Joyce Chopra
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Joyce Chopra is an American director
and writer
of feature films and television
.
Film director
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and writer
Writer
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of feature films and television
Television
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.
Partial director filmography
- A Happy Mother's Day (1963) co-directed with Richard LeacockRichard LeacockRichard Leacock was a British-born documentary film director and one of the pioneers of Direct Cinema and Cinéma vérité.-Early life and career:...
- Joyce at 34 (1974)
- Smooth TalkSmooth TalkSmooth Talk is a 1985 drama film, loosely based on Joyce Carol Oates' 1966 short story Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?, which was in turn inspired by the Tucson murders committed by Charles Schmid. The protagonist and main character, Connie Wyatt, is played by Laura Dern...
(1985) - The Lemon SistersThe Lemon SistersThe Lemon Sisters is a 1990 American film from Miramax Films directed by Joyce Chopra and written by Jeremy Pikser. The film was both a commercial and critical failure after being shelved for more than a year with extensive revisions.-Plot:...
(1989) - Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart StoryMurder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart StoryMurder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story is a 1991 made-for-tv-film based on the true story of Pamela Smart seducing one of her 15 year old students into sex and to murdering her husband, Gregg Smart, in Derry, New Hampshire. It is directed by Joyce Chopra and stars Helen Hunt as...
(1991) - Angel Falls (1993) TV Series
- Replacing DadReplacing DadReplacing Dad is a 1999 television film directed by Joyce Chopra. Based on a Shelley Fraser Mickle novel, the film stars Mary McDonnell, William Russ, and Jack Coleman.- Plot :...
(1999) - Murder in a Small TownMurder in a Small TownMurder in a Small Town is a mystery produced by, and originally aired on, the A&E Network. The film stars Gene Wilder as Larry "Cash" Carter, a stage director, theater manager, former actor, and unofficial consulting detective for the police department in 1930s Stamford, Connecticut.- Plot :The...
(TV) (1999) - Law & Order: Special Victims UnitLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced...
(TV series) - Rip GirlsRip GirlsRip Girls is a 2000 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Camilla Belle. This movie is about a teen-age girl and her father come to an island on Hawaii, they find a closer relationship to each other and think about changing the island...
(2000) - BlondeBlonde (film)Blonde is a 2001 made-for-television film on the life of Marilyn Monroe. Australian actress Poppy Montgomery steps into the role of the blonde bombshell who transformed herself from Norma Jean Baker to the sexy Hollywood Icon.-Plot:...
(TV) (2001) - Hollywood Wives: The New GenerationHollywood Wives: The New GenerationHollywood Wives: The New Generation, also released as Jackie Collins' Hollywood Wives: The New Generation, is a 2003 television film directed by Joyce Chopra...
(2003) - The Last Cowboy (TV) (2003)
- EverwoodEverwoodEverwood is an American drama television series that initially aired in the United States on The WB. The series is set in the fictional small town of Everwood, Colorado, and was filmed in Ogden, South Salt Lake, and Draper, Utah, except the series pilot which was filmed in Canmore, Alberta,...
(TV series) - Crossing JordanCrossing JordanCrossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001 to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Medical Examiner's Office...
(TV series) - Law & Order: Criminal IntentLaw & Order: Criminal IntentLaw & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...
(TV series) - Molly: An American Girl on the Home FrontMolly: An American Girl on the Home FrontAn American Girl on the Home Front is the third movie in The American Girl Movie Collection, but is the first to premiere on the Disney Channel. The first two movies in the series were broadcast on The WB Television Network, but the series moved since it no longer fit in with its original network...
(TV) (2006) - Starring Me (aka Oleta Bonet) (TV) (2009)