Martha Fiennes
| Martha Fiennes | |
|---|---|
| Born | Martha Maria Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes 5 February 1964 Suffolk, England |
| Occupation | English film director, writer, and producer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Parent(s) | Mark Fiennes Jennifer Lash |
| Relatives | Ralph Fiennes (brother) Magnus Fiennes (brother) Sophie Fiennes (sister) Joseph Fiennes (brother) Jacob Fiennes (brother) |
| Website | Official website |
Martha Maria Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (/ˈfaɪnz/; née Fiennes; born 5 February 1964)[1] is an English film director, writer and producer. An award-winning director, Fiennes is best known for her films Onegin (1999) (which starred her elder brother, Ralph) and Chromophobia (2005).
Career
Fiennes made her directorial debut with the film Onegin – an adaptation of the Alexander Pushkin's verse novel Eugene Onegin – which starred her brother Ralph in the title role. The film won much praise, and she won the Best Director Award at the Tokyo Film Festival and the Best Newcomer at the London Film Critics' Circle. Following Onegin, Fiennes wrote her second feature film, Chromophobia – an original multi-stranded drama, which comprised an all star cast and which closed the Cannes Film Festival (2005).[citation needed]
Personal life
Fiennes was born in Suffolk, England to photographer Mark Fiennes (1933–2004) and novelist Jennifer Lash (1938–1993). Her siblings are actors Ralph Fiennes and Joseph Fiennes, documentary film maker Sophie Fiennes, composer Magnus Fiennes, and Jacob Fiennes, a conservationist. She has a foster brother, Michael Emery, an archaeologist.
She is married to George Tiffin and has three children: Titan Nathaniel (b. 26 August 1995)[better source needed]Hero Beauregard (b. 6 November 1997),[better source needed] and Mercy Jini Willow (b. 15 October 2001).[better source needed]
Her son Hero, at the age of nine, played a young version of his uncle Ralph's character, Lord Voldemort, in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.[2] Her daughter Mercy was featured in the 2008 film, The Duchess as Young Georgiana.
Awards
- 2000 – London Film Critics' Awards, British Newcomer of the Year, Onegin
- 1999 – Tokyo International Film Festival, Best Director, Onegin
Nominations
- 2000 – BAFTA Awards, Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film, Onegin
- 2000 – London Film Critics' Awards, British Newcomer of The Year, Onegin
- 1999 – Tokyo International Film Festival, Best Director, Onegin
References
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0276397/
- ↑ * "Casting Is Complete on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", Warner Brothers Pictures press release.
External links
- Use British English from August 2011
- Articles with hCards
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- Articles with unsourced statements from June 2011
- Articles lacking reliable references from May 2012
- Use dmy dates from August 2011
- 1964 births
- Living people
- British people of English descent
- English film directors
- English film producers
- English people of Scottish descent
- English women film directors
- Fiennes family
- People from Suffolk
- People educated at St Mary's School, Shaftesbury
