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Randa Haines

Directing · Born 1945-02-20 · Los Angeles, California, United States

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Randa Haines, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

2025Marlee Matlin: Not Alone AnymoreSelf
2006The Ron Clark StoryDirector
2003Los Zafiros: Music from the Edge of TimeExecutive Producer
2002Antwone FisherProducer
2002The OutsiderDirector
1998Dance with MeDirector
1996A Family ThingProducer
1993Wrestling Ernest HemingwayDirector
1991The DoctorDirector
1989Tales from the CryptDirector
1988Calling the ShotsSelf
1986Children of a Lesser GodDirector
1984Something About AmeliaDirector
1983For Love and HonorDirector
1982Tucker's WitchDirector
1981Hill Street BluesDirector
1980The Jilting of Granny WeatherallDirector
1979Knots LandingDirector
1977The Displaced PersonScript Supervisor
1972The StoolieScript Supervisor
1971Let's Scare Jessica to DeathContinuity
1970JoeScript Supervisor

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