Laurie Collyer
Personal information
- Known for
- Writing
- Known credits
- 10
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- January 1, 1967
- Place of birth
- Mountainside, New Jersey
Biography
Laurie Collyer is an American film director. She grew up in Mountainside, New Jersey and attended Oberlin College. She is best known for writing and directing Sherrybaby, for which actress Maggie Gyllenhaal received a Golden Globe nomination. She also directed the film Nuyorican Dream in 1999. She is in development to direct a film based on the story of Julia Butterfly Hill and Luna which is to star Rachel Weisz.
Collyer is a graduate of Oberlin College.
