Director
Claudia Weill
January 1, 1947 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Often works with
Melanie Mayron
2 titles together
Girlfriends, thirtysomething
Bob Balaban
2 titles together
Girlfriends, Giving Up the Ghost
Jayne Brook
2 titles together
Chicago Hope, WIOU
Peter MacNicol
2 titles together
Chicago Hope, Johnny Bull
Eric Stoltz
2 titles together
Chicago Hope, Once and Again
Tyne Daly
2 titles together
Cagney & Lacey, Face of a Stranger
Full filmography · 23
Giving Up the Ghost
Director
1998
Critical Choices
Director
1996
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
Director
1992
Face of a Stranger
Director
1991
Once a Hero
Director
1987
Johnny Bull
Director
1986
It's My Turn
Director
19805.8
Girlfriends
Director
19786.7
The Scenic Route
cast
1978
The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir
Director
1975
Joyce at 34
Writer and Director
1972
Roaches' Lullaby
Director
1972