Linda Yellen

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 (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 (2016) which stars Dennis Hopper in his final acting role.

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 alumna of Barnard College and Columbia University. Linda's films have been shown at Cannes, Sundance , 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, 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 Year Title Director Writer Notes 1971 Come Out, Come Out! 1977 Looking Up 1993 Chantilly Lace 2002 The Simian Line 2016 The Last Film Festival 2018 Fluidity 2022 Chantilly Bridge 2024 One Stupid Thing

Short film Prospera (1976) The Spilling (2017)

TV movies Year Title Director Producer Writer 1979 Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure 1980 Hardhat and Legs Playing for Time 1982 The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana 1983 Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number 1986 Second Serve 1988 Liberace: Behind the Music 1989 Hunt for Stolen War Treasures Sweet Bird of Youth 1994 Parallel Lives 1995 End of Summer 1997 Northern Lights 2011 William & Catherine: A Royal Romance