Joan Micklin Silver
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 24, 1935
- Died
- December 31, 2020
- Birthplace
- Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Joan Micklin Silver (May 24, 1935 – December 31, 2020) was an American director. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska and received her B.A. From Sarah Lawrence College. Her early low budget film Hester Street received Best Actress Oscar nomination for actress Carol Kane. Her 1977 film Between the Lines was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. She is also known for the film Crossing Delancey which was released in 1988 and stars Amy Irving. She also conceived and directed the musical revue A... My Name Is Alice with Julianne Boyd. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Micklin Silver, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Hunger Point 2003
Director
Charms for the Easy Life 2002
Director
Invisible Child 1999
Director
A Fish in the Bathtub 1999
Director
In the Presence of Mine Enemies 1997
Director
A Private Matter 1992
Director
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even 1992
Director
Prison Stories: Women on the Inside 1991
Director
Loverboy 1989
Director
Calling the Shots 1988
as Self
Crossing Delancey 1988
Director
Finnegan Begin Again 1985
Director
How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days 1984
Director
The Nightingale 1983
Writer
Joan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director 1983
as Self
Chilly Scenes of Winter 1979
Screenplay, Director
On the Yard 1978
Producer
Between the Lines 1977
Director
Bernice Bobs Her Hair 1976
Director, Screenplay
Hester Street 1975
Director, Screenplay
The Frontier Experience 1975
Writer
The Case of the Elevator Duck 1974
Writer, Director
The Fur Coat Club 1973
Writer, Director
Limbo 1972
Screenplay, Story
The Immigrant Experience: The Long Long Journey 1972
Director, Writer
Credits from TMDB.