- Grandfather had been an electrician on The Wizard of Oz (1939), Gone with the Wind (1939) and Rebecca (1940) while her father was a sound editor on Tom and Jerry cartoons.
- Together with husband Jonathan Dayton has directed two Oscar nominated performances: Abigail Breslin and Alan Arkin. Arkin won as Best Supporting Actor for Little Miss Sunshine (2006).
- Met husband at UCLA where she was studying dance.
- Together with husband and collaborator Jonathan Dayton, declined the offer to direct The Mod Squad (1999) and Bad Boys II (2003).
- Children, with Jonathan Dayton: Augusta Forbes Faris Dayton (b. November 16, 1992), and twins James Bailey Dayton and Everett Alfred Dayton (b. September 22, 1995).
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