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Randa Haines

Film director, Screenwriter

Randa Haines is an American film and television director and producer. She began her career as a script supervisor on low-budget features in the 1970s, including Let's Scare Jessica to Death and The Groove Tube. She is best known for directing Children of a Lesser God, which was nominated for five Academy Awards, and she won the Silver Bear at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.

Known for

  • Children of a Lesser God (1986), Director. Starred William Hurt and Marlee Matlin, who won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
  • Let’s Scare Jessica to Death, Script supervisor.

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What movies and TV shows has Randa Haines been in?
Randa Haines appears in Children of a Lesser God (1986) on The Remote.
When was Randa Haines born?
Randa Haines was born on 20 February 1945.

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