Biography and filmography

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.

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Movies (35)

This Is a Film About My Mother

This Is a Film About My Mother

2022 · Anne

Gramercy Stories

Gramercy Stories

2008 · Director

Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front

Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front

2006 · Director

Hollywood Wives: The New Generation

Hollywood Wives: The New Generation

2003 · Director

The Last Cowboy

The Last Cowboy

2003 · Director

Volver a Hawai

Volver a Hawai

2000 · Director

The Lady in Question

The Lady in Question

1999 · Director

Replacing Dad

Replacing Dad

1999 · Director

Murder in a Small Town

Murder in a Small Town

1999 · Director

Convictions

Convictions

1997 · Director

L.A. Johns

L.A. Johns

1997 · 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

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

1994 · Director

The Disappearance of Nora

The Disappearance of Nora

1993 · Director

The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story

The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story

1992 · Director

Baby Snatcher

Baby Snatcher

1992 · Director

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

1991 · Director

The Lemon Sisters

The Lemon Sisters

1989 · Director

Calling the Shots

Calling the Shots

1988 · Self

Smooth Talk

Smooth Talk

1985 · Director

Music Lessons: The Kodaly Method in the American Classroom

Music Lessons: The Kodaly Method in the American Classroom

1981 · Director, Producer, Editor

Martha Clarke Light & Dark: A Dancer’s Journal

Martha Clarke Light & Dark: A Dancer’s Journal

1980 · Director

Sally Garcia and Family

Sally Garcia and Family

1978 · Director

That Our Children Would Not Die

That Our Children Would Not Die

1978 · Director, Writer, Editor, Producer

Clorae and Albie

Clorae and Albie

1975 · Producer, Editor, Director

Girls at 12

Girls at 12

1975 · Director, Producer, Editor

Matina Horner: Portrait of a Person

Matina Horner: Portrait of a Person

1973 · Director

Joyce at 34

Joyce at 34

1972 · Self, Director, Writer

Marathon

Marathon

1965 · Director

A Happy Mother's Day

A Happy Mother's Day

1963 · Director

Dead Birds

Dead Birds

1963 · Sound Editor

The Chair

The Chair

1963 · Editor

Blackie

Blackie

1962 · Editor

Nehru

Nehru

1962 · Editor

TV shows (7)