- She and her longtime companion Wendy Melvoin have a son by a sperm donor. This family situation is also the plot of Lisa Cholodenko's movie The Kids Are All Right (2010), which is dedicated 'to Wendy and Calder', the latter being the son of the two women in real life.
- Attended graduate school at Columbia University.
- Directed two actors in Oscar nominated performances: Mark Ruffalo and Annette Bening in The Kids Are All Right (2010).
- She is the middle child of three sisters.
- Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004.
- She worked as an assistant editor and made an award-winning student film.
- Directed three actors in Emmy Award-winning performances: Bill Murray in Olive Kitteridge (2014), Frances McDormand in Olive Kitteridge (2014) and Richard Jenkins in Olive Kitteridge (2014).
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