Joan Micklin Silver

Director

Born: May 24, 1935 (85 years old)

Died: December 31, 2020

Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Biography

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 (16)

• Faerie Tale Theatre (1982, ★ 8.1)
• Crossing Delancey (1988, ★ 5.9)
• Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979, ★ 6.6)
• Hester Street (1975, ★ 6.1)
• Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even (1992, ★ 6)
• Loverboy (1989, ★ 6.1)
• A Fish in the Bathtub (1999, ★ 6.6)
• Invisible Child (1999, ★ 6.9)
• Finnegan Begin Again (1985, ★ 6.3)
• In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1997, ★ 4.8)
• A Private Matter (1992, ★ 4.8)
• Between the Lines (1977, ★ 5.2)
• Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976, ★ 5.2)
• On the Yard (1978, ★ 5.8)
• Prison Stories: Women on the Inside (1991, ★ 3.2)
• Hunger Point (2003, ★ 4)