Years active 1977–present Name Linda Yellen | Role Director Books Sweet Bird of Youth | |
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Born July 13, 1949 (age 74) ( 1949-07-13 ) New York City, U.S. Occupation Film/television director, producer and writer Education Barnard College, Columbia University Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Special Movies William & Catherine: A Royal, The Simian Line, Playing for Time, Parallel Lives, Northern Lights Similar People Dan Amboyer, Alice St Clair, Jane Alexander, Dudley Moore, John Robert Hoffman | ||
Linda Yellen Emmy speech
Linda Yellen is an American director, producer and writer of film and television.
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 (2011) which stars Dennis Hopper in his final acting role. Check out information at https://www.facebook.com/TLFFMOVIE "BLUSH" (2014) The untold story of a love triangle between Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich and Mercedes De Acosta She is the producer/writer of "Skinny and Cat" (2014)
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. She is an alumnus of Barnard College and Columbia University. Linda's films have been shown at Cannes, Sundance [1], New York, Hamptons, Monte Carlo, Aspen, Banff, Palm Springs, Hamptons and Deauville Film Festivals.