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Joyce Carol Oates

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Joyce Carol Oates at an event for Tyson (2008)
Joyce Carol Oates was born on 16 June 1938 in Lockport, New York, USA. She is a writer and actress, known for Blonde (2022), Vengeance: A Love Story (2017) and Double Lover (2017). She was previously married to Charles Gross and Raymond Smith.
BornJune 16, 1938
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Joyce Carol Oates
Ron Shelton, Karyn Kusama, Elvis Mitchell, Joyce Carol Oates, and Gerald Early

Known for

Ana de Armas in Blonde (2022)
Blonde
5.5
  • Writer
  • 2022
Nicolas Cage in Vengeance: A Love Story (2017)
Vengeance: A Love Story
5.2
  • Writer
  • 2017
Jérémie Renier and Marine Vacth in Double Lover (2017)
Double Lover
6.2
  • Writer
  • 2017
Laura Dern and Treat Williams in Smooth Talk (1985)
Smooth Talk
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1985

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Writer

  • Ana de Armas in Blonde (2022)
    Blonde
    • based on the novel by
    • 2022
  • The Follower (2019)
    The Follower
    • based on short story by
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Creme Noir: Part II
    • writer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Creme Noir (2017)
    Creme Noir
    • based on short story by
    • 2017
  • Jérémie Renier and Marine Vacth in Double Lover (2017)
    Double Lover
    • freely adapted from the novel "Lives of the Twins"
    • 2017
  • Nicolas Cage in Vengeance: A Love Story (2017)
    Vengeance: A Love Story
    • based upon the Novel " Rape: A Love Story" by
    • 2017
  • Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang (2012)
    Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang
    • novel
    • 2012
  • The Gathering Squall
    • based on story by
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Zombie (2010)
    Zombie
    • novella
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Fire
    • story
    • Short
    • 2009
  • Small Avalanches
    • short story
    • Short
    • 2006
  • Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2006
  • Små skred
    • story "Small Avalanches"
    • Short
    • 2003
  • Sotiris Tahtsoglou in I peina (2002)
    I peina
    • novel "Zombie"
    • Short
    • 2002

Actress

  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    • Joyce Carol Oates (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2017

Additional Crew

  • The Instrument (2005)
    The Instrument
    • advisor: screenplay
    • 2005
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Lauren Kelly
  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • June 16, 1938
    • Lockport, New York, USA
  • Spouses
      Charles GrossMarch 2009 - April 13, 2019 (his death)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Beasts". New York: Carroll & Graf, ISBN 0786708964
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Interviews
    • 13 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Was considered by many to be a front-runner for the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literature, along with Margaret Atwood and poet Adonis. The prize ultimately went to playwright Harold Pinter.
  • Quotes
    [on having children] No, I don't think so, but then I was never strongly maternal. My brother also doesn't have children, it could be genetic, but it could be that I was so very interested in writing that I just didn't have time, although I do like children. My role models were childless: Virginia Woolf, Jane Austen, George Eliot, the Brontës.

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