Joyce Chopra

Joyce Chopra

Directing
Born 1936-10-27 New York City, New York, USA 42 credits Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award 1

Awards

Nominated for 1 Directors Guild of America Award

Directors Guild of America 1 nominated

Independent Spirit Award for Best Director 1 nominated

Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award 1 won

  • 1986 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award Won Smooth Talk

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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.
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Filmography
Directing 33 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · ★ 8.0 · Director
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · ★ 7.6 · Director
Everwood
Everwood
2002 · ★ 7.6 · Director
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
2001 · ★ 7.2 · Director
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
1982 · Director
Rip Girls
Rip Girls
2000 · ★ 6.3 · Director
Blonde
Blonde
2001 · Director, Creator
Smooth Talk
Smooth Talk
1985 · ★ 6.2 · Director
Angel Falls
Angel Falls
1993 · Director
Marathon
Marathon
1965 · Director
Hollywood Wives: The New Generation
Hollywood Wives: The New Generation
2003 · Director
Murder in a Small Town
Murder in a Small Town
1999 · Director
Replacing Dad
Replacing Dad
1999 · Director
L.A. Johns
L.A. Johns
1997 · Director
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
1991 · Director
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
1994 · Director
The Lemon Sisters
The Lemon Sisters
1989 · Director
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
2006 · Director
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992 · Director
The Last Cowboy
The Last Cowboy
2003 · Director
A Happy Mother's Day
A Happy Mother's Day
1963 · Director
The Lady in Question
The Lady in Question
1999 · Director
My Very Best Friend
My Very Best Friend
1996 · Director
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
1995 · Director
Baby Snatcher
Baby Snatcher
1992 · Director
Convictions
Convictions
1997 · Director
The Disappearance of Nora
The Disappearance of Nora
1993 · Director
Martha Clarke Light & Dark: A Dancer’s Journal
Martha Clarke Light & Dark: A Dancer’s Journal
1980 · Director
That Our Children Would Not Die
That Our Children Would Not Die
1978 · Director, Writer
Matina Horner: Portrait of a Person
Matina Horner: Portrait of a Person
1973 · Director
Sally Garcia and Family
Sally Garcia and Family
1978 · Director
Gramercy Stories
Gramercy Stories
2008 · Director
Music Lessons: The Kodaly Method in the American Classroom
Music Lessons: The Kodaly Method in the American Classroom
1981 · Editor, Director
Other credits 6 credits
Blackie
Blackie
1962 · Editor
Clorae and Albie
Clorae and Albie
1975 · Producer, Editor
Girls at 12
Girls at 12
1975 · Producer, Editor
The Chair
The Chair
1963 · Editor
Nehru
Nehru
1962 · Editor
Music Lessons: The Kodaly Method in the American Classroom
Music Lessons: The Kodaly Method in the American Classroom
1981 · Editor, Director
Acting 4 credits
Dead Birds
Dead Birds
1963 · Sound Editor
Calling the Shots
Calling the Shots
1988 · Self
This Is a Film About My Mother
This Is a Film About My Mother
2022 · Anne
Joyce at 34
Joyce at 34
1972 · Self, Writer
Writing 3 credits
Blonde
Blonde
2001 · Director, Creator
Joyce at 34
Joyce at 34
1972 · Self, Writer
That Our Children Would Not Die
That Our Children Would Not Die
1978 · Director, Writer
Producing 2 credits
Clorae and Albie
Clorae and Albie
1975 · Producer, Editor
Girls at 12
Girls at 12
1975 · Producer, Editor
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