Joyce Chopra

Joyce Chopra

Known for
Directing
Born
October 27, 1936 (age 90)
Birthplace
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.

Known For

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Filmography

2008
Gramercy Stories poster

Gramercy Stories

Movie · Director

2006
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front poster

Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front

Movie · Director

2003
Hollywood Wives: The New Generation poster

Hollywood Wives: The New Generation

Movie · Director

2003
The Last Cowboy poster

The Last Cowboy

Movie · Director

2002
Everwood poster

Everwood

TV · Director · 2 eps

2001
Crossing Jordan poster

Crossing Jordan

TV · Director · 1 ep

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV · Director · 2 eps

2001
Blonde poster

Blonde

TV · Director · 2 eps

2000
Rip Girls poster

Rip Girls

Movie · Director

1999
Murder in a Small Town poster

Murder in a Small Town

Movie · Director

1999
Replacing Dad poster

Replacing Dad

Movie · Director

1999
The Lady in Question poster

The Lady in Question

Movie · Director

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · Director · 1 ep

1997
L.A. Johns poster

L.A. Johns

Movie · Director

1997
Convictions poster

Convictions

Movie · Director

1996
My Very Best Friend poster

My Very Best Friend

Movie · Director

1995
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan poster

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

Movie · Director

1994
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face poster

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

Movie · Director

1993
The Disappearance of Nora poster

The Disappearance of Nora

Movie · Director

1993
Angel Falls

Angel Falls

TV · Director · 5 eps

1992
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story poster

The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story

Movie · Director

1992
Baby Snatcher poster

Baby Snatcher

Movie · Director

1991
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story poster

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

Movie · Director

1989
The Lemon Sisters poster

The Lemon Sisters

Movie · Director

1985
Smooth Talk poster

Smooth Talk

Movie · Director

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · Director · 1 ep

1981
Music Lessons: The Kodaly Method in the American Classroom poster

Music Lessons: The Kodaly Method in the American Classroom

Movie · Director

1980
Martha Clarke Light & Dark: A Dancer’s Journal poster

Martha Clarke Light & Dark: A Dancer’s Journal

Movie · Director

1978
Sally Garcia and Family

Sally Garcia and Family

Movie · Director

1978
That Our Children Would Not Die

That Our Children Would Not Die

Movie · Director

1975
Girls at 12 poster

Girls at 12

Movie · Director

1975
Clorae and Albie poster

Clorae and Albie

Movie · Director

1973
Matina Horner: Portrait of a Person

Matina Horner: Portrait of a Person

Movie · Director

1972
Joyce at 34 poster

Joyce at 34

Movie · Director

1965
Marathon poster

Marathon

Movie · Director

1963
A Happy Mother's Day poster

A Happy Mother's Day

Movie · Director