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Justine Tanya Bateman (born February 19, 1966) [1] is an American writer, director and producer.[2] Her former acting work includes Family Ties, Satisfaction, Men Behaving Badly, The TV Set, Desperate Housewives, and Californication. Her feature film directorial debut, Violet, starring Olivia Munn, Luke Bracey, and Justin Theroux, premiered at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival. Bateman also wrote, directed and produced the film short Five Minutes, which premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.

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Justine Bateman
Bateman in 2011
Born	Justine Tanya Bateman (1966-02-19) February 19, 1966 (age 56) Rye, New York, U.S.
Education	University of California, Los Angeles (BS)
Occupation	Writer director producer author
Years active	1982–present
Notable credit	Mallory Keaton in Family Ties
Spouse	Mark Fluent ​ (m. 2001)​
Children	2
Parent	Kent Bateman (father)
Relatives	Jason Bateman (brother)

Early life

Bateman was born in Rye, New York,^{[citation needed]} to Victoria Elizabeth, a former flight attendant for Pan Am who was originally from the United Kingdom, and Kent Bateman. [3] She is the older sister of actor Jason Bateman.[4]

She attended Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California. However, Bateman could not attend college at the time due to her contractual obligations with Family Ties. Bateman stated that she was informed by the series' line producer Carol Himes, "You're under contract to Paramount Studios."[5]

Career

Acting

Bateman's most prominent acting role began when she was a teenager, playing the role of superficial Mallory Keaton on the television sitcom Family Ties in 1982; she continued the role throughout the show's run which ended in 1989. She hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live during its 13th season in 1988. From her work on Family Ties she was nominated for two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.^{[citation needed]}

In the 1996–97 NBC American version of the British TV comedy Men Behaving Badly,[6] featuring Rob Schneider and Ron Eldard, she starred as Sarah, Eldard's character's girlfriend. Bateman returned to TV with the 2003 Showtime mini-series Out of Order, alongside Eric Stoltz, Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy.

In the third-season Arrested Development episode "Family Ties," which was broadcast in February 2006,[7] her character is initially believed to be Michael Bluth's sister, but she turns out to be a prostitute taken advantage of by his father, and pimped by his brother. Michael Bluth was played by Bateman's brother Jason.[8]

Recurring roles included Men in Trees, Still Standing, and Desperate Housewives.

In 1988, Bateman starred in the lead role in the motion picture Satisfaction. The film, about an all-girl musical band, also featured Julia Roberts, Liam Neeson, and Britta Phillips. Bateman starred as the lead vocalist and also performed the vocals on the soundtrack. Other films include The Night We Never Met, with Matthew Broderick, and The TV Set, with David Duchovny and Sigourney Weaver.

Bateman has acted in several web series. She acted in John August's Remnants, Illeana Douglas' IKEA-sponsored Easy to Assemble[9][10] (for which in 2010 Bateman was among the winners of the Streamy Award for Best Ensemble Cast and was nominated for a Streamy Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Web-Series),[11] and Anthony Zuiker's digi-novel series Level 26: Dark Prophecy, in which she plays a tarot card reader.[12]

Bateman's theater experience includes Arthur Miller's The Crucible (Roundabout Theater), David Mamet's Speed the Plow (Williamstown Theater Fest), and Frank Wedekind's Lulu (Berkeley Rep).^{[citation needed]}

Writer

External video
Interview with Bateman on Fame at the L.A. Times Festival of Books, April 14, 2019, C-SPAN

Bateman wrote her feature film directorial debut, Violet, premiered at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival.[13] Bateman also wrote her short film directorial debut, Five Minutes. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2017.[14] She made her first script sale to Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place.[15] She also co-wrote the adaptation of Lisi Harrison's teenage book series The Clique for a Warner Bros. internet series.[16] Bateman's first book, Fame: The Hijacking of Reality, was published in 2018 by Akashic Books.[17] Her second book, Face: One Square Foot of Skin, was also published by Akashic Books in 2021.

Producer

In the fall of 2007, Bateman helped produce the Speechless campaign in support of the Writers Guild of America strike.

Bateman also co-produced and co-presented with fashion maven Kelly Cutrone on their internet talk show Wake Up and Get Real (WUAGR).[18] Described as an alternative to the television series The View, WUAGR was last broadcast in June 2011.[19] She was also a producer on the internet series Easy to Assemble (which garnered more than 5.1 million views during its second season.[6]),

Bateman produced the film short, Z, Five Minutes (Toronto Film Festival 2017 premiere), and Push, and the feature film, Violet (SXSW 2021 Film Festival Premiere).

Her production company is Section 5.

Director

Her feature film directorial debut, Violet, starring Olivia Munn, Justin Theroux, and Luke Bracey, premiered at the SXSW 2021 film festival. Her short film directorial debut, Five Minutes, was an official selection at various film festivals, including the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival and the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. It was a winner in Amazon Prime's Festival Stars competition, and one of Vimeo's Short of the Week.[20]

Other work

During a hiatus from the entertainment business, Bateman established a clothing design company in 2000. She managed it until its closure in 2003. Justine Bateman Designs was known for one-of-a-kind hand knits. It sold to BendelsNY, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Fred Segal.[21]

She served on the National Board of Directors of the Screen Actors Guild until July 2009, when she resigned just before the end of her initial three-year term.[22][23]

Personal life

In 2001, Bateman married Mark Fluent, with whom she has two children. An outspoken supporter of net neutrality,[24] she testified before the United States Senate Commerce Committee in support of it in 2008.[25]

Bateman earned a degree in computer science and digital media management from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2016.[26]

Bateman is a licensed pilot of single-engine planes and a certified scuba diver.[27]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982–1989	Family Ties	Mallory Keaton	176 episodes Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (1986 and 1987) Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Comedy Series
1984	It's Your Move	Debbie	Episode: "Pajama Party"
	Tales from the Darkside	Susan 'Pookie' Anderson	Episode: "Mookie and Pookie"
1985	ABC Afterschool Special	Sara White	Episode: "First the Egg"
	Right to Kill?	Deborah Jahnke	Television movie
	Family Ties Vacation	Mallory Keaton	Television movie
1986	Can You Feel Me Dancing?	Karin Nichols	Television movie
1988	Satisfaction	Jennie Lee
	Mickey's 60th Birthday	Mallory Keaton	Television movie
1990	The Fatal Image	Megan Brennan	Television movie
1990	The Closer	Jessica Grant
1992	Deadbolt	Marty Hiller	Television movie
	In the Eyes of a Stranger	Lynn Carlson	Television movie
	Primary Motive	Darcy Link
	How Can I Tell If I'm Really In Love	Herself	Educational classroom video
1993	Beware of Dog	Linda Irving
	The Night We Never Met	Janet Beehan
1994	Terror in the Night	Robin Andrews	Television movie
	Another Woman	Lisa Temple	Television movie
1995	A Bucket of Blood	Carla	Television movie
1996	The Acting Thing	Unknown	Short film
	God's Lonely Man	Meradith
	Kiss & Tell	Molly McMannis
	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	Sarah/Zara	4 episodes
	Men Behaving Badly	Sarah Stretten	22 episodes
1997	Highball	Sandy
1999	Rugrats	Art Patron	Episode: "Opposites Attract"/"The Art Museum"
	Say You'll Be Mine	Chelsea
2002	Ozzy & Drix	Rota	Episode: "Gas of Doom"
2003	Out of Order	Annie	6 episodes Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
2004	Still Standing	Terry	3 episodes
	Humor Me	Paula	Television movie
	The Hollywood Mom's Mystery	Lucy Freers	Television movie
2005	Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula	Attia, Imperial Courtesan	Short film
2006	Arrested Development	Nellie Bluth	Episode: "Family Ties"
	The TV Set	Natalie Klein
	To Have and to Hold	Meg	TV movie
	Men in Trees	Lynn Barstow	10 episodes
2007	Hybrid	Andrea	Television movie
2008, 2012	Desperate Housewives	Ellie Leonard	5 episodes
	Californication	Mrs. Patterson	2 episodes
	Easy to Assemble	Justine Bateman	12 episodes
2009	Psych	Victoria	Episode: "Tuesday the 17th"
	Celebrity Ghost Stories	Herself	Episode: "1.7"
2010	Private Practice	Sydney	Episode: "Short Cuts"
2011	Criminal Minds: Suspect Behaviour	Margaret	Episode: "See No Evil"
2013	Modern Family	Angela	Episode: "The Future Dunphys"
	Deep Dark Canyon	Cheryl Cavanaugh
2021	Violet		Director, writer, producer

References

Further reading

• Dye, David. Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914-1985. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1988, p. 13.

External links

• Justine Bateman at IMDb
• Her film project site
• Her college blog, done as tanya77

На других языках

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[de] Justine Bateman

Justine Bateman (* 19. Februar 1966 in Rye, New York) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

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- [en] Justine Bateman

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[ru] Бейтман, Жюстин

Жюстин Таня Бейтман (англ. Justine Tanya Bateman; род. 9 февраля 1966) — американская актриса, сценарист и продюсер.

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