Randa Haines
Film director, Screenwriter · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1945 · age 81
Randa Jo Haines is an American film and television director and producer. Haines started her career as a script supervisor on several low-budget features in the 1970s, including Let's Scare Jessica to Death and The Groove Tube.
Randa Haines is read about 31 times a day, in 14 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 23 June 2026
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Something wrong?A life in dates
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone AnymoreFilm2006
The Ron Clark StoryFilm, Director2003
Los Zafiros: Music from the Edge of TimeFilm, Producer2002
Antwone FisherFilm, Producer
The OutsiderFilm, 2002Director, Producer1998
Dance with MeFilm, Director, Producer1996
A Family ThingFilm, Producer1993
Wrestling Ernest HemingwayFilm, Director1991
The DoctorFilm, Director1989
Tales from the CryptSeries, Director1988
Calling the ShotsFilm1986
Children of a Lesser GodFilm, Director1984
Something About AmeliaFilm, Director1983For Love and HonorSeries, Director1982
Tucker's WitchSeries, Director1981
Hill Street BluesSeries, Director1980
The Jilting of Granny WeatherallFilm, Director1979
Knots LandingSeries, Director1945Born20 February 1945People around Randa
Close ties
William Hurt Randa directed Children of a Lesser God (1987)
Piper Laurie Randa directed Children of a Lesser God (1987)
J. E. Freeman Randa directed The Doctor (1992)
Marlee Matlin Randa directed Children of a Lesser God (1987)
Adam Arkin Randa directed The Doctor (1992)
Sandra Bullock Randa directed Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993)
Denzel Washington Randa produced Antwone Fisher (2003)
Shirley MacLaine Randa directed Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993)
Robert Duvall Randa directed Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993)
Viola Davis Randa produced Antwone Fisher (2003)
Richard Harris Randa directed Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993)
Kris Kristofferson Randa directed Dance with Me (1999)
Mandy Patinkin Randa directed The Doctor (1992)
Ted Danson Randa directed Something About Amelia (1984)
Joan Plowright Randa produced Dance with Me (1999)
Jane Krakowski Randa produced Dance with Me (1999)
Wendy Crewson Randa directed The Doctor (1992)
Laura Ziskin Produced The Doctor (1991)
Jascha Washington Randa produced Antwone Fisher (2003)
Shoshannah Stern Directed Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore- Vernee Watson-Johnson Randa produced Antwone Fisher (2003)
De'Angelo Wilson Randa produced Antwone Fisher (2003)
Todd Black Also in A Family Thing and Antwone Fisher
Micole Mercurio Randa directed Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993)
Known for
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The Ron Clark Story 2006
Antwone Fisher 2002
Dance with Me 1998
Children of a Lesser God 1986
A Family Thing 1996
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 13
24 credits on file
Television 5
About this person
She is best known for directing the critically acclaimed feature film Children of a Lesser God (1986), which starred William Hurt and Marlee Matlin, for which Matlin won the 1987 Academy Award as Best Actress, and which was nominated for 5 Academy Awards including an Academy Award for Best Picture. Haines also won the Silver Bear at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1989 she was a member of the jury at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. In 2002 she was a member of the jury at the 24th Moscow International Film Festival.
