Randa Jo Haines (born February 20, 1945, in Los Angeles) is a film and television director and producer. 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. 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.
Randa Jo Haines is a film and television director and producer who began her career as a script supervisor in the 1970s on low-budget films like "Let's Scare Jessica to Death" and "The Groove Tube." She gained recognition for directing the critically acclaimed movie "Children of a Lesser God" (1986), starring William Hurt and Marlee Matlin, which earned Matlin an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1987. The film was also nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture.