Biography

Began her career directing music videos for acts like Tone Loc, Depeche Mode, Indigo Girls, NWA, Hanson and Sonic Youth and made her first feature in 92 with Guncrazy starring Drew Barrymore. Ms Barrymore received a Golden Globe Nomination. She then went on to direct feature films starring Chris Rock-CB4, Adam Sandler in Billy Madison, Dave Chappelle in Half Baked, Britney Spears in Crossroads and most recently, 13: The Musical for Netflix. She is also known for her documentary work on Jean Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child and The Punk Singer about Kathleen Hanna. After having 2 kids with her husband Mike D of the Beastie Boys she started a career in Television has directed on shows such as Grey's Anatomy, Dead To Me, The Politician and P Valley. She directed the pilot for High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. She continues to work in documentaries, episodic television and feature films.
- IMDb mini biography by: Lee Davis

Husband is Mike D of the Beastie Boys

Has two sons with Mike D, Davis and Skyler.

Was the original director of the 1994 western movie Bad Girls starring Drew Barrymore and Andie MacDowell among others but got replaced during beginning of the shoot by Jonathan Kaplan.

Replaced Stephen Kesslar as director for Billy Madison (1995).

Adam Sandler and Tim Herilhy were both writing the script for Happy Gilmore (1996) when she was working with both on Billy Madison (1995). They asked her to direct Happy but she passed and Dennis Dugan eventually directed starring a long-ongoing business collaboration between he and Sandler. She has since regretted passing on directing the film.