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Shahrzad Davani(I)

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  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Shahrzad Davani
Shahrzad Davani was born in Fairfax, Virginia, USA. She is a director and producer, known for St. Denis Medical (2024), How to Die Alone (2024) and Abbott Elementary (2021).
BornMarch 20
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BornMarch 20
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      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Known for

    David Alan Grier, Josh Lawson, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kaliko Kauahi, Allison Tolman, Mekki Leeper, and Kahyun Kim in St. Denis Medical (2024)
    St. Denis Medical
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    Natasha Rothwell in How to Die Alone (2024)
    How to Die Alone
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, William Stanford Davis, Tyler James Williams, Chris Perfetti, Quinta Brunson, and Janelle James in Abbott Elementary (2021)
    Abbott Elementary
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    Craig Robinson and Claudia O'Doherty in Killing It (2022)
    Killing It
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Director

    • David Alan Grier, Josh Lawson, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kaliko Kauahi, Allison Tolman, Mekki Leeper, and Kahyun Kim in St. Denis Medical (2024)
      St. Denis Medical
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Natasha Rothwell in How to Die Alone (2024)
      How to Die Alone
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Craig Robinson and Claudia O'Doherty in Killing It (2022)
      Killing It
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Brad Garrett, Gina Rodriguez, Hannah Simone, and Lauren Ash in Not Dead Yet (2023)
      Not Dead Yet
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • American Auto (2021)
      American Auto
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Topher Grace, Karla Souza, Sasheer Zamata, Caitlin McGee, and Jimmy Tatro in Home Economics (2021)
      Home Economics
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, William Stanford Davis, Tyler James Williams, Chris Perfetti, Quinta Brunson, and Janelle James in Abbott Elementary (2021)
      Abbott Elementary
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Phoebe Robinson in Everything's Trash (2022)
      Everything's Trash
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • All of You (2021)
      All of You
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021

    Producer

    • Alison Brie in Spin Me Round (2022)
      Spin Me Round
      5.2
      • co-producer
      • 2022
    • All of You (2021)
      All of You
      Short
      • producer
      • 2021
    • John C. Reilly, Fred Armisen, Molly Shannon, Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Kate Micucci, and Aubrey Plaza in The Little Hours (2017)
      The Little Hours
      5.8
      • co-producer
      • 2017
    • Suki Waterhouse in The Bad Batch (2016)
      The Bad Batch
      5.2
      • co-producer (as Sheri Davani)
      • 2016
    • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
      A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
      6.9
      • co-producer (as Sheri Davani)
      • 2014
    • Another Happy Anniversary (2013)
      Another Happy Anniversary
      7.1
      Short
      • co-producer (as Sheri Davani)
      • 2013
    • Melanie Lynskey and Jack Carpenter in Putzel (2012)
      Putzel
      6.0
      • producer (as Sheri Davani)
      • 2012
    • Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg in Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012)
      Celeste & Jesse Forever
      6.6
      • associate producer (as Shahrzad 'Sheri' Davani)
      • 2012
    • Jesse McCartney, Zoë Kravitz, and Ezra Miller in Beware the Gonzo (2010)
      Beware the Gonzo
      6.2
      • associate producer (as Shahrzad 'Sheri' Davani)
      • 2010
    • Kerry Washington and Anthony Mackie in Night Catches Us (2010)
      Night Catches Us
      6.2
      • associate producer (as Sheri Davani)
      • 2010
    • Obselidia (2010)
      Obselidia
      6.8
      • co-producer (as Sheri Davani)
      • 2010
    • The Child Within (2009)
      The Child Within
      8.5
      • producer (as Sheri Davani)
      • 2009
    • The Magnificent Cooly-T (2009)
      The Magnificent Cooly-T
      7.3
      • co-producer (as Sheri Davani)
      • 2009
    • Adam Scott in The Vicious Kind (2009)
      The Vicious Kind
      6.8
      • co-producer (as Shahrzad 'Sheri' Davani)
      • 2009

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, William Stanford Davis, Tyler James Williams, Chris Perfetti, Quinta Brunson, and Janelle James in Abbott Elementary (2021)
      Abbott Elementary
      8.2
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2021–2022
    • Katherine Waterston in House Comes with a Bird (2022)
      House Comes with a Bird
      5.5
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2022
    • Alison Brie in Spin Me Round (2022)
      Spin Me Round
      5.2
      • first assistant director
      • 2022
    • Jill Marie Jones and Maahra Hill in Delilah (2021)
      Delilah
      5.9
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2021
    • Prospect
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2020
    • Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)
      Cosmos: Possible Worlds
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Associate Direotor
      • associate director
      • 2020
    • Gumshoe (2020)
      Gumshoe
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2020
    • Alison Brie in Horse Girl (2020)
      Horse Girl
      6.0
      • first assistant director
      • 2020
    • Riley Keough and Taylour Paige in Zola (2020)
      Zola
      6.4
      • first assistant director
      • 2020
    • Willa Fitzgerald, Carlson Young, Bex Taylor-Klaus, John Karna, Sean Grandillo, and Amadeus Serafini in Scream: The TV Series (2015)
      Scream: The TV Series
      7.0
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2019
    • Phoebe Tonkin in Final Stop (2018)
      Final Stop
      5.5
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2018
    • Hollyweed (2018)
      Hollyweed
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director (as Sheri Davani)
      • 2018
    • John C. Reilly, Fred Armisen, Molly Shannon, Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Kate Micucci, and Aubrey Plaza in The Little Hours (2017)
      The Little Hours
      5.8
      • first assistant director (as Shahrzad 'Sheri' Davani)
      • 2017
    • Suki Waterhouse in The Bad Batch (2016)
      The Bad Batch
      5.2
      • first assistant director (as Sheri Davani)
      • 2016
    • Pierce Brosnan, Danny Masterson, Justin Chatwin, Ashley Greene, Nick Thune, and Alexis Knapp in Urge (2016)
      Urge
      4.3
      • first assistant director (as Sheri Davani)
      • 2016

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Shahrzad 'Sheri' Davani
    • Born
      • March 20
      • Fairfax, Virginia, USA

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Female
    • Pronouns
      • she/her
    • Race / Ethnicity
      • Middle Eastern / North African

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