Joyce Chopra
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Female
Birthday
1936-10-27 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Acting
(2022)
(1988)
Calling the Shots
as Self
(1972)
Joyce at 34
as Self
Crew
(2008)
Gramercy Stories
Director
(2006)
(2003)
(2003)
The Last Cowboy
Director
(2000)
Rip Girls
Director
(1999)
Murder in a Small Town
Director
(1999)
Replacing Dad
Director
(1999)
The Lady in Question
Director
(1997)
L.A. Johns
Director
(1997)
Convictions
Director
(1996)
My Very Best Friend
Director
(1995)
(1994)
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
Director
(1993)
The Disappearance of Nora
Director
(1992)
(1992)
Baby Snatcher
Director
(1991)
(1989)
The Lemon Sisters
Director
(1985)
Smooth Talk
Director
(1981)
Music Lessons: The Kodaly Method in the American Classroom
Editor, Director, Producer
(1980)
(1978)
That Our Children Would Not Die
Director
(1978)
Sally Garcia and Family
Director
(1975)
Clorae and Albie
Producer, Editor, Director
(1975)
Girls at 12
Producer, Editor, Director
(1973)
(1972)
Joyce at 34
Writer, Director
(1965)
Marathon
Director
(1963)
A Happy Mother's Day
Director
(1963)
The Chair
Editor
(1963)
Dead Birds
Sound Editor