Joan Micklin Silver
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 24, 1935, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Died
- December 31, 2020
- Movies
- 25
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2003 | Hunger Point | Director |
| 2002 | Charms for the Easy Life | Director |
| 1999 | Invisible Child | Director |
| 1999 | A Fish in the Bathtub | Director |
| 1997 | In the Presence of Mine Enemies | Director |
| 1992 | A Private Matter | Director |
| 1992 | Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even | Director |
| 1991 | Prison Stories: Women on the Inside | Director |
| 1989 | Loverboy | Director |
| 1988 | Crossing Delancey | Director |
| 1985 | Finnegan Begin Again | Director |
| 1984 | How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days | Director |
| 1983 | The Nightingale | Writer |
| 1979 | Chilly Scenes of Winter | Screenplay, Director |
| 1978 | On the Yard | Producer |
| 1977 | Between the Lines | Director |
| 1976 | Bernice Bobs Her Hair | Director, Screenplay |
| 1975 | Hester Street | Director, Screenplay |
| 1975 | The Frontier Experience | Writer |
| 1974 | The Case of the Elevator Duck | Writer, Director |
| 1973 | The Fur Coat Club | Writer, Director |
| 1972 | Limbo | Screenplay |
| 1972 | The Immigrant Experience: The Long Long Journey | Director, Writer |
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