Tanya Wexler

Tanya Wexler

Tanya Wexler in 2011
Born (1970-08-06) August 6, 1970
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Occupation Director
Years active 1998–present
Spouse(s) Amy Zimmerman (m. 2004)
Children 4
Parent(s) Jerrold Wexler
Susan Jeanne Metzger
Relatives Daryl Hannah (sister)
Page Hannah (sister)

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

Early life and education

Wexler is the daughter of Chicago real estate developer Jerrold Wexler[2] and his second wife Susan Jeanne Metzger.[3] 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 an MFA from Columbia University ('95).

Career

Wexler has directed three films: Finding North (1998), Ball in the House (2001) and Hysteria (2011).

Personal life

Wexler met her future wife, Amy Zimmerman, while they were both students at Yale University.[6] Wexler and Zimmerman married on May 19, 2004 in Massachusetts, the first U.S. state to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.[7] They have four children, son Jerry Zimmerman-Wexler (b.1999) and daughters Ella (b.2000), Ruby (b.2003), and Violet Zimmerman-Wexler (b.2006).[8]

Filmography

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. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/12/us/jerrold-wexler-68-chicago-developer-who-built-empire.html
  5. ↑ Wexler, Tanya. https://twitter.com/TanyaWexler/status/652965124605636608. Retrieved 10 October 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "Amy Zimmerman & Tanya Wexler".
  7. ↑ "Opening Up Marriage in Mass".
  8. ↑ "Tanya Wexler-IMDB".
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