Valerie Faris (born October 20, 1958) is an American music video and film director. She and filmmaker husband Jonathan Dayton received critical acclaim for their feature film directorial debut, Little Miss Sunshine (2006). Later they directed the romantic comedy-drama Ruby Sparks (2012), and the biographical sports drama Battle of the Sexes (2017). Their most recent directing project is the Netflix comedy series, Living with Yourself, starring Paul Rudd.
KNOWN FOR
Stick
2025
Mr. Show with Bob and David
1998
Little Miss Sunshine
2006
Fleishman Is in Trouble
2022
Making the Video
1999
Ruby Sparks
2012
Living with Yourself
2019
Battle of the Sexes
2017
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
1988
The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection
2001
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
2016
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
2004
FILMOGRAPHY
All
Movies
TV
Acting
4
Directing
18
Producing
5