Marielle Heller

You might have heard the name, Marielle Heller. She is an American writer, director, and actress. Heller was one of the casts of Netflix's miniseries, The Queen's Gambit. The show became the most-watched scripted miniseries upon its release.

Marielle has been working in the entertainment industry since 2001. She is best known for directing movies like The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Can You Ever Forgive Me? and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.

Marielle Heller Husband

The 41-year-old, Marielle Heller has been married to Jorma Taccone since June 30, 2007. The couple first met at UCLA around 1997 while studying acting.

After dating for 10 years, Heller and Taccone exchanged their wedding vows, where Jorma's best friend, Andy Samberg was also present.

Marielle and Jorma has been married for 13 years, while they have spent 23 years together. The couple shares two children, a son, and a daughter.

Their first child, a son named, Wylie Red Heller Taccone was born December 12, 2014. Similarly, their second child, a daughter was born in August 2020.

Know about Jorma Taccone

Jorma Taccone is a comedian, director, actor, and writer. He co-wrote and debuted as a director for the 2010 SNL spinoff film, MacGruber. Likewise, he co-wrote, co-starred, and directed the 2016 musical comedy Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.

Taccone's father, Tony Taccone works as the artistic director of the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Jorma graduated with a BA in Theater from UCLA in 2000. He appeared in a cameo role in the 2013 movie, Grown Ups 2 where actor Adam Sandler and Maya Rudolph acted.

Further, Jorma's television credits include Girls, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Bless the Harts, etc. As a director, he has worked in two episodes for Parks and Recreation.

Net Worth

Marielle Heller has a net worth of $5 million as per celebrity net worth. She gained wide recognition after directing the 2015 movie, The Diary of a Teenage Girl. Heller's breakthrough acting role came with the 2020 mini-series, The Queen's Gambit. She appeared alongside Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Camp, Chloe Pirrie, etc.

Further, she directed Tom Hanks in the 2019 movie, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. The film collected $68.3 million at the box-office against the production budget of $25 million.

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Heller has also acted in a few movies including 2014, A Walk Among the Tombstones. The film made a box-office collection of $62.1 million. Further, Marielle earns a decent sum of money from various endeavors. Additionally, she has written a biography as well.

Talking about Heller's spouse, Jorma's net worth is $7 million. He has won three Writers Guild of America Awards. Likewise, Jorma has been nominated for eight Primetime Emmy Awards a Grammy Award.