Director
Valerie Faris
Born 1958 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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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
51%Little Miss Sunshine
Director · 2006
41%Ruby Sparks
Director · 2012
37%Battle of the Sexes
Director · 2017
36%Stick
Director · 2025
34%Living with Yourself
Director · 2019
32%Mr. Show with Bob and David
Director · 1995
Fleishman Is in Trouble
Director · 2022
Stick
Director
Making the Video
Director · 1999
The Smashing Pumpkins: 1979
Director · 1996
The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection
Director · 2001
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
Director · 2004
Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos
Director · 2004
The Check Up
Director · 2005
The Offspring - Complete Music Video Collection
Director · 2005
The Jim Rose Circus Sideshow
Director · 1993
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
Director · 1995
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
Director · 2003
