As Director
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
2006
7.1
Joyce Chopra
Directing
Birth date
October 27, 1936
Birth place
New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Joyce Chopra is an American director and writer of feature films and television. Chopra graduated from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. Chopra was married to American stage and screenwriter Tom Cole until he died on February 23, 2009. Her first narrative feature-length film, Smooth Talk (1985), won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Director and Grand Jury Prize at the 1985 Sundance Film Festival. The film is an adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates' 1966 short story, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?, and was adapted by her husband, Tom Cole.
Featured in
As Director
Hollywood Wives: The New Generation
2003
5.0
As Director
The Last Cowboy
2003
6.0
As Director
Rip Girls
2000
6.3
As Director
The Lady in Question
1999
4.0
As Director
Replacing Dad
1999
6.0
As Director
Murder in a Small Town
1999
5.2
As Director
L.A. Johns
1997
5.5
As Director
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
1995
5.0
As Director
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
1994
3.5
As Director
The Disappearance of Nora
1993
3.0
As Director
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992
3.4
As Director
Baby Snatcher
1992
6.4
As Director
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
1991
5.1
As Director
The Lemon Sisters
1989
4.6
As Director
Smooth Talk
1985
6.2