Miranda July

Miranda July (born Miranda Jennifer Grossinger; February 15, 1974) is an American film director, screenwriter, actress, and author. She is known for her work in film, fiction, monologue, digital presentations, and live performance art. July wrote, directed, and starred in the films Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005), The Future (2011), and Kajillionaire (2020). She has also authored several works, including the book of short stories No One Belongs Here More Than You (2007), the collection of nonfiction short stories It Chooses You (2011), and the novel The First Bad Man (2015). Born in Barre, Vermont, in 1974, July grew up in a family of writers and artists. She is the cousin of American ballerina Skylar Brandt.