Biography
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.
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award · 1986
- Directors Guild of America Award — Outstanding Directing – Children's Programs · 2006 · nominated
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Director · 1986 · nominated
Filmography16 titles
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Everwood
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Crossing Jordan
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
Baby Snatcher
Replacing Dad
Joyce at 34
Rip Girls
The Last Cowboy
Smooth Talk
Martha Clarke Light & Dark: A Dancer’s Journal
Girls at 12
Hollywood Wives: The New Generation
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
Clorae and Albie