Barbara Kopple

Barbara Kopple

Director. Born 30 July 1946 in New York City, New York, USA.

4

Titles on Fi1m3 directing · 1 crew

86

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 3 titles

2

Oscars2 won

Born

30 July 1946, New York City, New York, USA

Active

1974–1997

Frequently works with

Adam Bernstein, Alan Taylor, Darnell Martin, Jean de Segonzac, Kathy Bates, Keith Samples, Kenneth Fink, Larry Williams

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Kopple at the 2015 Montclair Film Festival / photo by “Neil Grabowsky — Kopple at the 2015 Montclair Film Festival / photo by “Neil GrabowskyMontclair Film Festival, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Barbara Kopple and Ava DuVernay at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival — Barbara Kopple and Ava DuVernay at the 2026 Sundance Film FestivalLaShawnda Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Barbara Kopple and Ava DuVernay at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival — Barbara Kopple and Ava DuVernay at the 2026 Sundance Film FestivalLaShawnda Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Barbara Kopple and Ava DuVernay at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival — Barbara Kopple and Ava DuVernay at the 2026 Sundance Film FestivalLaShawnda Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Barbara Kopple — Barbara KoppleLaShawnda Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Photographs: Montclair Film Festival, CC BY 2.0 (licence); LaShawnda Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); LaShawnda Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); LaShawnda Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); LaShawnda Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.