Molly Shannon shared a touching tribute to director Jeff Baena on Sunday following his dying on Friday.
Filmmaker Jeff, 47, died by suicide contained in the Los Angeles residence he shared together with his actress spouse Aubrey Plaza, 40.
Actress Molly, 60, had starred in Baena’s movies The Little Hours and Life After Beth alongside Aubrey.
For her poignant tribute Molly posted a sequence of images of the 2 of them with the caption merely that includes a damaged coronary heart emoji.
Her publish highlighted their bond with snaps from through the years as all of them hung out along with Audrey too and different solid members.
Shannon additionally starred in Horse Lady a 2020 movie from Baena.
Molly Shannon shared a touching tribute to director Jeff Baena on Sunday following his dying on Friday
Actress Molly, 60, had starred in Baena’s movies The Little Hours and Life After Beth alongside Aubrey
Filmmaker Jeff, 47, died by suicide contained in the Los Angeles residence he shared together with his actress spouse Aubrey Plaza, 40
Filmmaker Jeff died by suicide contained in the Los Angeles residence he shared together with his actress spouse Aubrey.
In an replace after his dying on Friday, the LA County Medical Examiner’s Workplace stated he died by hanging at their Los Feliz property.
Baena’s physique was found by an assistant within the residence they bought in 2022 and officers responded to the house at 10:25 am, the Los Angeles Hearth Division advised DailyMail.com.
‘Dying was decided for an roughly 47-year previous male, no transport,’ they stated in a press release.
‘We responded to the 2100 block of Fern Dale Place for a dying investigation. Officers responded for a male decedent,’ the Los Angeles Police Division added. The Life After Beth director was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
Baena’s household advised Deadline that they’re devastated by the information and are asking for privateness presently.
The pair have been final seen collectively on a hike this previous summer season, six months earlier than his tragic suicide. On July 5 they have been seen having fun with a stroll in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park.
For her poignant tribute Molly posted a sequence of images of the 2 of them with the caption merely that includes a damaged coronary heart emoji (seen with Alison Brie on the set of The Little Hours)
Her publish highlighted their bond with snaps from through the years as all of them hung out along with Audrey too and different solid members
Shannon additionally starred in Horse Lady – a 2020 movie from Baena
Wearing informal mountain climbing gear, the couple appeared relaxed in each other’s firm as they visited the park, a favourite amongst locals.
Baena received into movie after he graduated from New York College with a movie diploma and moved to LA to launch his profession.
He labored low-level jobs for large administrators, together with Robert Zemeckis and David O. Russell as he discovered his footing within the trade. He labored as a manufacturing assistant for Zemeckis and as an assistant editor for Russell.
He’s finest identified for steering Life After Beth, his directorial debut, which Plaza starred in, and The Little Hours.
Baena additionally co-wrote I Coronary heart Huckabees, which was nominated for a 2004 Gotham Award for Finest Characteristic.
He additionally wrote Life After Beth, which premiered at Sundance in 2014. His movie Joshy additionally premiered on the well-known pageant and was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize.
The Miami native additionally labored on Horse Lady and Spin Me Spherical.
For his tv works, he directed and govt produced Showtime sequence Cinema Toast. He co-directed the product together with his spouse.
He additionally had beforehand spoken candidly about psychological well being forward of the discharge of his 2020 movie Horse Lady.
In an replace after his dying on Friday , the LA County Medical Examiner’s Workplace stated he died by hanging at their Los Feliz property
Baena received into movie after he graduated from New York College with a movie diploma and moved to LA to launch his profession
On a Reddit Ask Me Something discussion board he was requested if the movie’s lead Sarah, performed by Alison Brie, being launched from the psychological hospital and if the scene was based mostly on private experiences.
Baena brazenly admitted to watching his stepmom affected by bipolar dysfunction saying: ‘Sadly, individuals get launched on a regular basis after they nonetheless want therapy,’ he wrote in February 2020.
‘The 72-hour necessary maintain solely applies to sufferers who’re a hazard to themselves, in order that they have to be launched after that appraisal interval.
‘My first stepmom had manic melancholy and was out and in of services in Miami as a result of Baker Act (5150 in California).
‘Whereas I’d not contemplate “Horse Lady” to be an activist movie, the themes of how we as a society and people deal with individuals with psychological sickness was a significant focus and impetus for making this.’
Baena and Brie cowrote the movie collectively in regards to the latter’s household historical past with psychological sickness, particularly the actress’ grandmother, who suffered from schizophrenia.
‘That was the unique impetus for writing a narrative like this,’ Brie, who’s married to actor Dave Franco, wrote on the discussion board.
The director and husband of Aubrey Plaza additionally stated his household historical past with psychological sickness had influenced the movie’s plot as properly.
He secretly married The White Lotus star in 2020 virtually a decade after they met, holding their relationship largely out of the limelight.
Plaza has not publicly commented on the dying of her husband.
The actress’s remaining Instagram publish along with her husband revealed how ‘proud’ she was of him.
In her remaining publish with Baena shared in Could 2021, the award-winning actress praised her ‘darling husband’.
‘So happy with my darling husband @jeffbaena for dreaming up one other movie that take us to Italia to trigger some extra hassle,’ she captioned the publish.
The heartbreaking final publish collectively featured the star couple lovingly gazing into one another’s eyes and was accompanied with screenshots of a Deadline article detailing their ‘new project’ – the 2022 movie Spin Me Spherical.
Baena is survived by his spouse, his mom Barbra Stern, stepfather Roger Stern, his stepmother Michele Baena, his brother Brad Baena, and his step siblings Bianca Gabay and Jed Fluxman.
Aubrey loved a New York Knicks Sport simply two days earlier than his tragic dying
It comes as Aubrey was scheduled to current on the 2025 Golden Globes forward of the tragic dying
Aubrey loved a New York Knicks Sport simply two days earlier than his tragic dying.
The actress was seated within the entrance row at Manhattan’s Madison Sq. Backyard on New 12 months’s Day to look at the house staff play the Utah Jazz.
In a photograph shared on the Knicks’ Instagram, Plaza was pictured in a pair of denims, a black corduroy jacket and an orange billed cap over her straight, brunette locks.
‘Beginning off the brand new yr with our courtside pals,’ the group wrote subsequent to a carousel of excessive profile followers, together with Tracee Ellis Ross, Judd Apatow, Leslie Mann and their daughter, Maude, and Keenan Michael Key.
It comes as Aubrey was scheduled to current on the 2025 Golden Globes forward of the tragic dying.
