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English film director and actress

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Andrea Arnold is a British actor, film director, screenwriter, and television presenter born in Dartford in 1961. She holds United Kingdom citizenship and speaks English. Arnold was educated at the AFI Conservatory and began her work period in 1982. Her professional activities include participation in the 2006, 2009, 2016, and 2024 Cannes Film Festivals.

She has received several awards, including the Officer of the Order of the British Empire, the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, the Jury Prize, and the Sutherland Trophy. Additionally, she has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, the British Independent Film Award for Best British Independent Film, the BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer, and the BAFTA Award for Best British Film.

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Person · Open Library

Works
7

Top works

  • States and Capitals
  • Fixer
  • King Charles III
  • Questionable Quests Volume 1
  • Just to Behold

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Film & TV

Directing · Dartford, Kent, England

Andrea Arnold, OBE (born 5 April 1961; Dartford) is an English filmmaker and former actor. She won an Academy Award for her short film Wasp in 2005. Her feature films include Red Road (2006), Fish Tank (2009), and American Honey (2016), all of which have won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Arnold has also directed four episodes of the Amazon Prime Video series Transparent, as well as…

Known for

  • Motormouth1988
  • No. 73 — Dawn Lodge1982

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
146
Total plays
449

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Key facts

Born
Andrea Patricia Arnold , ( 1961-04-05 ) 5 April 1961 (age 65) , Dartford , Kent, England
Education
AFI Conservatory
Occupation
Filmmaker
Years active
1982–present

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human
Family name
Arnold
Gender
female
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Dartford
Educated at
AFI Conservatory
Languages spoken
English language
Image
Andrea Arnold (Cannes Film Festival 2012).jpg
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date of birth
1961-04-05
Commons category
Andrea Arnold
start of work period
1982-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Andrea Patricia Arnold OBE (born 5 April 1961) is an English filmmaker and former actress. She won an Academy Award for her short film Wasp in 2005. Her feature films include Red Road (2006), Fish Tank (2009) and American Honey (2016), all of which have won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, while her first documentary feature Cow premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.

Arnold's television work includes directing the second season of the HBO series Big Little Lies, and four episodes each of the Amazon Prime Video series Transparent and I Love Dick.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Andrea Arnold” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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