Joan Micklin Silver
Biography
Joan Micklin Silver (May 24, 1935 – December 31, 2020) was an American director.
She was born in Omaha, Nebraska and received her B.A. From Sarah Lawrence College.
Her early low budget film Hester Street received Best Actress Oscar nomination for actress Carol Kane. Her 1977 film Between the Lines was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. She is also known for the film Crossing Delancey which was released in 1988 and stars Amy Irving. She also conceived and directed the musical revue A... My Name Is Alice with Julianne Boyd.
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Acting (2 movies)
Directing (19 movies)
Crossing Delancey
1988
Chilly Scenes of Winter
1979
Hester Street
1975
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
1992
Loverboy
1989
Charms for the Easy Life
2002
A Fish in the Bathtub
1999
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1997
A Private Matter
1992
Between the Lines
1977
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
1976
Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
1991
Hunger Point
2003
How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
1984
Invisible Child
1999
Finnegan Begin Again
1985
The Case of the Elevator Duck
1974
The Fur Coat Club
1973
The Immigrant Experience: The Long Long Journey
1972
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Immigrant Experience: The Long Long Journey | 1972 | Writer |
| Limbo | 1972 | Screenplay |
| The Fur Coat Club | 1973 | Writer |
| The Case of the Elevator Duck | 1974 | Writer |
| The Frontier Experience | 1975 | Writer |
| Hester Street | 1975 | Screenplay |
| Bernice Bobs Her Hair | 1976 | Screenplay |
| On the Yard | 1978 | Producer |
| Chilly Scenes of Winter | 1979 | Screenplay |
| The Nightingale | 1983 | Writer |