Wrote and directed first comic short, "It's Richard I Love" while attending Columbia University; later aired on PBS' "American Playhouse"

First feature credit as production assistant on "A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy"

Wrote, directed and acted in short film, "Angry"; premiered at the Sundance Film Festival

Wrote and directed independent feature "Walking and Talking"; premiered at the Sundance Film Festival

Began directing TV shows, including episodes of "Sex & the City" (HBO) and "L.A. Doctors" (CBS)

Directed and scripted second film, "Lovely & Amazing"; screened at Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals

Directed several episodes of the HBO funeral drama, "Six Feet Under"

Helmed "Friends with Money," a drama about three married women, their husbands, and their lone single friend; earned an Independent Spirit Award Nomination for Best Screenplay