Joan Micklin Silver

Joan Micklin Silver was born on May 24, 1935 in USA. Joan Micklin Silver's big-screen debut came with Hester Street directed by Joan Micklin Silver in 1975. Joan Micklin Silver is known for Finnegan Begin Again directed by Joan Micklin Silver, Mary Tyler Moore stars as Liz DeHaan and Robert Preston as Mike Finnegan. Joan Micklin Silver has got 5 awards and 3 nominations so far. The most recent award Joan Micklin Silver achieved is New York Women in Film & Television. The upcoming new movie Joan Micklin Silver plays is Hunger Point which will be released on Jan 13, 2003.

As a successful director working both inside and outside the Hollywood studio system, Joan Micklin Silver was a true lamplighter. Garnering a steady stream of awards and box office successes, she proved herself time and again as one of the most important woman directors to come out of the United States, and demonstrated that films about Jewish topics can succeed with both Jews and non-Jews alike.