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.
Known for
Rip Girls
2000
Blackie
1962
Smooth Talk
1985
Marathon
1965
Dead Birds
1963
L.A. Johns
1997
The Last Cowboy
2003
Baby Snatcher
1992
Joyce at 34
1972
Replacing Dad
1999
