Joyce Chopra
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
DirectingBirthday
October 27, 1936Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
34Place of birth
New York City, New York, USACast credits
Crew credits
Smooth Talk
DirectorRip Girls
DirectorHollywood Wives: The New Generation
DirectorThe Lemon Sisters
DirectorA Happy Mother's Day
DirectorMurder in a Small Town
DirectorMurder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
DirectorThe Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
DirectorJoyce at 34
Director, WriterMarathon
DirectorThe Corpse Had a Familiar Face
DirectorReplacing Dad
DirectorBaby Snatcher
DirectorThe Last Cowboy
DirectorGramercy Stories
DirectorMolly: An American Girl on the Home Front
DirectorThe Lady in Question
DirectorDeadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
DirectorConvictions
DirectorDead Birds
Sound EditorGirls at 12
Director, Producer, Editor