instincts, giving her cast the creative freedom to find the perfect rhythm and tone together.

Jamie’s expansion into commercials and branded content has allowed her to stretch her storytelling, humor, and visual style even further. In her campaign for Audible, Jamie needed only 45 seconds to tell a full story about family, identity and acceptance worthy of a feature film. In her Super Bowl spot for Olay, featuring Busy Philipps, Lilly Singh, Taraji P. Henson, and Katie Couric, Jamie continues to elevate women in her work, this time literally into outer space. Additional commercial work includes a playful whodunit ad for Nissan and a lighthearted spot for Best Buy that shows how the Google Pixel collection keeps couples connected.