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Beeban Kidron

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Beeban Kidron

Born May 2, 1961 in North London, England, UK15 films

Beeban Kidron is an English film director known for her much-lauded adaptation of Jeanette Winterson's autobiographical novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit and for directing Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. In 2008, with Lindsey Mackie, she founded the charity Filmclub, which has since grown to be one of the largest and most influential after-school clubs in the UK, attracting over 160,000 children and young people each week.

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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar posterFirst watchTo Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar19957.5Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson impress regional judges in competition, securing berths in the Nationals in Los Angeles.View film

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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason poster6.2Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason2004Swept from the Sea poster6.4Swept from the Sea1998

Filmography

15 films as director
  1. TBAYour GreenhamDirector
  2. 2013InRealLifeDirector
  3. 2011Sex, Death and the GodsDirector
  4. 2007Antony Gormley: Making SpaceDirector
  5. 2004Bridget Jones: The Edge of ReasonDirector
  6. 2000CinderellaDirector
  7. 1998Swept from the SeaDirector
  8. 1995To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie NewmarDirector
  9. 1994Great Moments in AviationDirector
  10. 1993Hookers, Hustlers, Pimps and Their JohnsDirector
  11. 1992Used PeopleDirector
  12. 1991'ItchDirector
  13. 1990Antonia and JaneDirector
  14. 1988VroomDirector
  15. 1983Carry Greenham HomeDirector