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As a successful director working both inside and outside the Hollywood studio system, Joan Micklin Silver has been a true lamplighter. Garnering a steady stream of awards and box office successes, she has proved herself time and again as one of the most important woman directors to come out of the United States. She has also demonstrated that ... See full bio »

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May 24, 1935 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA

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6 wins & 3 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Between the Lines

Between the Lines Director

(1977)

Hester Street Director

(1975)

Finnegan Begin Again

Finnegan Begin Again Director

(1985)

Chilly Scenes of Winter

Chilly Scenes of Winter Director

(1979)

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Director (20 credits)

2003 Hunger Point (TV Movie) (directed by)

2002 Charms for the Easy Life (TV Movie)

1999 Invisible Child (TV Movie)

1998 A Fish in the Bathtub

1997 In the Presence of Mine Enemies (TV Movie)

1995 Sisters (TV Series) (1 episode)

- For Everything a Season: Part 1 (1995)

1992 A Private Matter (TV Movie)

1992 Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even (directed by)

1991 Prison Stories: Women on the Inside (TV Movie) (segment "2")

1989 Loverboy

1988 Crossing Delancey

1985 Finnegan Begin Again (TV Movie)

1983 How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days (TV Movie)

1979 Chilly Scenes of Winter

1977 Between the Lines

1976 Bernice Bobs Her Hair (TV Movie)

1975 Hester Street

1974 The Case of the Elevator Duck (Short)

1973 The Fur Coat Club (Short)

1972 The Immigrant Experience: The Long Long Journey (Short)

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Writer (9 credits)

1983 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- The Nightingale (1983) ... (writer)

1979 Chilly Scenes of Winter (screenplay)

1976 Bernice Bobs Her Hair (TV Movie) (screenplay)

1975 The Frontier Experience (Short)

1975 Hester Street (screenplay)

1974 The Case of the Elevator Duck (Short)

1973 The Fur Coat Club (Short) (writer)

1972 The Immigrant Experience: The Long Long Journey (Short)

1972 Limbo (screenplay) / (story)

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Producer (1 credit)

1978 On the Yard (producer)

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Thanks (1 credit)

1996 Elie Wiesel Goes Home (Documentary) (thanks)

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Self (2 credits)

1988 Calling the Shots (Documentary)
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1984 Working in the Theatre (TV Series documentary)
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- Playwright, Director & Choreographer (1984) ... Herself

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Directed radio series, 'Jewish Short Stories from Eastern Europe and Beyond, ' 1995. See more »

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Directed one Oscar nominated performance: Carol Kane in Hester Street (1975). See more »

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