Joyce Chopra
Directing
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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movieGramercy Stories
2008
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movieThe Last Cowboy
2003
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tvEverwood
2002
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tvCrossing Jordan
2001
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tvBlonde
2001
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movieRip Girls
2000
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movieThe Lady in Question
1999
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movieReplacing Dad
1999
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movieMurder in a Small Town
1999
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movieConvictions
1997
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movieL.A. Johns
1997
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movieMy Very Best Friend
1996
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Angel Falls
1993
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movieBaby Snatcher
1992
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movieThe Lemon Sisters
1989
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movieSmooth Talk
1985
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tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
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movieClorae and Albie
1975
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movieGirls at 12
1975
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movieJoyce at 34
1972
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movieMarathon
1965
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movieA Happy Mother's Day
1963
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tvBlonde
2001
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movieDead Birds
1963
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