Jamie Babbit has directed several features and produced and directed multiple award winning television shows. Her debut film, But I’m a Cheerleader, was listed by The Independent as one of the top twenty best romantic comedies of all time. It can be seen on the Criterion Channel.
Babbit's directing television credits include Only Murders In The Building ((Hulu, pilot nominated for Emmy) starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez , A League Of Their Own (Amazon, pilot), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Russian Doll, and Silicon Valley for which she received a Best Comedy Directing Emmy nomination. Babbit was also an Executive Producer on Only Murders In The Building, League of their Own and Silicon Valley, and she recently directed the pilot for a new historical fantasy series for Amazon called My Lady Jane.
Babbit began her career as Martin Scorsese's intern on The Age of Innocencee. The Itty Bitty Titty Committee, her second feature, won The Grand Jury prize at the SXSW film festival and her short "Stuck" won a jury prize at Sundance.
Babbit has been profiled in The New York Times, Out Magazine, Time Out, The LA Times, Filmmaker magazine, and Vanity Fair.
Babbit graduated from Barnard College of Columbia University where she was a Centennial Scholar in foreign studies, and she grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. She currently lives in Los Angeles, CA with her girlfriend and two daughters.