Linda Yellen
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Linda Yellen is an American director, producer and writer of film and television.
As a producer some of her credits include 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
(2000), William & Catherine: A Royal Romance
and The Last Film Festival
which stars Dennis Hopper
in his final acting role.
In 1981, Yellen won a Primetime Emmy Award
as a producer for Playing for Time. She is an alumnus of Barnard College
and Columbia University
.
As a producer some of her credits include Playing for Time
Playing For Time (film)
Playing For Time is a 1980 CBS television film, written by Arthur Miller and Fania Fénelon, based on Fénelon's autobiography, The Musicians of Auschwitz...
(1980), The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (1982) and Second Serve
Second Serve
Second Serve is an American biopic of eye surgeon, professional tennis player and male-to-female transgender woman Renée Richards. The made-for-television film is based on the book The Renée Richards Story: Second Serve by Richards with John Ames. The script is by Stephanie Liss and Gavin Lambert...
(1986).
Some of her credits as a director include Northern Lights
Northern Lights (1997 film)
Northern Lights is the first Disney Channel Original Movie and it starred Academy Award-winner Diane Keaton.-Plot summary:A stranger's call informs Roberta that her estranged brother Frank has died in a small town under bizarre circumstances...
(1997), The Simian Line
The Simian Line
The Simian Line is an American improvisational film, released in NY/LA in 2001. It was filmed over an eleven day period. The ensemble cast includes Harry Connick, Jr., Cindy Crawford, Tyne Daly, William Hurt, Monica Keena, Samantha Mathis, Lynn Redgrave, Jamey Sheridan and Eric Stoltz.-Plot:When...
(2000), William & Catherine: A Royal Romance
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance is an American 2011 television movie that stars Alice St. Clair as Kate Middleton and Dan Amboyer as HRH Prince William of Wales...
and The Last Film Festival
The Last Film Festival
The Last Film Festival is an upcoming American comedy film starring the late Dennis Hopper, Chris Kattan and Jacqueline Bisset. It is written and directed by Linda Yellen. Yellen hosted a special screening of the film on 15 September in New York City...
which stars Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Lee Hopper was an American actor, filmmaker and artist. As a young man, Hopper became interested in acting and eventually became a student of the Actors' Studio. He made his first television appearance in 1954 and appeared in two films featuring James Dean, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant...
in his final acting role.
In 1981, Yellen won a Primetime Emmy Award
Primetime Emmy Award
The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming...
as a producer for Playing for Time. She is an alumnus of Barnard College
Barnard College
Barnard College is a private women's liberal arts college and a member of the Seven Sisters. Founded in 1889, Barnard has been affiliated with Columbia University since 1900. The campus stretches along Broadway between 116th and 120th Streets in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in the borough...
and Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
.