Joyce Chopra
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.
Acting (3 movies)
Directing (29 movies)
Smooth Talk
1985
Rip Girls
2000
Hollywood Wives: The New Generation
2003
The Lemon Sisters
1989
A Happy Mother's Day
1963
Murder in a Small Town
1999
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
1991
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992
Marathon
1965
L.A. Johns
1997
Joyce at 34
1972
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
1994
Replacing Dad
1999
Baby Snatcher
1992
The Last Cowboy
2003
Gramercy Stories
2008
Martha Clarke Light & Dark: A Dancer’s Journal
1980
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
2006
The Lady in Question
1999
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
1995
Convictions
1997
Girls at 12
1975
Music Lessons: The Kodaly Method in the American Classroom
1981
The Disappearance of Nora
1993
My Very Best Friend
1996
Matina Horner: Portrait of a Person
1973
Sally Garcia and Family
1978
That Our Children Would Not Die
1978
Clorae and Albie
1975
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Joyce at 34 | 1972 | Writer |
| Girls at 12 | 1975 | Producer |
| Clorae and Albie | 1975 | Producer |
| Music Lessons: The Kodaly Method in the American Classroom | 1981 | Producer |