Heckerling, Amy 1954(?)-

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Heckerling, Amy 1954(?)-

PERSONAL

Born May 7, 1954 (some sources cite 1955), in the Bronx, New York, NY; father, a certified public accountant; mother, a bookkeeper; married David Brandt (a musician), November 7, 1981 (divorced, 1983); married Neal Israel (a director, writer, producer, and actor), July 22, 1984 (divorced, 1991); children: (second marriage) Mollie Sara Israel (an actress). Education: New York University, B.F.A., film and television, 1975; American Film Institute, M.F.A.; attended the High School of Art & Design, New York City.

Addresses:

Agent—United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career:

Director, producer, and writer. Worked as a video editor and sound editor. Heckerling/Caplan (production company), founder (with Twink Caplan).

Member:

Directors Guild of America, Writers Guild of America, West.

Awards, Honors:

Heckerling's short films have been honored by various film festivals; fellow, American Film Institute, 1975; People's Choice Award, best comedy, c. 1989, for Look Who's Talking; National Society of Film Critics Award, best screenplay, c. 1995, and Screen Award nomination, best screenplay written directly for the screen, Writers Guild of America, 1996, both for Clueless; Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal, American Film Institute, 1998; Crystal Award, Women in Film, 1999.

CREDITS

Film Director:

High Finance (short film), 1975.

Getting It Over With (short film), 1977.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (also known as Fast Times), Universal, 1982.

Johnny Dangerously (also known as Gangster Kid), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984.

National Lampoon's "European Vacation" (also known as European Vacation), Warner Bros., 1985.

Look Who's Talking (also known as Daddy's Home, Allo maman, ici bebe!, De quoi j'me mele, Hei, kuka puhuu, I kto to mowi, Kdopak to mluvi, Kuck' mal wer da spricht!, Mira quien habla, Nicsak, ki beszel, Olha quem esta falando, Olha quem fala, Schau mal, wer da spricht, Senti chi parla, and Titta han snackar!), Columbia/TriStar, 1989.

Look Who's Talking Too (also known as Allo maman, c'est encore moi, De quoi j'me mele encore, Glej kdo se oglasa 2, Hei, kuka puhuu myoes, I kto to mowi 2, Kuck' mal, wer da spricht—Teil 2, Mira quien habla tambien, Olha quem esta falando tambem, Olha quem fala … tambem, Senti chi parla 2, and Titta hon snackar ocksaa!), TriStar, 1990.

Clueless (also known as I Was a Teenage Teenager and No Worries), Paramount, 1995.

(Uncredited) A Night at the Roxbury, Paramount, 1998.

Loser (also known as American School and The Loser), Columbia, 2000.

I Could Never Be Your Woman, Bauer Martinez Studios, 2007.

Also directed Modern Times (short film).

Film Producer:

(With others; and character creator) Look Who's Talking Now (also known as Look Who's Talking III), TriStar, 1993.

(With others) A Night at the Roxbury, Paramount, 1998.

Executive producer, Molly (also known as Rescue Me), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999.

Loser (also known as American School and The Loser), Columbia, 2000.

Worked on other projects.

Film Appearances:

Waitress, Into the Night, Universal, 1985.

(Uncredited) Maid of honor, Clueless (also known as I Was a Teenage Teenager and No Worries), Paramount, 1995.

Television Work; Series:

Creator and supervising producer, Fast Times (also known as Fast Times at Ridgemont High), CBS, 1986.

Supervising producer, Tough Cookies, CBS, 1986.

Creator, Baby Talk, ABC, 1991-92.

Creator and executive producer, Clueless (also known as Clueless—Die wichtigen Dinge des Lebens, Clueless—Huolettomat, and Ni idea!), ABC, 1996-97, then UPN, 1997-99.

Television Director; Episodic:

"The Last Laugh," Fast Times (also known as Fast Times at Ridgemont High), CBS, 1986.

"What Is Life?," Fast Times (also known as Fast Times at Ridgemont High), CBS, 1986.

"As If a Girl's Reach Should Exceed Her Grasp," Clueless (also known as Clueless—Die wichtigen Dinge des Lebens, Clueless—Huolettomat, and Ni idea!), ABC, 1996.

"Do We with Bad Haircuts Not Feel?," Clueless (also known as Clueless—Die wichtigen Dinge des Lebens, Clueless—Huolettomat, and Ni idea!), ABC, 1996.

"Don't Stand So Close to Me," Clueless (also known as Clueless—Die wichtigen Dinge des Lebens, Clueless—Huolettomat, and Ni idea!), ABC, 1996.

"I Got You Babe," Clueless (also known as Clueless—Die wichtigen Dinge des Lebens, Clueless—Huolettomat, and Ni idea!), ABC, 1996.

"Hot Girl," The Office (also known as The Office: An American Workplace, The Office: US Version, Konttori, and La oficina), NBC, 2005.

Also directed other programs, including an episode of The Twilight Zone (also known as The New Twilight Zone), CBS.

Television Work; Pilots:

Director, Fast Times (also known as Fast Times at Ridgemont High), CBS, 1986.

Producer, Life on the Flipside (also known as Flipside, Homeward Bound, and Pop Rock), NBC, 1988.

Director, Clueless (also known as Clueless—Die wichtigen Dinge des Lebens, Clueless—Huolettomat, and Ni idea!), ABC, 1996.

(With Twink Caplan) Executive producer, Forever Young, NBC, c. 1996.

Executive producer and director, 1985, NBC, c. 2008.

With Twink Caplan, executive producer of Nineteen (also known as 19), CBS. Also worked on other pilots.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Herself, Frank Capra's American Dream, 1997.

Lifetime Women's Film Festival, Lifetime, 1998.

Director, Love Hollywood Style, Arts and Entertainment, 2004.

Herself, Do You Speak American?, PBS, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Herself, "Romantic Comedy," American Cinema, PBS, 1995.

Herself, "Clueless," The E! True Hollywood Story (also known as Clueless: The E! True Hollywood Story, The E! True Hollywood Story: Clueless, and THS), E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

Herself, "Pat Benatar," Biography (also known as A&E Biography: Pat Benatar), Arts and Entertainment, 2003.

Herself, Film School, Independent Film Channel, 2004.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Herself, "Clueless": The Class of '95 (short), Paramount Home Video, 2005.

Herself, "Clueless": Driver's Ed (short), Paramount Home Video, 2005.

Herself, "Clueless": Fashion 101 (short), Paramount Home Video, 2005.

Herself, "Clueless": Language Arts (short), Paramount Home Video, 2005.

Herself, "Clueless": We're History (short), Paramount Home Video, 2005.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Getting It Over With (short film), 1977.

(With Neal Israel) Look Who's Talking Too (also known as Allo maman, c'est encore moi, De quoi j'me mele encore, Glej kdo se oglasa 2, Hei, kuka puhuu myoes, I kto to mowi 2, Kuck' mal, wer daspricht—Teil 2, Mira quien habla tambien, Olha quem esta falando tambem, Olha quem fala … tambem, Senti chi parla 2, and Titta hon snackar ocksaa!), TriStar, 1990.

Clueless (also known as I Was a Teenage Teenager and No Worries; based on the novel Emma by Jane Austen), Paramount, 1995.

Loser (also known as American School and The Loser), Columbia, 2000.

I Could Never Be Your Woman, Bauer Martinez Studios, 2007.

Author of other screenplays, including Say Uncle.

Teleplays; Episodic:

"Death Benefits," George Burns Comedy Week, CBS, 1985.

(With Marc Warren and Dennis Rinsler) "The Last Laugh," Fast Times (also known as Fast Times at Ridgemont High), CBS, 1986.

(With Warren and Rinsler) "What Is Life?," Fast Times (also known as Fast Times at Ridgemont High), CBS, 1986.

Tough Cookies, CBS, 1986.

(With Pamela Pettler) "As If a Girl's Reach Should Exceed Her Grasp," Clueless (also known as Clueless—Die wichtigen Dinge des Lebens, Clueless—Huolettomat, and Ni idea!), ABC, 1996.

"Don't Stand So Close to Me," Clueless (also known as Clueless—Die wichtigen Dinge des Lebens, Clueless—Huolettomat, and Ni idea!), ABC, 1996.

"I Got You Babe," Clueless (also known as Clueless—Die wichtigen Dinge des Lebens, Clueless—Huolettomat, and Ni idea!), ABC, 1996.

Wrote teleplays for other programs, including Baby Talk, ABC.

Teleplays; Pilots:

Fast Times (also known as Fast Times at Ridgemont High), CBS, 1986.

1985, NBC, c. 2008.

Author of other pilots, including a pilot for Fox which Heckerling adapted as the screenplay for Clueless.

Humor:

(With Pamela Pettler) The No-Sex Handbook, illustrated by Jack Ziegler, Warner Books, 1990.

(With H. B. Gilmour) Cher's Guide to … Whatever, IDG Books Worldwide, 1997.

Nonfiction:

(Interview featured in book) Nicholas Jarecki, Breaking In: How 20 Film Directors Got Their Start (also known as Breaking In), foreword by Roger Ebert, Broadway Books, 2001.