Claudia Weill
American film director · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1947 · age 79
Claudia Weill is an American film director best known for her film Girlfriends (1978), starring Melanie Mayron, Christopher Guest, Bob Balaban and Eli Wallach, made independently and sold to Warner Brothers after multiple awards at Cannes, Filmex and Sundance.
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Once and AgainSeries, Director1998
Giving Up the GhostFilm, Director1996
Critical ChoicesFilm, Director1994
BirdlandSeries, Director
Chicago HopeSeries, 1994Director
My So-Called LifeSeries, 1994Director1992
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood StoryFilm, Director1991
Face of a StrangerFilm, Director1990
WIOUSeries, Director1988
Calling the ShotsFilm1987
thirtysomethingSeries, Director
Once a HeroFilm, 1987Director1986
Fast TimesSeries, Director
Johnny BullFilm, 1986Director1985
The Twilight ZoneSeries, Director1982
Cagney & LaceySeries, Director1980
It's My TurnFilm, Director1978
GirlfriendsFilm, Director, Writer1975
The Other Half of the Sky: A China MemoirFilm, Director1974
Spécial cinémaSeries1973Matina Horner: Portrait of a PersonFilm, Director1972
Joyce at 34Film, Director, Writer1970
Aspen, 1970Film, Director
CommutersFilm, 1970Director1947BornPeople around Claudia
Close ties
- Eli Noyes Also in Aspen, 1970 and Commuters
Michael Douglas Claudia directed It's My Turn (1981)
Jill Clayburgh Claudia directed It's My Turn (1981)
Beverly D'Angelo Claudia directed A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story (1992)
Viveca Lindfors Claudia directed Girlfriends (1979)
Bob Balaban Claudia directed Girlfriends (1979)
Charles Grodin Claudia directed It's My Turn (1981)
Steven Hill Claudia directed It's My Turn (1981)
Dana Ivey Claudia directed A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story (1992)
Melanie Mayron Claudia directed Girlfriends (1979)
Noah Hathaway Claudia directed It's My Turn (1981)
Beverly Garland Claudia directed It's My Turn (1981)
Brian Kerwin Also in Critical Choices and Giving Up the Ghost
Max Gail Claudia directed A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story (1992)
Jennifer Salt Claudia directed It's My Turn (1981)- Richard Romanus Produced Giving Up the Ghost (1998)
- Jay Presson Allen Produced It's My Turn (1980)
Michael McGrady Claudia directed A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story (1992)
Mike Kellin Claudia produced Girlfriends (1979)
Gail Berman Produced A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story (1992)
Joyce Chopra Also in Joyce at 34 (1972)- Anthea Sylbert Produced Giving Up the Ghost (1998)
- Paula Weinstein Produced Giving Up the Ghost (1998)
Filmography 17
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Television 10
Media & music
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About this person
Girlfriends would be one of 82 films made by a female director to compete at Cannes. In 2019, Girlfriends was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
