a jury award at South by Southwest in 2007. Breaking the Girls In 2011 Babbit began production on Breaking the Girls, a thriller film written by Mark Distefano and Guinevere Turner. It was released in 2012. Television Babbit has directed and produced episodes of several television programs including Popular, United States of Tara, The Bernie Mac Show, Malcolm in the Middle, Nip/Tuck, Gilmore Girls, Castle, Alias, Ugly Betty, Dirty Sexy Money, Drop Dead Diva, Looking, Girls, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and The L Word. She enjoys working in television because it helps her to "keep her skills up". She has said that because television directors have less overall responsibility than film directors, she is able to concentrate on working with actors. Television work also enables her to earn money while pursuing her long-term goals of making feature films. Personal life Babbit lives in Los Angeles. She has two daughters, Finley and Ryder, with her former partner, producer Andrea Sperling. Filmography Director Film 1996: Frog Crossing (short) 1999: Sleeping Beauties (short) 1999: But I'm a Cheerleader 2001: Stuck (short) 2004: A Memoir to My Former Self (short) 2005: The Quiet 2007: Itty Bitty Titty Committee 2012: Made in Cleveland (segment "Fucking Cleveland") 2012: Breaking the Girls 2015: Addicted to Fresno 2020: The Stand In Television 1999: Undressed 1999–2001: Popular (8 episodes) (Producer – Season Finale) 2001: Maybe It's Me (4 episodes) 2001: The Bernie Mac Show (2 episodes) 2001–2007: Gilmore Girls (18 episodes) 2002: Ed 2002–2003: Malcolm in the Middle (3 episodes) 2003: Miss Match 2003–2004 Nip/Tuck (3 episodes) 2004: Wonderfalls 2006: Alias 2006: Ugly Betty 2007–2008: The L Word (3 episodes) 2007: The Riches (2 episodes – Season Finale) 2007: Gossip Girl 2007–2008: Dirty Sexy Money (3 episodes) 2007: Notes from the Underbelly (2 episodes) 2008: Swingtown (2 episodes) 2009: 90210 (2 episodes) 2009–2010: Drop Dead Diva (6 episodes) 2010: The Middle (3 episodes) 2010: United States of Tara (4 episodes) 2011: Mr. Sunshine (1 episode) 2012: Revenge (1 episode) 2014–2017: Girls (4 episodes) 2014: Married (2 episodes) 2014–2015: Looking (2 episodes) 2015–2017: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (4 episodes) 2015–2016: The Grinder (2 episodes) 2016: Supergirl (1 episode: "Childish Things") 2016–2018: Silicon Valley (8 episodes) 2017: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (3 episodes) 2017: Girlboss (3 episodes) 2017: The Orville (1 episode, "Cupid's Dagger") 2017: Ghosted (1 episode, "Sam") 2018: Santa Clarita Diet (1 episode, "Subspicous Objects") 2018: Sorry for Your Loss