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Andrea Arnold
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Andrea Arnold is a British actor, film director, screenwriter, and television presenter. Born in Dartford, Kent, England, in 1961, she began her work period in 1982. She is educated at the AFI Conservatory and speaks English.
Arnold has received 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. She has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, a British Independent Film Award for Best British Independent Film, and BAFTA Awards for Best Newcomer and Best British Film.
She has participated in the 2006, 2009, 2016, and 2024 Cannes Film Festivals.
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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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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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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Arnold
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Dartford
- Occupation
- television presenter
- Educated at
- AFI Conservatory
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Jury Prize
- Participant in
- 2021 Cannes Film Festival
- Image
- Andrea Arnold (Cannes Film Festival 2012).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1961-04-05
- Commons category
- Andrea Arnold
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Director
- related category
- Category:Films directed by 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.
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