Stella Meghie Biography
Stella Meghie is a screenwriter and director from Canada. Her feature films include Jean of the Joneses, Everything, Everything, The Weekend, and The Photograph. Meghie has also directed episodes of TV shows such as Grown-ish, Insecure, and First Wives Club. I Wanna Dance With Somebody, a Whitney Houston biopic, is set to be directed by her.
How old is Stella Meghie? – Age
She was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her date of birth is not known to the public.
Stella Meghie Family – Education
Meghie was born to Jamaican immigrant parents. She studied writing at the University of Waterloo before working as a public relations agent in New York City’s fashion industry. She left her job in 2007 to return to school and earned a degree in screenwriting from the University of Westminster.
Stella Meghie Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $1 Million.
Stella Meghie Everything, Everything
She is the director of the 2017 American romantic drama film Everything, Everything. The film stars Amandla Stenberg and Nick Robinson and was produced by Elysa Dutton and Leslie Morgenstein. It follows Maddy Whittier, a young woman with a serious medical condition that prevents her from leaving her home, and her neighbor Olly Bright, who wants to help her experience life, and they fall in love.
Principal photography began on September 6, 2016, in Vancouver, British Columbia, and concluded on October 7, 2016. Warner Bros. Pictures released the film on May 19, 2017. Critics gave it mixed reviews, with praise going to the two lead actors but harsh criticism going to the screenplay. Despite this, it was a huge commercial success, grossing $61 million worldwide on a $10 million production budget.
Stella Meghie Career
Meghie made her feature film debut in 2016 with Jean of the Joneses, an indie comedy-drama that premiered at the SXSW Film Festival. In 2017, the film was nominated for Best First Screenplay at the Independent Spirit Awards and received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards. Meghie was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay.
Meghie began working on studio features after her first film. In 2017, she directed the romance film Everything, Everything, based on the New York Times best-selling novel Everything, Everything. The film, which starred Amandla Stenberg and Nick Robinson, was a commercial success, grossing $61 million worldwide on a $10 million production budget. Meghie’s film The Weekend, her return to indie features, premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. The independent film was shot in less than two weeks from a script Meghie had written years before.
The Photograph, Meghie’s fourth feature film, will be released in 2020. Meghie’s grandmother, who reconnected with a daughter she hadn’t seen in nearly thirty years, inspired the film. The film, which starred Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield, received generally positive reviews and grossed $20 million. Meghie is now set to direct I Wanna Dance With Somebody, a Whitney Houston biopic for Sony Pictures. Naomi Ackie will play Houston in the film. Anthony McCarten will pen the screenplay.
Stella Meghie Movies
♦ 2016 – Jean of the Joneses
♦ 2017 – Everything, Everything
♦ 2018 – The Weekend
♦ 2020 – The Photograph
♦ 2022 – I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Stella Meghie TV Shows
♦ 2018-2019 – Grown-ish
♦ 2017 – Insecure
♦ 2018 – First Wives Club