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Amy Heckerling

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  • Producer
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Amy Heckerling at an event for Loser (2000)
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Amy Heckerling studied Film and TV at New York University and got a Masters Degree in Film from The American Film Institute. Despite this education she couldn't get a break in Hollywood. However, in 1982, she made Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), and people started to take notice. In 1985, while Amy was pregnant, she got the idea for Look Who's Talking (1989). In 1994, Amy wrote Clueless (1995). Amy is a liberal and also an environmentalist and helps environmental charities whenever she can.
BornMay 7
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BornMay 7
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      • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Stacey Dash, Rachel Blanchard, Elisa Donovan, Donald Faison, and Sean Holland in Clueless (1996)
    Clueless
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Writer(creator)
    Sean Penn and Amanda Wyss in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
    Fast Times at Ridgemont High
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1982
    Bruce Willis and Jacob Haines in Look Who's Talking (1989)
    Look Who's Talking
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 1989
    Craig Roberts, Gage Golightly, and Oliver Cooper in Red Oaks (2014)
    Red Oaks
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, and Eric Jacobson in The Muppets. (2015)
      The Muppets.
      7.5
      TV Series
      • "Clueless" dialogue
      • 2016
    • Alicia Silverstone and Krysten Ritter in Vamps (2012)
      Vamps
      5.4
      • written by
      • 2012
    • Michelle Pfeiffer and Paul Rudd in I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)
      I Could Never Be Your Woman
      5.9
      • written by
      • 2007
    • Mena Suvari and Jason Biggs in Loser (2000)
      Loser
      5.4
      • written by
      • 2000
    • Stacey Dash, Rachel Blanchard, Elisa Donovan, Donald Faison, and Sean Holland in Clueless (1996)
      Clueless
      5.9
      TV Series
      • created by
      • based on the motion picture "Clueless" written by
      • written by ...
      • 1996–1999
    • Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, and Brittany Murphy in Clueless (1995)
      Clueless
      6.9
      • written by
      • 1995
    • John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, David Gallagher, and Tabitha Lupien in Look Who's Talking Now (1993)
      Look Who's Talking Now
      4.4
      • characters
      • 1993
    • Scott Baio and Mary Page Keller in Baby Talk (1991)
      Baby Talk
      4.0
      TV Series
      • based on characters created by
      • creator
      • 1991–1992
    • Bruce Willis, Roseanne Barr, Megan Alexandris, and Lorne Sussman in Look Who's Talking Too (1990)
      Look Who's Talking Too
      4.7
      • written by
      • characters
      • 1990
    • Bruce Willis and Jacob Haines in Look Who's Talking (1989)
      Look Who's Talking
      6.0
      • written by
      • 1989
    • Patrick Dempsey, Ray Walston, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Dean Cameron, and Claudia Wells in Fast Times (1986)
      Fast Times
      5.7
      TV Series
      • written by
      • story
      • 1986
    • George Burns Half-Hour Comedy Hour (1985)
      George Burns Half-Hour Comedy Hour
      7.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1985
    • Glynnis O'Connor in Getting It Over with (1978)
      Getting It Over with
      6.8
      Short
      • writer
      • 1978

    Director

    • Kether Donohue and Darren Criss in Royalties (2020)
      Royalties
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • LeVar Burton in Weird City (2019)
      Weird City
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Craig Roberts, Gage Golightly, and Oliver Cooper in Red Oaks (2014)
      Red Oaks
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015–2017
    • Greg Kinnear in Rake (2014)
      Rake
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Jane Levy in Suburgatory (2011)
      Suburgatory
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • AnnaSophia Robb and Lindsey Gort in The Carrie Diaries (2013)
      The Carrie Diaries
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013–2014
    • Penn Badgley, Blake Lively, Taylor Momsen, Leighton Meester, Jessica Szohr, Chace Crawford, and Ed Westwick in Gossip Girl (2007)
      Gossip Girl
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Alicia Silverstone and Krysten Ritter in Vamps (2012)
      Vamps
      5.4
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Michelle Pfeiffer and Paul Rudd in I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)
      I Could Never Be Your Woman
      5.9
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, and B.J. Novak in The Office (2005)
      The Office
      9.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Mena Suvari and Jason Biggs in Loser (2000)
      Loser
      5.4
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Stacey Dash, Rachel Blanchard, Elisa Donovan, Donald Faison, and Sean Holland in Clueless (1996)
      Clueless
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1996
    • Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, and Brittany Murphy in Clueless (1995)
      Clueless
      6.9
      • Director
      • 1995
    • Bruce Willis, Roseanne Barr, Megan Alexandris, and Lorne Sussman in Look Who's Talking Too (1990)
      Look Who's Talking Too
      4.7
      • Director
      • 1990
    • Bruce Willis and Jacob Haines in Look Who's Talking (1989)
      Look Who's Talking
      6.0
      • Director
      • 1989

    Producer

    • Untitled Clueless/Peacock TV Series
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Mena Suvari and Jason Biggs in Loser (2000)
      Loser
      5.4
      • producer
      • 2000
    • Elisabeth Shue in Molly (1999)
      Molly
      5.7
      • executive producer
      • 1999
    • Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan in A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
      A Night at the Roxbury
      6.2
      • producer
      • 1998
    • Stacey Dash, Rachel Blanchard, Elisa Donovan, Donald Faison, and Sean Holland in Clueless (1996)
      Clueless
      5.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1996–1997
    • John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, David Gallagher, and Tabitha Lupien in Look Who's Talking Now (1993)
      Look Who's Talking Now
      4.4
      • co-producer
      • 1993
    • Life on the Flipside
      8.7
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1988
    • Patrick Dempsey, Ray Walston, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Dean Cameron, and Claudia Wells in Fast Times (1986)
      Fast Times
      5.7
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1986
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
    • Born
      • May 7
      • The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
    • Spouses
        Neal IsraelJuly 22, 1984 - 1985 (divorced, 1 child)
    • Children
      • Mollie Heckerling
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Article
      • 1 Pictorial

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Has one daughter, Mollie Heckerling (Mollie Sara Israel; September 5, 1985), with Harold Ramis, even though she was married to Neal Israel at the time of her birth. This "family secret" was revealed in "Ghostbuster's Daughter", a book about Harold's life written by his other daughter, Violet Ramis.
    • Quotes
      Bitterness is so ugly. I don't want to go there.

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