Lorene Scafaria

Biography

Lorene Scafaria (born May 1, 1978) is an American filmmaker, playwright, musician, and actress. She wrote and directed the films Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012), The Meddler (2015), and Hustlers (2019), as well as writing the film Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008). Scafaria directed the Succession (2018–2023) episodes "Too Much Birthday", "Honeymoon States", and "Living+". She earned nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for "Too Much Birthday" and "Living+", in addition to a nomination for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series for "Too Much Birthday". Description above from the Wikipedia article Lorene Scafaria, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Directed

1. Hustlers (2019) — Director
2. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012) — Director
3. Succession (2018) — Director
4. New Girl (2011) — Director
5. The Meddler (2016) — Director
6. I Love LA (2025) — Director
7. Jonty — Director
8. Untitled Alice in Wonderland Musical — Director

Also appeared in

1. Coherence (2014) — Lee
2. Succession (2018) — Director
3. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) — Drunk Girl in Yugo
4. The Nines (2007) — Game Night Guest
5. Bo Burnham: Make Happy (2016) — Self
6. Halftime (2022) — Self
7. Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) — Self
8. Bullet in the Brain (2001) — Student
9. Big Helium Dog (1999) — Chastity
10. Mayhem Motel (2001) — Abby