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Stephen Frears
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British film director and producer (born 1941)
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Stephen Frears is a British male actor, film director, and film producer. Born in Leicester on June 20, 1941, he began his work period in 1968. He was educated at Gresham's School and Trinity College. Frears speaks English and holds citizenship in the United Kingdom.
His notable works include *High Fidelity*, *The Grifters*, *Victoria & Abdul*, and *Typically British*. His films are held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. He has received several awards, including the Silver Bear for Best Director, the Berlinale Camera, Goya Awards, and the European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award. Additionally, he has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and multiple European Film Awards.
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Film & TV
Leicester, England, UK
Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is an English director and producer. He has directed numerous acclaimed films since the early 1980s, including My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), The Grifters (1990), High Fidelity (2000), The Queen (2006), Philomena (2013), Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), and Victoria & Abdul (2017). He has received two nominations for the Academy…
Known for
- Innes Lloyd: The Producer — Self (archive footage)2025
- A Look Through His Lens — Self2024
- Alec Guinness: A Class Act — self2024
- The Rise of the Comic Strip — Self2023
- Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel — Self2022
- Reel Britannia — Self2022
- Back to Barrytown — Self2021
- In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat — Self2020
- Memories of Lindsay Anderson — Self2019
- Revisiting The Man in the White Suit2019
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Key facts
- Born
- Stephen Arthur Frears , ( 1941-06-20 ) 20 June 1941 (age 84) , Leicester , England
- Education
- Gresham's School
- Alma mater
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- Occupations
- Director producer
- Years active
- 1968–present
- Notable work
- My Beautiful Laundrette Prick Up Your Ears Dangerous Liaisons The Grifters The Queen
- Television
- Fail Safe The Deal Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight A Very English Scandal
- Spouses
- Mary-Kay Wilmers ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1968 , divorced ) Anne Rothenstein ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1992 )
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Described at
Stephen Frears – Movies, Bio and Lists on MUBI
Stephen Frears – Movies, Bio and Lists on MUBI
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Stephen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Leicester
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- Gresham's School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Stephen Frears OIFF 2014-07-12 113913 (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Stephen Frears
- date of birth
- 1941-06-20
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- Stephen Frears
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Stephen Frears
- floruit
- 2018-01-01
- described at URL
- mubi.com/en/cast/stephen-frears
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is a British director and producer of film and television, often depicting real-life stories as well as projects that explore social class through sharply-drawn characters. He has received numerous accolades including three BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for two Academy Awards. In 2008, The Daily Telegraph named Frears among the 100 most influential people in British culture. In 2009, he received the Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He received a knighthood in 2023 for his contributions to the film and television industries.
Born in Leicester and educated at Gresham's School in Norfolk and Trinity College, Cambridge, Frears started his career working as an assistant director in theatre and film while directing many television plays. Frears directed his debut feature film Gumshoe in 1971 and received critical acclaim for his films in the 1980s such as My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), and Dangerous Liaisons (1988). He also received two Academy Award nominations for directing The Grifters (1990) and The Queen (2006).
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