Scarlett Johannsson plays a graduate student from a modest background who becomes a nanny for a fabulously rich New York family in this movie version of the bestselling novel. She is both impressed and intimidated by the selfish, glamorous Mrs. X (Laura Linney), her employer, and cares deeply about the little boy (Nicholas Art) she works with. But she is frustrated: How can she get his mother and workaholic father to pay attention to this child? While she struggles with this question, she juggles her studies and an attraction to a hot Harvard student. Directed by Robert Pulcini. With Chris Evans and Alicia Keys. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Shari Springer Berman in The Nanny Diaries
Harvey Pekar (Paul Giamatti) is a file clerk with a dead-end job and an unsatisfying life. A chance meeting with Robert Crumb (James Urbaniak), a greeting card artist turned comic book illustrator, convinces Harvey to create his own comic centered on his working-class existence. The underground success of his work connects him with Joyce Brabner (Hope Davis), his soul mate through years spent as an independent icon. Directed by Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman. With Chris Ambrose, Joey Krajcar, Cameron Carter and the real Harvey Pekar. Categories: Biography, Comedy, Drama. Year: 2003.
Shari Springer Berman in American Splendor