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Vivian Diller, Ph.D., is a psychologist in private practice in New York City. Dr. Diller was a professional ballet dancer before she became a professional model. She was represented by a top agency, Wilhelmina Models, appearing in Glamour magazine, Seventeen magazine, national print ads, and TV commercials. She left modeling in the late 1970s to begin her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University. After completing her Ph.D., she went on to do postdoctoral training in psychoanalysis at NYU. As a psychologist, she works mostly with young adults in long and short-term therapy, specializing in helping dancers, models, actors, and athletes who struggle as they age out of their professions. Dr. Diller wrote her doctoral dissertation on the psychological profile of the professional dancer. Her dissertation has served as a model for character studies at Ph.D. programs in psychology around the country. She has written subsequent articles on related topics and has been consulted for pieces written by others on beauty, aging, eating disorders, models, and dancers. She has served as a consultant to a major cosmetic company interested in promoting age-related beauty products, and has made numerous appearances on television discussing issues about beauty and aging. Dr. Diller lives with her husband, Dr. John Jacobs and her three children, Jordana, Gideon and Gabriel.
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Jill Muir-Sukenick, Ph.D., is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist in private practice in New York City. Dr. Muir-Sukenick was signed with the world’s top modeling agency, Ford, and modeled professionally throughout the 1970s and ’80s. By the late ’80s, Dr. Muir-Sukenick made the transition from modeling to acting, performing on television and in films. Following that, she pursued an academic career, getting her Ph.D. from NYU in clinical social work. She wrote her dissertation on narcissism and self-esteem in adolescent female models and the role of perceived parental narcissism. In addition to having a private practice, she continues to be active in the modeling world as a counselor to models and a consultant to modeling agencies. Her interest in the ways in which models experience aging grew out of earlier studies she conducted with Dr. Diller concerning how models made the transition from their profession into other arenas. Muir-Sukenick is often interviewed by the media for her special expertise on beauty. She has served as a consultant to a major cosmetic company interested in promoting age-related beauty products, and has made numerous appearances on television discussing issues about beauty and aging.
Michele Willens has been a longtime journalist, with articles in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, McCalls, and others. She is also a playwright: her works include Dear Maude, Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Helen Gahagan Douglas (co-writer) and Family Dinner. She is chair of the board of City Lights Youth Theatre and resides in New York City with her husband, Dateline Executive Producer David Corvo and their two children. |
I praise Dr. Vivian Diller for her book Face It!; a realistic look at the challenges women confront regarding their beauty. Dr. Vivian Diller gives a fresh new perspective on the aging process. I found especially insightful her analysis of cosmetic surgery and the women’s psyche. I have taken these insights to guide me in developing my documentary. Thank you Dr. Vivian Diller for writing Face It! It’s not just a book but a staple for all women.
—Cordelia Donovan
Producer/Director
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