Joan Micklin Silver

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.

Directed

1. Loverboy (1989) — Director
2. Crossing Delancey (1988) — Director
3. Hester Street (1975) — Director
4. Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979) — Director
5. Between the Lines (1977) — Director
6. Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even (1992) — Director
7. Hunger Point (2003) — Director
8. Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976) — Director
9. Finnegan Begin Again (1985) — Director
10. A Fish in the Bathtub (1999) — Director
11. In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1997) — Director
12. A Private Matter (1992) — Director
13. Prison Stories: Women on the Inside (1991) — Director
14. Invisible Child (1999) — Director
15. Charms for the Easy Life (2002) — Director
16. How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days (1984) — Director
17. The Case of the Elevator Duck (1974) — Director
18. The Immigrant Experience: The Long Long Journey (1972) — Director
19. The Fur Coat Club (1973) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Calling the Shots (1988) — Self
2. Joan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director (1983) — Self