Linda Yellen is a director, writer and producer best known for her work in television and independent film. She created her first film, a 10-minute short entitled Prospera, during her sophomore year at Barnard, winning third prize in the New York Film Festival right behind films by Martin Scorsese and George Lucas. Linda's been going strong ever since, becoming one of the most successful women directors/writers/producers in the industry. Over the course of her career so far, Linda has made twenty-six films for both large and small screens including two of television's highest-rated movies, Playing for Time, which starred Vanessa Redgrave, and The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana. Her films have been released through Columbia Pictures, Disney, Universal, Showtime, CBS, NBC and ABC. Linda's projects have won numerous awards, including two Peabodys, seven Emmys, one Luminas, one Silver Nymph and two Christophers. They've been screened at the Cannes, Toronto, Sundance, New York, Aspen, Banff, Palm Springs, Hamptons and Deauville film festivals. Linda has worked with such extraordinary talent as Arthur Miller, Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa & Lynn Redgrave, Diane Keaton, Elizabeth Taylor, Liza Minnelli, Gena Rowlands and Jacqueline Bisset.
Graduated from Barnard College, Columbia University
Completed her MFA at Columbia School of the Arts, and her PhD at Columbia School of Arts & Sciences
Films has been selected to be shown at the Cannes, Monte Carlo, New York, Aspen, Banff, Palm Springs, Hamptons and Deauville Film Festivals
Lindas projects have received numerous awards, including 2 Peabodys, 7 Emmys, 1 Luminas, 1 Silver Nymph and 2 Christophers.
Co-writer of "Hollywoods Greatest Un-Filmed Script" - Skinny and Cat - based on the lives of Margret Bourke-White and Erskin Caldwell
Has the only 2 films backed by the Sundance Institute - The Simian Line and Chantilly Lace
Has written and produced 2 of Televisions highest rated movies ever - "Playing for Time " and "Royal Romance of Charles and Diana, The
"Prospera"m a 10 minute short, was Lindas first film ever made. Created during her Sophomore year in college, the film was shown at the New York Film Festival alongside George Lucas "THX 1138" and Martin Scorsceses "Italianamerican"
Enrolled in Barnard College at age 16
Made her first feature-length film "Come Out, Come Out" at age 19.
Fresh out of college, her first job in the industry was for Cinema 5 LTD., which sent her to England to buy a film called "Secrets", starring Jacqueline Bisset, who was to later star in Lindas film "End of Summer".
She was the subject of an IBM documentary, which depicted her improvosational filmmaking style
Selected to represent Barnard as a teen model for Glamour Magazine, as did her friend JoBeth Williams, who later starred in Lindas film "Chantilly Lace".
Started out directing theater
