8.0
TV
Directing
Randa Haines
- Born
- (age 81)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Credits
- 22 titles
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Randa Haines (born February 20, 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is a film and television director and producer. She is perhaps most famous 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. 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.
Haines received a Directors Guild of America Award nomination for that film and was nominated both for the DGA Award and an Emmy Award in 1984 for the television movie Something About Amelia.
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Signature work
Known For
8.0
TV
7.0
Movie
Antwone Fisher
6.9
Movie
Children of a Lesser God
6.9
Movie
Dance with Me
7.6
Movie
The Ron Clark Story
6.2
Movie
Let's Scare Jessica to Death
7.6
TV
Hill Street Blues
6.5
Movie
The Doctor
6.5
Movie
Joe
6.6
Movie
A Family Thing
6.3
Movie
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
6.9
TV
Knots Landing
5.9
Movie
The Outsider
5.6
Movie
Something About Amelia
5.2
TV
Tucker's Witch
7.0
Movie
The Displaced Person
5.0
Movie
Los Zafiros: Music from the Edge of Time
4.0
Movie
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
Acting credits 2
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore Film | Self |
| 1988 | Calling the Shots Film | Self |
Crew credits 20
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Ron Clark Story Film | Director |
| 2003 | Los Zafiros: Music from the Edge of Time Film | Executive Producer |
| 2002 | Antwone Fisher Film | Producer |
| 2002 | The Outsider Film | Director, Executive Producer |
| 1998 | Dance with Me Film | Director, Producer |
| 1996 | A Family Thing Film | Producer |
| 1993 | Wrestling Ernest Hemingway Film | Director |
| 1991 | The Doctor Film | Director |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1986 | Children of a Lesser God Film | Director |
| 1984 | Something About Amelia Film | Director |
| 1983 | For Love and Honor TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1982 | Tucker's Witch TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 1980 | The Jilting of Granny Weatherall Film | Director |
| 1979 | Knots Landing TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1977 | The Displaced Person Film | Script Supervisor |
| 1972 | The Stoolie Film | Script Supervisor |
| 1971 | Let's Scare Jessica to Death Film | Continuity |
| 1970 | Joe Film | Script Supervisor |