7.7
TV
Directing
Claudia Weill
- Born
- (age 79)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 31 titles
Biography
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. 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".
It's My Turn (1980 for Columbia Pictures)—with Jill Clayburgh, Michael Douglas, and Charles Grodin—won her the Donatello, or International Oscar for best new director.
Earlier work includes 30 films for Sesame Street, freelancing as a camerawoman, and numerous documentaries, notably The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir, a documentary about the first women's delegation to China in 1973, headed by Shirley MacLaine, nominated for an Academy Award and released theatrically and on PBS.
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Signature work
Known For
7.7
TV
7.7
TV
My So-Called Life
6.7
Movie
Girlfriends
7.2
TV
Chicago Hope
7.0
TV
Cagney & Lacey
5.8
Movie
It's My Turn
6.3
TV
thirtysomething
6.7
TV
Once and Again
5.8
Movie
The Scenic Route
4.8
Movie
Revolution
6.4
Movie
Joyce at 34
7.3
Movie
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
6.8
TV
Fast Times
6.3
Movie
Giving Up the Ghost
6.3
Movie
Critical Choices
5.5
Movie
Johnny Bull
10.0
Movie
Face of a Stranger
8.0
TV
WIOU
Acting credits 3
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Calling the Shots Film | Self |
| 1978 | The Scenic Route Film | |
| 1974 | Spécial cinéma TV | Self (1 ep) |
Crew credits 28
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Once and Again TV | Director (5 ep) |
| 1998 | Giving Up the Ghost Film | Director |
| 1996 | Critical Choices Film | Director |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1994 | My So-Called Life TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1994 | Birdland TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1992 | A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story Film | Director |
| 1991 | Face of a Stranger Film | Director |
| 1990 | WIOU TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1987 | thirtysomething TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1987 | Once a Hero Film | Director |
| 1986 | Johnny Bull Film | Director |
| 1986 | Fast Times TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1984 | The Great Love Experiment Film | Director |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1980 | It's My Turn Film | Director |
| 1978 | Girlfriends Film | Story, Director, Producer |
| 1975 | The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir Film | Director, Editor, Director of Photography |
| 1973 | Year of the Woman Film | Camera Operator |
| 1973 | Matina Horner: Portrait of a Person Film | Director |
| 1972 | Joyce at 34 Film | Director of Photography, Writer |
| 1972 | Roaches' Lullaby Film | Director |
| 1970 | Commuters Film | Director |
| 1970 | This is the Home of Mrs. Levant Graham Film | Director |
| 1970 | Aspen, 1970 Film | Director |
| 1968 | Revolution Film | Still Photographer |
| 1968 | Fran Film | Director |