Justine Bateman is an American actress and filmmaker. Her 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.
Bateman was born to Victoria Elizabeth, a former flight attendant for Pan Am who was originally from Shrewsbury in the United Kingdom, and Kent Bateman. She is the older sister of actor Jason Bateman.
Growing up, Bateman idolized actresses such as Jeanne Moreau, Charlotte Rampling and Anna Magnani. 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."
| Date of Birth | 19th February 1966 |
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| Age | 58 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Country | United States of America |
| Current City | Rye |
| Birth Place | Rye |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Language | English |
| Reference | IMDB |
| Education |
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| University of California, Los Angeles, William Howard Taft Charter High School |
| Occupation | actor, television actor, film actor, film director, screenwriter |
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