Portrait of Joan Darling

Directing

Joan Darling

Career

Active from 1964 to 2020, with a break from 1993 to 2019, busiest in 1976 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joan Darling Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Tension
    4.5, average 6.0
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Classic Sitcom 2
  • Character-Driven Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
The Depths of My Despair
The Depths of My Despair (2023)

Producer

Bird's Eye
Bird's Eye (2020)

as Elderly Woman

1990s

1 title
Civil Wars
Civil Wars (1991)

TV show ยท as Miss Stern

1980s

6 titles ยท average score 59
Hiroshima Maiden
Hiroshima Maiden (1988)

Director

Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Supermom's Daughter
Supermom's Daughter (1987)

Director

The Check is in the Mail...
The Check is in the Mail... (1986)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn
The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn (1985)

Director

Mom's on Strike
Mom's on Strike (1984)

Director

1970s

14 titles ยท average score 59
Willa
Willa (1979)

Director

The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan
The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dr. Erica Lauren

Paris
Paris (1979)

TV show

First Love
First Love (1977)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
The Selling of Vince D'Angelo (1976)

as Cong. Mary McKenzie

The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Nicole Simmons

Police Woman
Police Woman (1974)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Therese Russo

Harry O
Harry O (1974)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Rosemary Yorkfield

Kansas City Bomber
Kansas City Bomber (1972)
GoodWatch score 50

as Woman (uncredited)

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Frieda Krause

Up in the Cellar
Up in the Cellar (1970)
GoodWatch score 58

as Krigo

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 64
Fearless Frank
Fearless Frank (1969)
GoodWatch score 47

as Lois

Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Abby Maslow

The President's Analyst
The President's Analyst (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

as Jeff Quantrill

ABC Stage 67
ABC Stage 67 (1966)

TV show ยท as Peg

The Troublemaker
The Troublemaker (1964)

as Denver James

The Defenders
The Defenders (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Bertha Schlock