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

Life and career

Mayer is the daughter of actress Sasha von Scherler (1934–2000) and

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(1928–2009). Through her father, she was a grandchild of American screenwriter

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, and through her mother, she was a grandchild of

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n aristocrat Baron Walram Voystingus Albert Alexander von Schoeler. After contributing to the

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as a teen, von Scherler Mayer graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in theater and history. 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

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's '' The Tempest'', and Shakespeare's ''

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.'' Von Scherler Mayer's feature-film directing debut was the 1995 film ''Party Girl''. She also co-wrote the film, which starred

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and von Scherler Mayer's mother, with her partner Harry Birckmayer. The success of the film led to a television series starring

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. 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

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about the adventures of a young redhaired French girl. ''Madeline'' starred

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, and Hatty Jones as Madeline. Von Scherler Mayer is married to film composer

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, with whom she has two daughters.

Films

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Madeline ''Madeline'' is a media franchise that originated as a series of children's books written and illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans, an Austrian-American author. The books have been adapted into numerous formats, spawning telefilms, television series a ...

'' (1998) *'' The Guru'' (2002) *''More of Me'' (2007) *'' Frenemies'' (2012) *''

Some Girl(s) ''Some Girl(s)'' is a play written by Neil LaBute about a man only identified as "Guy" who is about to get married. Before his wedding, he decides to visit his ex-girlfriends, all of whom he mistreated. His exes include: Sam, his former high schoo ...

'' (2013)

Television series

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A Million Little Things ''A Million Little Things'' is an American family drama television series created by DJ Nash for ABC. Produced by ABC Signature and Kapital Entertainment, it features an ensemble cast including David Giuntoli, Grace Park, Romany Malco, Christi ...

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Aliens in America ''Aliens in America'' is an American teen sitcom created by David Guarascio and Moses Port that aired on The CW for one season from October 1, 2007, to May 18, 2008. Guarascio and Port also served as executive producers of the show alongside Tim ...

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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' is an American romantic musical comedy-drama television series that premiered on October 12, 2015, on The CW and ran for four seasons, ending on April 5, 2019. The series was created, written, and directed by Rachel Bloo ...

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Emily's Reasons Why Not ''Emily's Reasons Why Not'' is a television series starring Heather Graham. The show, which was based on the novel of the same name by Carrie Gerlach, published in August 2004, was canceled by its broadcaster, ABC, after a single airing on Januar ...

'' *'' For the People'' * ''

Katie And Orbie ''Katie and Orbie'' is a Canadian animated television series aimed at preschoolers, originally broadcast in Canada from 1994 to 2002 by Family Channel and later aired in the USA on PBS from 1995 to 1997 and cable television network Disney Chann ...

'' *'' The Loop'' *''

Mad Men ''Mad Men'' is an American period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. It ran on the cable network AMC from July 19, 2007, to May 17, 2015, lasting for seven seasons and 92 episodes. Its fict ...

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Mozart in the Jungle ''Mozart in the Jungle'' is an American comedy-drama streaming television series developed by Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, Alex Timbers, and Paul Weitz for the video-on-demand service Amazon Prime Video. It received a production order in M ...

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Nurse Jackie ''Nurse Jackie'' is an American medical comedy-drama television series. It premiered on Showtime on June 8, 2009, and its seventh and final season premiered on April 12, 2015. The series finale aired on June 28, 2015. The show stars Edie Falco ...

'' *'' Reverie'' *'' Shameless'' *''

Whiskey Cavalier ''Whiskey Cavalier'' is an American action comedy-drama television series, created by David Hemingson, that premiered on February 24, 2019. The full pilot episode debuted after the Oscars and was rebroadcast in the show’s regular time slot three ...

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Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist ''Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist'' is an American musical comedy-drama television series created by Austin Winsberg that premiered on January 7, 2020, on NBC. The series stars Jane Levy as Zoey Clarke, a software developer who discovers she has t ...

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Jane by Design ''Jane by Design'' is an American comedy-drama television series on ABC Family. The series follows the life of Jane Quimby ( Erica Dasher), a teenager who is mistaken for an adult, as she finally gets her fashion dream job working with a world-fa ...

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Ben and Kate ''Ben and Kate'' is an American single-camera sitcom television series that ran on Fox from September 25, 2012, to January 22, 2013, as part of the 2012–13 television season. The show was produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Chernin Ent ...

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Orange Is the New Black ''Orange Is the New Black'' (sometimes abbreviated to ''OITNB'') is an American comedy-drama streaming television series created by Jenji Kohan for Netflix. The series is based on Piper Kerman's memoir '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Wo ...

'' *'' Halt and Catch Fire'' *''

House of Lies ''House of Lies'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Matthew Carnahan. The show, which premiered on Showtime on January 8, 2012, is based on the book ''House of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Then Tell ...

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Ray Donovan ''Ray Donovan'' is an American crime drama television series created by Ann Biderman for Showtime. The twelve-episode first season premiered on June 30, 2013. The pilot episode broke viewership records, becoming the biggest premiere of all t ...

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'' *'' The Walking Dead'' *'' Fear the Walking Dead'' *'' Bosch'' * ''Y: The Last Man'' * ''

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