Justine Bateman

 Justine Tanya Bateman, born February 19, 1966 is an American director and writer. Her past acting work included Family Ties and Satisfaction, Men Behaving Badly and The TV Set. Her feature film debut as director, Violet, starring Olivia Munn, Luke Bracey, and Justin Theroux, premiered at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival. Bateman also produced, wrote and directed the short film Five Minutes, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.Bateman was born in Rye New York] to Victoria Elizabeth, a former flight attendant at Pan Am who was originally from the United Kingdom, and Kent Bateman.She is the older sibling of actor Jason Bateman.She was a student at Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California. Bateman was unable to attend college due to contractual obligations with Family Ties. Bateman claimed that she was informed by the show's Line producer Carol Himes, "You're under contract to Paramount Studios.