Joyce Chopra

Joyce Chopra

b. 1936 (age 90)
Director

Joyce Chopra (born October 27, 1936) 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

Smooth Talk
🎞️
★ 6.6
Smooth Talk
1985
The Lemon Sisters
🎞️
★ 5.0
The Lemon Sisters
1989
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
🎞️
★ 6.7
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
2006
Joyce at 34
🎞️
★ 7.1
Joyce at 34
1972

Filmography

🎬
🎞️
This Is a Film About My Mother
2022 Actress
🎬
🎞️
Faith's World
2021 Cinematographer
🎬
🎞️
Wild Ones
2016 Director
🎬
🎞️
The Dream Lives On
2015 Director
Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart
🎞️
★ 6.4
Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart
2014 Self
For the Love of the Music: The Club 47 Folk Revival
🎞️
★ 7.8
For the Love of the Music: The Club 47 Folk Revival
2012 Self
Gramercy Stories
🎞️
★ 7.3
Gramercy Stories
2008 Director
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
🎞️
★ 6.7
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
2006 Director
The Last Cowboy
🎞️
★ 6.2
The Last Cowboy
2003 Director
Hollywood Wives: The New Generation
🎞️
★ 4.4
Hollywood Wives: The New Generation
2003 Director
Everwood
📺
★ 7.6
Everwood
2002 Director
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
📺
★ 7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 Director
Crossing Jordan
📺
★ 7.1
Crossing Jordan
2001 Director
Blonde
📺
★ 6.1
Blonde
2001 Director
Rip Girls
🎞️
★ 5.9
Rip Girls
2000 Director
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
📺
★ 8.1
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 Director
Murder in a Small Town
🎞️
★ 6.5
Murder in a Small Town
1999 Director
Replacing Dad
🎞️
★ 5.4
Replacing Dad
1999 Director
The Lady in Question
🎞️
★ 6.4
The Lady in Question
1999 Director
L.A. Johns
🎞️
★ 5.0
L.A. Johns
1997 Director
Convictions
🎞️
★ 6.7
Convictions
1997 Director
My Very Best Friend
🎞️
★ 5.2
My Very Best Friend
1996 Director
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
🎞️
★ 7.3
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
1995 Director
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
🎞️
★ 5.8
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
1994 Director
The Disappearance of Nora
🎞️
★ 5.6
The Disappearance of Nora
1993 Director
Angel Falls
📺
★ 7.3
Angel Falls
1993 Director
Baby Snatcher
🎞️
★ 5.8
Baby Snatcher
1992 Director
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
🎞️
★ 5.0
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992 Director
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Smart Story
🎞️
★ 5.8
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Smart Story
1991 Director
The Lemon Sisters
🎞️
★ 5.0
The Lemon Sisters
1989 Director
Calling the Shots
🎞️
★ 6.9
Calling the Shots
1988 Self
Smooth Talk
🎞️
★ 6.6
Smooth Talk
1985 Director
American Masters
📺
★ 8.2
American Masters
1985 Director Writer
Music Lessons
🎞️
Music Lessons
1981 Director
Martha Clarke Light & Dark: a dancer's journal
🎞️
★ 6.0
Martha Clarke Light & Dark: a dancer's journal
1980 Director
🎬
🎞️
That Our Children Would Not Die
1978 Director Writer
Girls at 12
🎞️
★ 6.9
Girls at 12
1975 Director
Clorae and Albie
🎞️
★ 6.7
Clorae and Albie
1975 Director
🎬
🎞️
Joyce Chopra
1975 Director Writer
Joyce at 34
🎞️
★ 7.1
Joyce at 34
1972 Self Director Writer
🎬
📺
★ 8.4
The 21st Century
1967 Director
🎬
📺
The Creative Person
1966 Director
NET Playhouse
📺
★ 6.8
NET Playhouse
1964 Director
Happy Mother's Day
🎞️
★ 5.8
Happy Mother's Day
1963 Director
← Back