Linda Yellen

{{Infobox person | name = Linda Yellen | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | othername = | birth_date = | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = Barnard College, B.A. <br> Columbia University, MFA & PhD. | occupation = Film/television director, producer and writer | years_active = 1971–present | spouse = }}

'''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 (film)|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 film)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/TLFFMOVIE|website=[[Facebook]] }}</ref>

Linda's projects have received 2 Peabodys, 7 Emmys, including a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] as a producer for ''[[Playing for Time (film)|Playing for Time]]'' in 1981, 1 Silver Nymph and 2 Christophers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/award_history_search?person=+Linda+Yellen&program=&start_year=1949&end_year=2010&network=All&web_category=All&winner=All |title=Primetime Emmy Award and Nominations for Linda Yellen |publisher=Primetime Emmy® Award Database |accessdate=November 4, 2011}}</ref> She is an alumna of [[Barnard College]] and [[Columbia University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/523641%7C0/Linda-Yellen/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034653/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/523641%7C0/Linda-Yellen/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |title=Overview for Linda Yellen |publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]] |access-date=November 4, 2011}}</ref> Linda's films have been shown at Cannes, Sundance [https://variety.com/1993/film/news/yellen-s-lace-gets-blue-ribbon-106371/], 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, [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21941876/?ref_=nm_knf_t_4 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''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Writer ! Notes |- | 1971 | ''Come Out, Come Out!'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 1977 | ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076326/?ref_=nm_flmg_prd_20 Looking Up]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- | 1993 | ''[[Chantilly Lace (film)|Chantilly Lace]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 2002 | ''[[The Simian Line]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 2016 | ''[[The Last Film Festival]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 2018 | [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5482242/?ref_=nv_sr_1 ''Fluidity''] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 2022 | [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15038732/ ''Chantilly Bridge''] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2024 | [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21941876/ ''One Stupid Thing''] | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |}

'''Short film''' * ''Prospera'' (1976) * [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6267742/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 ''The Spilling''] (2017)

'''TV movies''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Producer ! Writer |- | 1979 | ''[[Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes|Executive}} | {{no}} |- |rowspan=2|1980 | ''[[Hardhat and Legs]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | ''[[Playing for Time (film)|Playing for Time]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 1982 | ''[[The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes|Executive}} | {{yes}} |- | 1983 | ''[[Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 1986 | ''[[Second Serve]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes|Executive}} | {{no}} |- | 1988 | ''[[Liberace: Behind the Music]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes|Executive}} | {{no}} |- |rowspan=2|1989 | ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3268444/?ref_=nm_flmg_prd_11 Hunt for Stolen War Treasures]'' | {{no}} | {{yes|Executive}} | {{no}} |- | ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098418/?ref_=nm_flmg_prd_10 Sweet Bird of Youth]'' | {{no}} | {{yes|Executive}} | {{no}} |- | 1994 | ''[[Parallel Lives (film)|Parallel Lives]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 1995 | ''[[End of Summer (1995 film)|End of Summer]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 1997 | ''[[Northern Lights (1997 film)|Northern Lights]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- | 2011 | ''[[William & Catherine: A Royal Romance]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |}

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