Kat Coiro

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Kat Coiro is an American film and television director. She directed Marry Me (2022) and You, Me & Tuscany (2026),[1] and has directed and produced television pilots including Matlock, Marvel's She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,[2] and The Spiderwick Chronicles.[3]

Early life

Coiro was born in Manhattan to Peter Eves and Gina Cunningham-Eves, and is of English and Italian descent.[4][5] Her sister, Emmy Eves worked as an art director on Coiro's first film.[4]

She attended boarding school at Interlochen Arts Academy[5] before studying theater and Russian history at Carnegie Mellon University. She later studied directing at the Moscow Art Theatre in Russia before moving to Los Angeles to pursue filmmaking.[5]

Career

Coiro has worked as an actress, appearing in commercials and television series including Charmed , Judging Amy, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent amongst others.[6]

Film

She began her filmmaking career directing independent micro-budget feature films, including L!fe Happens (2011), starring Krysten Ritter, and And While We Were Here (2012), starring Kate Bosworth which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was shot in Italy.[7]

Coiro later moved into studio filmmaking with the Universal Pictures romantic comedy Marry Me (2022), starring Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson.[8]

In 2026, Coiro directed the romantic comedy You, Me & Tuscany for Universal Pictures, starring Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page. It was filmed in Tuscany, Italy.[9]

Television

Coiro has directed and executive produced several television pilots and series. She directed and executive produced the pilot for the CBS reboot of Matlock, starring Kathy Bates. [10]

She also directed the pilot episodes of Marvel Studios' She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Peacock's Girls5eva,[11] and Pop TV's Florida Girls.[12]

For Roku's adaptation of The Spiderwick Chronicles, Coiro directed the first two episodes and served as executive producer.[3] The premiere episode, "Welcome to Spiderwick," earned her a nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs at the Directors Guild of America Awards.[13]

Additional episodic directing credits include Modern Family, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Dead to Me, Shameless, Mozart in the Jungle, and Single Parents.[14][15]

Personal life

Coiro is married to actor Rhys Coiro, whom she directed in Life Happens and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. They have three children and live in Los Angeles.[4][16]

Coiro serves on the board of Habits of Waste,[17] has been involved in sustainability initiatives including #LightsCameraPlastic,[18] and she has worked with the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge.[19]

Credits

Television

Year Title Notes Reference(s)
2014 Slouching Towards Adulthood Pilot for NBC based on Sally Koslow's book. [20][21]
2015 Splitting the Difference Pilot for ABC based on Tre Miller Rodriguez's memoir. [22]
2016 Untitled Kat Coiro Pilot for ABC based on growing up above a Haitian Restaurant in Miami Beach. [23][24]
2017 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce [25]
2017 Alone Together ABC Freeform
2017 The Mick 5 episodes [26]
2017 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1 episode
2017 Mozart in the Jungle 1 episode
2018 Sideswiped 2 episodes
2018 Florida Girls Pilot + 3 episodes
2018 Daddy Issues Pilot
2018 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 4 episodes
2018 Shameless 1 episode
2018 Modern Family 1 episode
2018 The Kids Are Alright 1 episode
2018–2019 Single Parents 2 episodes
2019 Dead to Me 2 episodes
2021 Girls5eva Pilot; also co-executive producer
2022 She-Hulk: Attorney at Law 6 episodes; 9 executive producer [2]
2024–present The Spiderwick Chronicles 2 episodes; 8 executive producer [3]
2024-present Matlock 12 episodes; 32 executive producer

Films

Year Title Director Writer Producer
2011 L!fe Happens Yes Yes Co-producer
2012 And While We Were Here Yes Yes Yes
2013 A Case of You Yes No No
2022 Marry Me Yes No No
2026 You, Me & Tuscany Yes No No
TBA The Husband's Secret[6] Yes No No
TBA Foreign Relations Yes No No

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Grobar, Justin Kroll,Matt (March 27, 2025). "Halle Bailey And Regé-Jean Page To Star in 'Italianna' From Universal And Will Packer, Kat Coiro Directing With Ryan Engle Writing Script". Deadline. Retrieved May 28, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kroll, Justin (September 15, 2020). "Marvel's 'She-Hulk' Series at Disney Plus Lands Kat Coiro As Director And EP". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Adreeva, Nellie (May 11, 2022). "'The Spiderwick Chronicles': Kat Coiro To Direct First Two Episodes Of Disney+ Series". Variety. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Staff (February 7, 2019). "Life Happens director Kat Coiro a Miami girl". Miami Herald. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Guzman, Camille Lamb (April 12, 2012). "L!fe Happens director Kat Coiro grew up at South Beach's Tap Tap". Miami New Times. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
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  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Indiewire (April 7, 2012). "Meet the 2012 Tribeca Filmmakers #11: 'While We Were Here' Director Kat Coiro". IndieWire. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.McCarthy, Todd (February 10, 2022). "'Marry Me' Review: Jennifer Lopez & Owen Wilson Star In Far-Fetched Romantic Comedy". Deadline. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Director Kat Coiro on the Joy and Chaos of 'You, Me & Tuscany'". NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Andreeva, Nellie (September 23, 2024). "'Matlock' Off To Strong Start With 7.73M Viewers, Sets 5-Year Non-Super Bowl Premiere High For CBS". Deadline. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kat Coiro To Direct 'Girls5eva' Pilot For Peacock And Tina Fey". Yahoo Entertainment. October 2, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fienberg, Daniel (July 10, 2019). "'Florida Girls': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Spiderwick Chronicles Awards". www.imdb.com. May 28, 2026. Retrieved May 28, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kat Coiro". Free The Bid. Archived from the original on May 5, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.habitsofwaste.org https://habitsofwaste.org/about/board-members/. Retrieved May 29, 2026. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Director Kat Coiro on Superheroes, Sustainability & Self-Care". Rose Inc. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Easterseals Disability Film Challenge Celebrates 12 Years of Advocacy for Disability Inclusion | Easterseals Disability & Community Services". socal.easterseals.com. January 24, 2025. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nellie Andreeva (November 6, 2012). "NBC Buys Family Comedies From Writers Jeff Lowell And Kat Coiro". Deadline.
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."NBC Adapting Sally Koslow's 'Slouching Toward Adulthood'". The Hollywood Reporter. November 5, 2012.
  22. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nellie Andreeva (October 9, 2014). "ABC Buys Mother-Daughter Comedy From Kat Coiro & Eva Longoria". Deadline.
  23. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Andreeva, Nellie (September 11, 2015). "ABC Buys Autobiographical Kat Coiro Family Comedy Set In South Beach". Deadline. Archived from the original on October 24, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  24. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Untitled Kat Coiro Comedy - Production & Contact Info | IMDbPro".
  25. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."NBC Adapting Sally Koslow's 'Slouching Toward Adulthood'". The Hollywood Reporter. November 5, 2012.
  26. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Mick" The Fire (TV Episode 2017), retrieved January 12, 2017

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