Carol Joffe Explained

Carol Joffe
Birth Name:Carol Shapiro
Occupation:Set decorator
Yearsactive:1981-1991
Children:3, including Nicole Holofcener

Carol Joffe is an American set decorator. She was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction for the films Hannah and Her Sisters[1] and Radio Days.[2]

Biography

Born Carol Shapiro (to parents Sylvia and Edward Shapiro, owner of a radio store, in the Bronx, New York City), Carol Joffe was first married to actor and artist Lawrence Holofcener in 1954, with whom she had two daughters, Suzanne Holofcener and director Nicole Holofcener.[3] They divorced in 1961.[3] [4] She subsequently married film producer Charles H. Joffe.[5] Together, they had one son.

Selected filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners . July 31, 2011. oscars.org.
  2. Web site: The 60th Academy Awards (1988) Nominees and Winners . July 31, 2011. oscars.org.
  3. Web site: Rochlin . Margy . FILM; Just Like Her Family: Complicated . New York Times. June 23, 2002 .
  4. Book: Thomson, David. The New Biographical Dictionary of Film. 492. Knopf. May 6, 2014. 9780375711848.
  5. Web site: Oscar-winning 'Annie Hall' producer Charles Joffe dies at 78 . July 31, 2011 . taiwannews.com . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190414/http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=692455&lang=eng_news&cate_img=logo_world&cate_rss=WORLD_eng . dead .