Daisy von Scherler Mayer

Daisy von Scherler Mayer, sometimes credited as Daisy Mayer (born September 14, 1966),[1] is an American film and television director.

Daisy von Scherler Mayer
von Scherler Mayer in 2019
Born (1966-09-14) September 14, 1966
Occupation(s)Film director, television director, screenwriter
Years active1989–present
SpouseDavid Carbonara
ChildrenColette and Ava
RelativesAlexander von Schoeler (great-grand father)

Early life

Mayer is the daughter of actress Sasha von Scherler (1934–2000) and Paul Avila Mayer (1928–2009). Through her father, she was a grandchild of American screenwriter Edwin Justus Mayer, and through her mother, she was a grandchild of Prussian aristocrat Baron Walram Voystingus Albert Alexander von Schoeler.[2]

Career

After contributing to the New York Shakespeare Festival as a teen, von Scherler Mayer graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in theater and history.[3] 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 Euripides' Electra, and William Shakespeare's The Tempest and Two Gentlemen of Verona.[4]

Von Scherler Mayer's feature-film directing debut was the 1995 film Party Girl. She also co-wrote the film, which starred Parker Posey and von Scherler Mayer's mother, with her partner Harry Birckmayer.[5] The success of the film led to a television series starring Christine Taylor.[6] In 2023, Party Girl had a restoration and theatrical re-release.[7]

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 Ludwig Bemelmans' famous children's books about the adventures of a young redhaired French girl. Madeline starred Frances McDormand, Nigel Hawthorne, and Hatty Jones as Madeline.[4]

Personal life

Von Scherler Mayer is married to film composer David Carbonara, with whom she has two daughters.[8]

Filmography

Films

Television

References
  1. "Daisy von Scherler Mayer Biography". Tribute Entertainment Media Group. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  2. McKinley, Jesse (April 16, 2000). "Sasha Von Scherler, 65, Actress Who Enlivened Dozens of Plays". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  3. "Alumni, Film Studies – Wesleyan University". Wesleyan.edu. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  4. "Daisy von Scherler Mayer". Filmbug. January 4, 2003. Archived from the original on November 23, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  5. Rainer, Peter (June 9, 1995). "This 'Party Girl' Knows How to Have Fun". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  6. "Party Girl". The New York Times.
  7. Bergeson, Samantha (March 22, 2023). "Parker Posey's Cult Comedy Classic 'Party Girl' Celebrates 4K Restoration and a Return to Theaters". IndieWire. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  8. "Bio". Daisy von Scherler Mayer official website. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
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