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# German submarine U-2356

German submarine U-2356 was a Type XXIII U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was ordered on 20 September 1944, and was laid down on 21 October 1944 at Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg, as yard number 510. She was launched on 19 December 1944 and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Friedrich Hartel on 12 January 1945.

## Design

Like all Type XXIII U-boats, U-2356 had a displacement of 234 tonnes (230 long tons) when at the surface and 258 tonnes (254 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 34.68 m (113 ft 9 in) (o/a), a beam width of 3.02 m (9 ft 11 in) (o/a), and a draught depth of 3.66 m (12 ft). The submarine was powered by one MWM six-cylinder RS134S diesel engine providing 575–630 metric horsepower (423–463 kilowatts; 567–621 shaft horsepower), one AEG GU4463-8 double-acting electric motor electric motor providing 580 PS (430 kW; 570 shp), and one BBC silent running CCR188 electric motor providing 35 PS (26 kW; 35 shp).
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 9.7 knots (18.0 km/h; 11.2 mph) and a submerged speed of 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph). When submerged, the boat could operate at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) for 194 nautical miles (359 km; 223 mi); when surfaced, she could travel 2,600 nautical miles (4,800 km; 3,000 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph). U-2356 was fitted with two 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes in the bow. She could carry two preloaded torpedoes. The complement was 14–18 men. This class of U-boat did not carry a deck gun.

## Service history

On 5 May 1945, U-2356 surrendered at Cuxhaven, Germany. She was later transferred to Lisahally, Northern Ireland on 21 June 1945. Of the 156 U-boats that eventually surrendered to the Allied forces at the end of the war, U-2356 was one of 116 selected to take part in Operation Deadlight. U-2356 was towed out and sank on 6 January 1946, by gunfire from the British destroyer HMS Onslaught.
The wreck now lies at 55°50′N 08°20′W﻿ / ﻿55.833°N 8.333°W﻿ / 55.833; -8.333.
# Charles D. Read

Sir Charles David Read FRCS FRCSE FRACS (22 December 1902 – 21 August 1957) was a New Zealand surgeon who specialised in obstetrics, gynaecology and pathology after moving to the United Kingdom.

## Early life and education

Read was born in Woodlands, in the province of Southland, New Zealand to businessman Joseph James and Elizabeth Brown Read. Read attended Southland Boys' High School and Otago Boys' High School. In 1920 he entered Otago Medical School in Dunedin and graduated four years later.

## Career

In 1926, after completing a residency at Dunedin Hospital, Read went to London. He served as secretary and vice-president of the obstetrical division of the Royal Society of Medicine, and became President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 1955. He was an honorary member of the American Association of Obstetricians, Gynaecologists and Abdominal Surgeons, the American Gynaecological Society, the South African Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, and the Athens Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society.
He edited the 5th edition of Edward Lockyer's Gynaecology with Douglas MacLeod, and he was engaged with MacLeod on a revision of Bonney's Textbook of Gynaecological Surgery.
He married twice, having two sons by each marriage. His first wife was Mabyn Gill, and his second wife was Dr F Edna Wilson, sister of the eminent Anglo-Irish surgeon T.G. Wilson.
Read died suddenly, aged 54, aboard his yacht on 21 August 1957. Lady Read died in 2003.
# Cylindrocladiella

Cylindrocladiella is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. There are 11 species.

## Species

* Cylindrocladiella brevicollis
* Cylindrocladiella camelliae
* Cylindrocladiella elegans
* Cylindrocladiella infestans
* Cylindrocladiella lageniformis
* Cylindrocladiella mangiferae
* Cylindrocladiella microcylindrica
* Cylindrocladiella novae-zelandiae
* Cylindrocladiella parva
* Cylindrocladiella tenuis
* Cylindrocladiella viticola
# CONSORT Colleges

CONSORT Colleges is a term used to refer to the consortium of four academic libraries in Ohio: Denison University, Kenyon College, Ohio Wesleyan University and The College of Wooster. The primary objective of this collaboration is to share the cost of library resources and services including: the CONSORT integrated library system; CONStor, a high density off-site storage facility; cooperative collection development; library technical services work flow redesign; and an information literacy tutorial.
The CONSORT Colleges along with Oberlin College comprise the Five Colleges of Ohio.

## CONSORT

CONSORT is the name of the combined integrated library system shared by the CONSORT Colleges. The system runs on the Millennium software product developed by Innovative Interfaces, Inc. CONSORT has been a member of OhioLINK since 1996.
# Fossarus lamellosus

Fossarus lamellosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae.

## Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off the Aldabra Atoll.
# Bulsara (crater)

Bulsara is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in May 2024, for British musician Farrokh Bulsara, better known as Freddie Mercury, lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen, who lived from 1946 to 1991.
Bulsara is located between Rembrandt to the east and Lennon to the west.
# Delvin (disambiguation)

Delvin is a town in County Westmeath, Ireland. Delvin may also refer to:
* Delvin (barony), a barony in County Westmeath, Ireland
* Delvin (civil parish), a civil parish in County Westmeath
* Delvin River, a river in County Dublin
* Delvin (name), people by the name
# Grue (river)

The Grue is a torrent in north-west Italy, a right tributary of the Scrivia, whose 32-kilometre (20 mi) course lies entirely within the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont.
The river’s source is at Bocchetta del Barillaro, at an elevation of 636 metres (2,087 ft) close to the watershed with the Val Borbera. The river follows a tortuous course through the Ligurian Apennines, and between the hills of Tortona, before entering the Po plain at Viguzzolo. From here its path is straighter and it debouches into the Scrivia near Castelnuovo Scrivia at 85 metres (279 ft) above sea level.
The communes through whose territory the Grue passes are Dernice, Garbagna, Avolasca, Casasco, Montemarzino, Montegioco, Cerreto Grue, Sarezzano, Viguzzolo, Berzano di Tortona, Tortona, and Castelnuovo Scrivia.
# Cercopimorpha sylva

Cercopimorpha sylva is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William Schaus in 1920. It is found in Costa Rica and Guatemala.
The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are dark slate, tinged with lilacine and with dark brown veins. The hindwings are fuscous, somewhat semihyaline through and beyond the cell. Adults have been recorded in forests during the day.
# German submarine U-2352

German submarine U-2352 was a Type XXIII U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was ordered on 20 September 1944, and was laid down on 9 October 1944 at Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg, as yard number 506. She was launched on 5 December 1944 and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Sigmund Budzyn on 11 January 1945.

## Design

Like all Type XXIII U-boats, U-2352 had a displacement of 234 tonnes (230 long tons) when at the surface and 258 tonnes (254 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 34.68 m (113 ft 9 in) (o/a), a beam width of 3.02 m (9 ft 11 in) (o/a), and a draught depth of3.66 m (12 ft). The submarine was powered by one MWM six-cylinder RS134S diesel engine providing 575–630 metric horsepower (423–463 kilowatts; 567–621 shaft horsepower), one AEG GU4463-8 double-acting electric motor electric motor providing 580 PS (430 kW; 570 shp), and one BBC silent running CCR188 electric motor providing 35 PS (26 kW; 35 shp).
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 9.7 knots (18.0 km/h; 11.2 mph) and a submerged speed of 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph). When submerged, the boat could operate at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) for 194 nautical miles (359 km; 223 mi); when surfaced, she could travel 2,600 nautical miles (4,800 km; 3,000 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph). U-2352 was fitted with two 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes in the bow. She could carry two preloaded torpedoes. The complement was 14 – 18 men. This class of U-boat did not carry a deck gun.

## Service history

On 5 May 1945, U-2352 was scuttled in the Hørup Hav, southeast of Sønderborg, as part of Operation Regenbogen. The wreck was later raised and broken up.
# Bosphorus Cup

Bosphorus Cup may refer to:
* Bosphorus Cup (figure skating), a figure skating competition
* International Bosphorus Cup, a horse race
# Cylindrocladiella parva

Cylindrocladiella parva is a fungal plant pathogen.
# Bellamy Road (horse)

Bellamy Road (foaled April 5, 2002) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2005 Wood Memorial Stakes. He was owned by the Kinsman Stable, the nom de course of George Steinbrenner, principal owner and managing partner of the New York Yankees baseball team.

## Career

Bellamy Road's first race was on August 3, 2004 at Delaware Park, where he came in first. He won his next race, the 2004 Cradle Stakes on September 6, 2004.
He competed in the 2004 Breeders' Futurity Stakes, but came in seventh. He rebounded with a win at Gulfstream Park on March 12, 2005, and then won the 2005 Wood Memorial Stakes. This proved to be the last win of his career.
He was considered a favorite for the 2005 Kentucky Derby, but finished seventh. He then ended his career with a second place finish in the 2005 Travers Stakes.

## Stud career

Bellamy Road's descendants include:
c = colt, f = filly, g = gelding
| Foaled | Name | Sex | Major Wins |
| 2008 | Toby's Corner | c | Wood Memorial Stakes |
| 2009 | Balance The Budget | g | Colonial Cup |
| 2013 | Constellation | f | La Brea Stakes |
| 2013 | Diversify | g | Whitney Stakes, Jockey Club Gold Cup |

## Pedigree

Pedigree of Bellamy Road (USA), 2002 :
| Sire Concerto (USA) 1994 | Chief's Crown (USA) 1982 | Danzig | Northern Dancer |
| Sire Concerto (USA) 1994 | Chief's Crown (USA) 1982 | Danzig | Pas De Nom |
| Sire Concerto (USA) 1994 | Chief's Crown (USA) 1982 | Six Crowns | Secretariat |
| Sire Concerto (USA) 1994 | Chief's Crown (USA) 1982 | Six Crowns | Chris Evert |
| Sire Concerto (USA) 1994 | Undeniably (USA) 1987 | In Reality | Intentionally |
| Sire Concerto (USA) 1994 | Undeniably (USA) 1987 | In Reality | My Dear Girl |
| Sire Concerto (USA) 1994 | Undeniably (USA) 1987 | Past Forgetting | Messenger of Song |
| Sire Concerto (USA) 1994 | Undeniably (USA) 1987 | Past Forgetting | Pastiche |
| Dam Hurry Home Hillary (USA) 1995 | Deputed Testamony (USA) 1980 | Traffic Cop | Traffic Judge |
| Dam Hurry Home Hillary (USA) 1995 | Deputed Testamony (USA) 1980 | Traffic Cop | Flight Bird |
| Dam Hurry Home Hillary (USA) 1995 | Deputed Testamony (USA) 1980 | Proof Requested | Prove It |
| Dam Hurry Home Hillary (USA) 1995 | Deputed Testamony (USA) 1980 | Proof Requested | Come On |
| Dam Hurry Home Hillary (USA) 1995 | Ten Cents a Turn (USA) 1990 | Cozzene | Caro |
| Dam Hurry Home Hillary (USA) 1995 | Ten Cents a Turn (USA) 1990 | Cozzene | Ride the Trails |
| Dam Hurry Home Hillary (USA) 1995 | Ten Cents a Turn (USA) 1990 | Rub Al Khali | Mr. Prospector |
| Dam Hurry Home Hillary (USA) 1995 | Ten Cents a Turn (USA) 1990 | Rub Al Khali | Arabian Dancer |
# Grosskurth

Grosskurth or Großkurth is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Kurt Großkurth (or Grosskurth; 1909–1975), German actor and singer
* Phyllis Grosskurth (1924–2015), Canadian academic, writer, and literary critic
# Canton of Arras-Nord

The Canton of Arras-Nord is a former canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 4 communes, which joined the canton of Arras-2 in 2015. It had a total of 20,334 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).

## Composition

The canton comprised 4 communes:
* Arras (partly)
* Athies
* Saint-Laurent-Blangy
* Saint-Nicolas
# Gino Tonev

Gino Kirilov Tonev (Bulgarian:Гиньо Кирилов Тонев) is a Bulgarian officer, lieutenant general.

## Biography

He was born on December 6, 1943, in Simeonovgrad. He studied at the Vasil Levski Military School in Veliko Tarnovo. He graduated in 1966 in the profile "tank-militia". He was a platoon commander in the 49th Motor Rifle Regiment in Simeonovgrad. In 1976 he graduated from the Military Academy in Sofia. He then became Chief of Staff of the 49th Motorized Rifle Regiment. He remained in this position until 1978, when he became Deputy Regiment Commander. He later became chief of the operations division of the Second Motorized Rifle Division. From 1983 to 1986 he was commander of the 96th Tank Regiment in Chirpan. From 1986 to 1988 he was commander of the 11th Tank Brigade (Bulgaria). He studied at the Kliment Voroshilov General Staff Academy in the USSR between 1988 and 1990. In the period 1990-1992 he was commander of the Second Motorized Rifle Division.
In 1992 he became the first deputy commander of the Third Army. He then served as chief of staff of the army. From December 2, 1994, to July 3, 1996, he was commander of the Third Army. On 3 May 1996 he was awarded the rank of Lieutenant General. He was relieved of the post of Commander of the Third Army on June 26, 1996 after which it became the Third Army Corps. He was then appointed Commander of the Land Forces of Bulgaria. On 24 August 1998 he was relieved of his post as Chief of the General Staff of the Land Forces and Commander of the Land Forces and appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Land Forces as of 1 September 1998. First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Bulgarian Army.
General Tonev was commander of the Bulgarian Land Forces from 1996 to 2000. On June 6, 2002, he was relieved of the post of First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Bulgarian Army (Bulgarian Armed Forces).
# 5-11

5-11 can refer to:
* May 11 (month-day date notation)
* 5 November (day-month date notation)
* 5th Battalion 11th Marines
# Cephas Matafi

Cephas Matafi (born May 24, 1971) is a Zimbabwean long-distance runner. He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where he finished in 58th place (2:26:17) in the men's marathon race. His personal best time is 2:15:14 hours, achieved in 1992. He is a two-time champion of the Paavo Nurmi Marathon (Turku) in Finland.

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Zimbabwe ||||||
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 58th | Marathon | 2:26:17 |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 22nd | Marathon | 2:24:13 |
# Dream Walkin'

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
Dream Walkin' is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on June 24, 1997, by Mercury Records and is his final album on the label. It was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies. Four singles were released from the album; in order of release, they were: "We Were in Love", "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying", "Dream Walkin'", and "Double Wide Paradise". Respectively, these reached #2, #2, #5, and #40 on the Hot Country Songs charts, making the first studio album of his career not to produce any Number One hits. After the album's release, Keith departed from Mercury Records, and signed contracts with Dreamworks Records in 1999.
"I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" was originally recorded by British rock artist Sting on his 1996 album Mercury Falling, from which it was released as a single. The version featured here is a duet with Sting, and is Sting's only entry on the country music charts.
"Jacky Don Tucker (Play by the Rules, Miss All the Fun)" was later included in the soundtrack to the 2006 film Broken Bridges, which was also Keith's debut as an actor. It was earlier included in the 2000 movie The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood!
A music video was filmed for "Tired", although it was not released as a single.

## Personnel

* Mike Brignardello – bass guitar on all tracks except "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying"
* Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
* Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
* Paul Franklin – steel guitar
* Owen Hale – drums
* Dann Huff – electric guitar
* Toby Keith – lead vocals
* Clayton Ivey – piano
* Michael Landau – electric guitar
* Brent Mason – electric guitar
* Steve Nathan – keyboards
* Brent Rowan – electric guitar
* Sting – bass guitar and duet vocals on "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying"
* Paul Thorn – background vocals on "Double Wide Paradise"
* Dennis Wilson – background vocals
* Curtis Wright – background vocals
* Curtis Young – background vocals

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000$^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||
# Bellamya (gastropod)

Bellamya is a genus of freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Viviparidae.
Bellamya is the type genus of the subfamily Bellamyinae.

## Distribution

The indigenous distribution of Bellamya includes Africa and Asia.

## Species

Species within the genus Bellamya include:
* Bellamya alberti (Cox, 1926) †
* Bellamya beijiangensis Yü & Zhang, 1982 †
* Bellamya campaniformis Bickel, 1976 †
* Bellamya capillata (Frauenfeld, 1865)
* Bellamya celsispiralis Gurung, Takayasu & Matsuoka, 1997 †
* Bellamya constricta (Martens, 1889)
* Bellamya contracta (Haas, 1934)
* Bellamya crassispiralis Annandale, 1921
* Bellamya crawshayi (Smith, 1893)
* Bellamya dagangensis Youluo, 1978 †
* Bellamya dissimilis (Mueller, 1774)
* Bellamya ecclesi (Crowley & Pain, 1964)
* Bellamya heudei guangdungensis (Kobelt, 1906)
* Bellamya hilmandensis (Kobelt, 1909)
* Bellamya jeffreysi (Frauenfeld, 1865)
* Bellamya jiangyouensis Yü, 1974 †
* Bellamya kowiayiensis (Brazier, 1886)
* Bellamya kweilinensis (Hsü, 1935) †
* Bellamya leopoldvillensis (Putzeys, 1898)
* Bellamya liberiana (Schepman, 1888)
* Bellamya micron Annandale, 1921
* Bellamya monardi (Haas, 1934)
* Bellamya mweruensis (Smith, 1893)
* Bellamya orlovi (Lindholm, 1932) †
* Bellamya pagodiformis (Smith, 1893)
* Bellamya phthinotropis (Martens, 1892)
* Bellamya retusa (Meek & Hayden, 1856) †
* Bellamya robertsoni (Frauenfeld, 1865)
* Bellamya rubicunda (Martens, 1879)
* Bellamya suzukii Matsuoka, 1985 †
* Bellamya tenuisculpta (von Martens, 1874) †
* Bellamya trochlearis (Martens, 1892)
* Bellamya unicolor (Olivier, 1804) - Bellamya duponti De Rochebrune, 1882 is the type species and it is probably synonym of Bellamya unicolor

### synonyms

* Bellamya bengalensis (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Filopaludina bengalensis (Lamarck, 1822)
* Bellamya chinensis (Reeve 1863): synonym of Cipangopaludina chinensis (Gray, 1834) - Chinese mystery snail
* Bellamya costulata (Martens, 1892): synonym of Bellamya constricta (von Martens, 1889) (a junior synonym)
* Bellamya crassa (Benson, 1836): synonym of Mekongia crassa (Benson, 1836) (a junior synonym)
* Bellamya jucunda (Smith, 1892): synonym of Bellamya constricta (von Martens, 1889) (a junior synonym)
* Bellamya manhongensis Zhang, Liu & Wang, 1981: synonym of Sinotaia manhongensis (W.-Z. Zhang, Y.-F. Liu & Y.-X. Wang, 1981) (original combination)
# Grossmann's gecko

Grossmann's gecko (Gekko grossmanni), also known commonly as the marbled gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.

## Etymology

The specific name, grossmanni, is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Grossmann.

## Geographic range

G. grossmanni is found in Khánh Hòa Province, southern Vietnam.

## Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. grossmanni is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 200 m (660 ft).

## Reproduction

G. grossmanni is oviparous.

## Taxonomy

G. grossmanni is a member of the G. petricolus species group.
# Big Slough

Big Slough may refer to:
* Big Slough, Alberta
* Big Slough Creek Bridge, Iowa
* Big Slough (Kingsbury County, South Dakota)
* Big Slough Reserve, near T. Mabry Carlton Reserve in Florida
* Big Slough Wilderness, Texas
# Clelia (given name)

Clelia is a feminine given name derived from the Latin Cloelia, associated with the root of the verb cluere "to have renown, fame," and the name therefore means "illustrious, famous." In Roman legend Cloelia was a maiden who was given to an Etruscan invader as a hostage, but managed to escape by swimming across the Tiber.

## People named Clelia

* Clelia Barbieri (1847–1870), Italian Catholic saint
* Clelia Grillo Borromeo (1684–1777), Italian mathematician, scientist, and countess
* Clelia Farnese (c. 1556 – 1613), daughter of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (1520–1589)
* Clelia Durazzo Grimaldi (1760–1830), Italian botanist and marchesa
* Clelia Haji-Ioannou (born 1970/1971), Cypriot billionaire
* Clelia Matania (1918–1981), Italian actress
* Clelia Duel Mosher (1863–1940), American hygienist and women's health advocate
* Clelia Maria Josepha (Giuseppina) Strepponi (1815–1897), Italian operatic soprano, wife of Giuseppe Verdi
* Lilian Mercedes Letona, known as Commander Clelia (1954–1983), Salvadoran guerrilla and revolutionary
* Clelia Lollini (1890–1963), Italian medical doctor
* Clelia Murphy (born 1975), Irish actress

## Fictional characters

* Clélia Conti, a character in the novel The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal
* Clélia, a character played by Sophie Marceau in the film La Fidélité
* Metastasio's libretto for "Il trionfo di Clelia" - opera set by Hasse, Gluck, and other composers
* Clelia Waldgrave, a character in "The Nerd," a two-act comedy written by American actor/playwright Larry Shue
# Delvin (name)

Delvin is both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Delvin Breaux (born 1989), American football player
* Delvin Brown (born 1979), American football defensive back
* Delvin Countess (born 1982), American soccer player
* Delvin Pinheiro Frederico (born 1995), Dutch professional footballer
* Delvin Goh (born 1995), Singaporean basketball player
* Delvin Lamar Hughley (born 1978), American football player
* Delvin James (born 1978), American football player
* Delvin Joyce (born 1978), American football player
* Delvin Miller (1913–1996), harness racing driver, trainer, and owner
* Delvin Myles (born 1972), American football player
* Delvin N'Dinga (born 1988), Congolese footballer
* Delvin Pérez (born 1998), Puerto Rican baseball infielder
* Delvin Rodríguez (born 1980), Dominican boxer
* Delvin Rumbino (born 1995), Indonesian footballer
* Delvin Thoma (born 1983), Nauruan politician
* Delvin Williams (born 1951), American football player
* Jean Delvin (1853–1922), Belgian painter
* Jerome Delvin (born 1956), American politician
# Laurie Collyer

Laurie Collyer (born 1967) is an American film director and screenwriter.

## Biography

Born in Summit, New Jersey, she grew up in Mountainside, New Jersey and attended Oberlin College. After working at a series of odd jobs, she went to film school at New York University. She is best known for writing and directing Sherrybaby, for which actress Maggie Gyllenhaal received a Golden Globe nomination. She also directed the film Nuyorican Dream in 1999. She is in development to direct a film based on the story of Julia Butterfly Hill and the redwood tree Luna, which is to star Rachel Weisz. She has also written the screenplay of an upcoming adaptation of Sara Zarr's novel Story of a Girl.
In 2013, she directed Sunlight Jr., starring Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon. In 2015, she directed The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, which stars Kelli Garner, Susan Sarandon, Emily Watson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Eva Amurri Martino. In 2018, she directed a comedy-drama Furlough, starring Tessa Thompson, Melissa Leo, and Whoopi Goldberg.