Career

Bateman at the 1987 Primetime Emmy Awards

Acting

Television

Bateman's most prominent acting role began when she was a teenager, playing the role of superficial Mallory Keaton on the television sitcom Family Ties in 1982; she continued the role throughout the show's run which ended in 1989.[4] In 1984, Bateman starred in the episode, "Mookie and Pookie" from the Tales from the Darkside series. She hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live during its 13th season in 1988.[1]

The following year she ceased her Family Ties role, for which she was nominated for two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.[5]

In 1996, she guest starred on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as the character Sarah/Zara in four episodes — two at the end of season 3, and two at the beginning of season 4.[1] In the 1996-97 NBC American version of the British TV comedy Men Behaving Badly,[6] featuring Rob Schneider and Ron Eldard, she starred as Sarah, Eldard's character's girlfriend.[1] Bateman returned to TV with the 2003 Showtime mini-series Out of Order, alongside Eric Stoltz, Felicity Huffman and Bill Macy.[7]

In the third season Arrested Development episode "Family Ties," which was broadcast in February 2006,[8] her character is initially believed to be Michael Bluth's sister, but she turns out to be a prostitute taken advantage of by his father, and pimped by his brother. Michael Bluth was played by Bateman's brother Jason.[9]

Recurring roles included Men in Trees and Still Standing, and Desperate Housewives.

Feature films

In 1988, Bateman starred in the lead role in the motion picture Satisfaction.[1] The film, about an all-girl musical band, also featured Julia Roberts and Liam Neeson. Bateman starred as the lead vocalist and also performed the vocals on the soundtrack. Other films include The Night We Never Met, with Matthew Broderick, and The TV Set, with David Duchovny and Sigourney Weaver.

Other media

She has acted in several web series. She acted in John August's Remnants, Illeana Douglas’ IKEA-sponsored Easy to Assemble[10][11] (for which in 2010 Bateman was among the winners of the Streamy Award for Best Ensemble Cast and was nominated for a Streamy Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Web-Series),[12] and Anthony Zuiker's digi-novel series Level 26: Dark Prophecy, in which she plays a tarot card reader.[13]

Theater

Bateman's theater experience includes Arthur Miller's The Crucible (Roundabout Theater), David Mamet's Speed the Plow (Williamstown Theater Fest), and Frank Wedekind's Lulu (Berkeley Rep).[citation needed]

Producer

Bateman with Irina Slutsky (left) and Felicia Day at IAWTV meeting during Digital Hollywood 2009.

In the fall of 2007, Bateman helped produce the Speechless campaign in support of the Writers Guild of America strike. In 2004, she also launched FM78.tv, a digital production company[3][14] which became the digital production and consulting company Section 5.[citation needed] Her producing credits include the film shorts Z and Five Minutes,as well as Easy to Assemble, which garnered more than 5.1 million views during its second season.[6]

Bateman also co-produced and co-presented with fashion maven Kelly Cutrone on their internet talk show Wake Up and Get Real (WUAGR).[15] Described as an alternative to the television series The View, WUAGR was last broadcast in June 2011.[16]

Writer

Bateman wrote her directorial debut, Five Minutes. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2017 [17]. She made her first script sale to Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place.[18] She also co-wrote the adaptation of Lisi Harrison's teenage book series The Clique for a Warner Bros. internet series.[14] Bateman's first book, FAME, a non-fiction about the life cycle of fame and society’s strong need for it, was scheduled to be published in 2018 by Akashic Books.[19]

Director

Her directorial debut, Five Minutes, was an official selection at various film festivals, including the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.

Other work

During a hiatus from the entertainment business, Bateman established a clothing design company in 2000. She managed it until its closure in 2003. Justine Bateman Designs was known for one-of-a-kind hand knits. It sold to BendelsNY, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Fred Segal.[20]

She served on the National Board of Directors of the Screen Actors Guild[21] until July 2009, when she resigned just before the end of her initial three-year term.[22]

Personal life

Bateman dated Leif Garrett in the late 1980s.[23]

In 2001, Bateman married Mark Fluent, with whom she has two children. Bateman is an outspoken supporter of net neutrality.[24] In 2008, Bateman testified before the United States Senate Commerce Committee in support of net neutrality.[25]

Bateman is a licensed pilot of single-engine planes and a certified scuba diver.[26]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982-1989	Family Ties	Mallory Keaton	176 episodes Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Comedy Series
1984	It's Your Move	Debbie	Episode: "Pajama Party"
	Tales from the Darkside	Susan 'Pookie' Anderson	Episode: "Mookie and Pookie"
1985	ABC Afterschool Special	Sara White	Episode: "First the Egg"
	Right to Kill?	Deborah Jahnke	Television movie
	Family Ties Vacation	Mallory Keaton	Television movie
1986	Can You Feel Me Dancing?	Karin Nichols	Television movie
1988	Satisfaction	Jennie Lee
	Mickey's 60th Birthday	Mallory Keaton	Television movie
1990	The Fatal Image	Megan Brennan	Television movie
1990	The Closer	Jessica Grant
1992	Deadbolt	Marty Hiller	Television movie
	In the Eyes of a Stranger	Lynn Carlson	Television movie
	Primary Motive	Darcy Link
	How Can I Tell If I'm Really In Love	Herself	Educational classroom video
1993	Beware of Dog	Linda Irving
	The Night We Never Met	Janet Beehan
1994	Terror in the Night	Robin	Television movie
	Another Woman	Lisa Temple	Television movie
1995	A Bucket of Blood	Carla	Television movie
1996	The Acting Thing	Unknown	Short film
	God's Lonely Man	Meradith
	Kiss & Tell	Molly McMannis
	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	Sarah/Zara	4 episodes
	Men Behaving Badly	Sarah Stretten	22 episodes
1997	Highball	Sandy
1999	Rugrats	Art Patron	Episode: "Opposites Attract"/"The Art Museum"
	Say You'll Be Mine	Chelsea
2002	Ozzy & Drix	Rota	Episode: "Gas of Doom"
2003	Out of Order	Annie	6 episodes Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or Television Film
2004	Still Standing	Terry	3 episodes
	Humor Me	Paula	Television movie
	The Hollywood Mom's Mystery	Lucy Freers	Television movie
2005	Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula	Attia, Imperial Courtesan	Short film
2006	Arrested Development	Nellie Bluth	Episode: "Family Ties"
	The TV Set	Natalie Klein
	To Have and to Hold	Meg	TV movie
	Men in Trees	Lynn Barstow	10 episodes
2007	Hybrid	Andrea	Television movie
2008, 2012	Desperate Housewives	Ellie Leonard	5 episodes
	Californication	Mrs. Patterson	2 episodes
	Easy to Assemble	Justine Bateman	12 episodes
2009	Psych	Victoria	Episode: "Tuesday the 17th"
	Celebrity Ghost Stories	Herself	Episode: "1.7"
2010	Private Practice	Sydney	Episode: "Short Cuts"
2011	Criminal Minds: Suspect Behaviour	Margaret	Episode: "See No Evil"
2013	Modern Family	Angela	Episode: "The Future Dunphys"
	Deep Dark Canyon	Cheryl Cavanaugh

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