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| Popular As | Marielle Heller |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Age | 43 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
| Born | October 01, 1979 ( Marin County, California, United States) |
| Birthday | October 01 |
| Town/City | Marin County, California, United States |
| Nationality | United States |
Marielle Heller’s zodiac sign is Scorpio. According to astrologers, Scorpio-born are passionate and assertive people. They are determined and decisive, and will research until they find out the truth. Scorpio is a great leader, always aware of the situation and also features prominently in resourcefulness. Scorpio is a Water sign and lives to experience and express emotions. Although emotions are very important for Scorpio, they manifest them differently than other water signs. In any case, you can be sure that the Scorpio will keep your secrets, whatever they may be.
Marielle Heller was born in the Year of the Goat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Goat enjoy being alone in their thoughts. They’re creative, thinkers, wanderers, unorganized, high-strung and insecure, and can be anxiety-ridden. They need lots of love, support and reassurance. Appearance is important too. Compatible with Pig or Rabbit.
Before adapting the graphic novel to a film script, Heller had adapted the novel into an off-broadway play. She was selected as a 2012 Sundance Screenwriting Fellow and 2012 Sundance Directing Fellow, where she had submitted the script for the Sundance Writer and Director workshop. She then proceeded to direct a teaser for the film using grant money from the writer's workshop. The film received critical acclaim at Sundance, and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. The film also won the Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2015.
Heller is married to entertainer Jorma Taccone. Together they have a son, Wylie Red Heller Taccone, born in December 2014.
The Diary of a Teenage Girl is Heller's debut film, that she both wrote and directed, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2015. The film later received a limited release in August 2015. It is based on the 2002 graphic novel titled The Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures by Phoebe Gloeckner. The film stars Bel Powley as Minnie, a 15-year-old girl living in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1976 who begins an affair with her mother's 35 year-old boyfriend Monroe.
In January of 2018, it was announced that Heller would direct a biopic about Fred Rogers called You Are My Friend with Tom Hanks portraying Mr. Rogers.
