Tanya Wexler

Tanya Wexler (born August 6, 1970) is an American film director. She is known for her 2011 feature film Hysteria.[1]

Tanya Wexler
Born (1970-08-06) August 6, 1970
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materYale University
Columbia University (MFA)
OccupationFilm director
Years active1998–present
Spouse(s)
Amy Zimmerman
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(m. 2004; legally separated 2020)​
Children4
Parent(s)
RelativesDaryl Hannah (maternal sister)
Page Hannah (maternal sister)

Early life and education

Wexler is the daughter of Chicago real estate developer Jerrold Wexler,[2] and his second wife, Susan Jeanne (née Metzger).[3] She is the niece of cinematographer Haskell Wexler. Her mother has two other daughters, Daryl Hannah and Page Hannah, as well as a son, Donald, from a previous marriage.[4]

She attended Yale University ('92) where she was roommates with actress Bellamy Young.[5] Wexler also holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Columbia University ('95).

Career

Wexler has directed five feature films: Finding North (1998), Ball in the House (2001), Hysteria (2011), Buffaloed (2019), and Jolt which is in post-production.[6][7][8]

Personal life

Wexler has four children: a son named Jerrold (born 1999) and three daughters named Ella (born 2000), Ruby (born 2003), and Violet (born 2006) with her former wife, Amy Zimmerman.[9] They met while they were both students at Yale University.[10] Wexler and Zimmerman married on May 19, 2004 in Massachusetts, the first U.S. state to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.[11]

Via her father, Wexler is of Jewish descent.

Filmography

See also

References
  1. "Tanya Wexler". Vancouver International Film Festival. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  2. Chicago Tribune: "Filmmaker and Lincoln Park native Tanya Wexler on her romantic comedy 'Hysteria'" by Nina Metz May 24, 2012
  3. Crain's Chicago Business: "HEIR-SPLITTING" By Betsy Wangensteen March 24, 1997
  4. Lambert, Bruce (November 12, 1992). "Jerrold Wexler, 68; Chicago Developer Who Built Empire". Retrieved September 6, 2017 – via NYTimes.com.
  5. Wexler, Tanya. "Nice shout out to @MixedCo @BellamyYoung #yale #roomie #SheCanEffingSing". Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  6. Wiseman, Andreas (July 22, 2019). "'Jolt': Bobby Cannavale, Jai Courtney, Laverne Cox & Stanley Tucci Join Kate Beckinsale Action-Comedy; Shoot Under Way In London". Deadline. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  7. Kroll, Justin (July 23, 2018). "Zoey Deutch to Star in Indie Drama 'Buffaloed'". Variety. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  8. Wiseman, Andreas (July 23, 2018). "Zoey Deutch To Star In & Produce Debt Collector Dramedy 'Buffaloed'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  9. "Tanya Wexler-IMDB".
  10. "Amy Zimmerman & Tanya Wexler".
  11. "Opening Up Marriage in Mass".
  12. "'Girl With No Name' Will Bring Feminist Westerns To The Screen, Page". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018.


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