Randa Jo Haines (born February 20, 1945, in Los Angeles) is a film and television director and producer.
[1][2] Haines started her career as a script supervisor on several low-budget features in the 1970s, including Let's Scare Jessica to Death and The Groove Tube.
[3] She is best known for directing the critically acclaimed feature film Children of a Lesser God (1986), which starred William Hurt and Marlee Matlin, for which Matlin won the 1987 Academy Award as Best Actress, and which was nominated for 5 Academy Awards including an Academy Award for Best Picture.
[4][5][6][7][8][9] Haines also won the Silver Bear at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.
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