Daisy von Scherler Mayer explained

Birth Date:14 September 1966
Occupation:Film director, television director, screenwriter
Years Active:1989–present
Spouse:David Carbonara
Children:Colette and Ava

Daisy von Scherler Mayer, sometimes credited as Daisy Mayer (born September 14, 1966),[1] is an American film and television director.

Early life

Mayer is the daughter of actress Sasha Von Scherler (born Alexandra-Xenia Elizabeth Anne Marie Fiesola von Schoeler,[2] 1934–2000) and Paul Avila Mayer (1928–2009). She was a grandchild of American screenwriter Edwin Justus Mayer.[3]

Career

After contributing to the New York Shakespeare Festival as a teen, von Scherler Mayer graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in theater and history.[4] Her experience with theater served as a foundation for her career as a director, where she applied her understanding of stage acting to her work for the screen. Upon graduating from Wesleyan, von Scherler Mayer directed contemporary interpretations of classic plays such as Euripides' Electra, and William Shakespeare's The Tempest and Two Gentlemen of Verona.

Von Scherler Mayer's feature-film directing debut was the 1995 film Party Girl, which starred Parker Posey and von Scherler Mayer's mother, Sasha.[5] Von Scherler Mayer co-wrote[6] the film, with her partner,[7] Harry Birckmayer.[8] The success of the film led to a television series starring Christine Taylor.[9] In 2023, Party Girl had a restoration and theatrical re-release.[10]

Since Party Girl, von Scherler Mayer has been writing and directing films as well as directing television productions. She directed Madeline, a 1998 film based on Ludwig Bemelmans' famous children's books about the adventures of a young redhaired French girl. Madeline starred Frances McDormand, Nigel Hawthorne, and Hatty Jones as Madeline.[11] Her recent television projects have included such television series as Halt and Catch Fire, Yellowjackets,[12] The Walking Dead,[13] and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,[14] among others.

Personal life

Von Scherler Mayer is married to film composer David Carbonara, with whom she has two daughters.[15]

Filmography

Films

Television

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daisy von Scherler Mayer Biography. Tribute Entertainment Media Group. May 29, 2018. June 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612112857/https://www.tribute.ca/people/daisy-von-scherler-mayer/1501/. live.
  2. Adrian Room: Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins. 5. Auflage. S.497, Teilansicht
  3. News: Sasha Von Scherler, 65, Actress Who Enlivened Dozens of Plays. McKinley. Jesse. April 16, 2000. The New York Times. May 16, 2018. en-US. 0362-4331. May 17, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180517084022/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/16/nyregion/sasha-von-scherler-65-actress-who-enlivened-dozens-of-plays.html. live.
  4. Web site: Alumni, Film Studies . . November 21, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130103020322/http://www.wesleyan.edu/filmstudies/alumni.html . January 3, 2013 . mdy .
  5. Web site: This 'Party Girl' Knows How to Have Fun. Los Angeles Times. June 9, 1995. Peter. Rainer. November 6, 2012. March 6, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306062736/http://articles.latimes.com/1995-06-09/entertainment/ca-11122_1_party-girl. live.
  6. Web site: 25 Years Later, the Makers of 'Party Girl' Reflect on the Film's Enduring Fashion Legacy . June 10, 2020 .
  7. https://www.criterion.com/current/top-10-lists/558-daisy-von-scherler-mayers-top-10
  8. Web site: Harry Birckmayer .
  9. News: Party Girl. The New York Times.
  10. Web site: Bergeson . Samantha . Parker Posey's Cult Comedy Classic 'Party Girl' Celebrates 4K Restoration and a Return to Theaters . . 29 September 2023 . 22 March 2023.
  11. Web site: Daisy von Scherler Mayer . Filmbug . January 4, 2003 . 2012-08-23 . November 23, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111123201437/http://filmbug.com/db/341669 . live .
  12. Web site: 2023-04-27 . The Everlasting Appeal of 'Party Girl' . 2024-01-18 . Jezebel . en.
  13. Web site: 2019-04-16 . 2019 Gracie Winners . 2024-01-18 . Alliance for Women in Media . en-US.
  14. News: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 5 Episode 4 Review : Plenty of music, dance and a few surprises in store in this episode . 2024-01-18 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  15. Web site: Bio. Daisy von Scherler Mayer official website. May 29, 2018. June 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612115639/http://daisyvonscherlermayer.com/bio/. live.