Linda Yellen

Linda Yellen
Born	New York City, U.S.
Alma mater	Barnard College, B.A. Columbia University, MFA & PhD.
Occupation(s)	Film/television director, producer and writer
Years active	1971–present

Linda Yellen is an American director, producer and writer of film and television, (born in New York City).

As a producer some of her credits are Playing for Time (1980), The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (1982) and Second Serve (1986).

Some of her credits as a director include Northern Lights (1997), The Simian Line (2001), William & Catherine: A Royal Romance (2011) and The Last Film Festival (2016) which stars Dennis Hopper in his final acting role. ^[1]

Linda's projects have received 2 Peabodys, 7 Emmys, including a Primetime Emmy Award as a producer for Playing for Time in 1981, 1 Silver Nymph and 2 Christophers. ^[2] She is an alumna of Barnard College and Columbia University. ^[3] Linda's films have been shown at Cannes, Sundance , New York, Hamptons, Monte Carlo, Aspen, Banff, Palm Springs, Nashville, Santa Fe International, and Deauville Film Festivals. Additionally, Linda's projects have been nominated for a Golden Globe and a Writers Guild Award. Linda Yellen is the recipient of Barnard's Woman of Achievement Award.

Her most recent film, One Stupid Thing, won Best Director and Best Picture at Boston International Film Festival and Jersey Shore Film Festival, Best Picture at Edinburgh Film Awards, and is an Official Selection at Newport Beach Film Festival.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
1971	Come Out, Come Out!	Yes	Yes	No
1977	Looking Up	Yes	No	Yes
1993	Chantilly Lace	Yes	Yes	Yes
2002	The Simian Line	Yes	Yes	Yes
2016	The Last Film Festival	Yes	Yes	Yes
2018	Fluidity	Yes	Yes	Yes
2022	Chantilly Bridge	Yes	Yes	No
2024	One Stupid Thing	Yes	Yes	No

Short film

• Prospera (1976)
• The Spilling (2017)

TV movies

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer
1979	Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure	No	Executive	No
1980	Hardhat and Legs	No	Yes	No
	Playing for Time	No	Yes	No
1982	The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana	No	Executive	Yes
1983	Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number	Yes	Yes	Yes
1986	Second Serve	No	Executive	No
1988	Liberace: Behind the Music	No	Executive	No
1989	Hunt for Stolen War Treasures	No	Executive	No
	Sweet Bird of Youth	No	Executive	No
1994	Parallel Lives	Yes	Yes	Yes
1995	End of Summer	Yes	Yes	Yes
1997	Northern Lights	Yes	No	Yes
2011	William & Catherine: A Royal Romance	Yes	Yes	Yes

References

1. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TLFFMOVIE.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. "Primetime Emmy Award and Nominations for Linda Yellen". Primetime Emmy® Award Database. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
3. "Overview for Linda Yellen". Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved November 4, 2011.

External links

• Linda Yellen at IMDb