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Sharman Macdonald

  • Actress
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Sharman Macdonald was born on 8 February 1951 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for The Edge of Love (2008), Silver Ghost and The Winter Guest (1997). She has been married to Will Knightley since 1976. They have two children.
BornFebruary 8, 1951
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    Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller in The Edge of Love (2008)
    The Edge of Love
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 2008
    Silver Ghost
    Silver Ghost
    • Writer
      The Winter Guest (1997)
      The Winter Guest
      6.8
      • Writer
      • 1997
      Googie Withers in Within These Walls (1974)
      Within These Walls
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Shirley Phillips(as Sharman MacDonald)

      Credits

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      Actress



      • Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo in Begin Again (2013)
        Begin Again
        7.4
        • Diner Costumer (uncredited)
        • 2013
      • Come to Mecca
        TV Movie
        • Betty
        • 1983
      • Bill Maynard in The Gaffer (1981)
        The Gaffer
        6.9
        TV Series
        • Clara
        • 1983
      • Middle English (1981)
        Middle English
        TV Series
        • Mrs. Challis
        • 1981
      • The Olympian Way
        TV Series
        • Marcia
        • 1981
      • Trevor Eve in Shoestring (1979)
        Shoestring
        7.5
        TV Series
        • Betty Craig
        • 1979
      • Accident (1978)
        Accident
        7.4
        TV Series
        • Stephanie
        • 1978
      • Second City Firsts (1973)
        Second City Firsts
        5.8
        TV Series
        • Gloria
        • 1977
      • Googie Withers in Within These Walls (1974)
        Within These Walls
        7.7
        TV Series
        • Shirley Phillips (as Sharman MacDonald)
        • 1976

      Writer



      • Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller in The Edge of Love (2008)
        The Edge of Love
        6.1
        • written by
        • 2008
      • The Winter Guest (1997)
        The Winter Guest
        6.8
        • screenplay
        • play
        • 1997
      • Sound on Film
        TV Series
        • writer
        • 1997
      • Wild Flowers (1989)
        Wild Flowers
        6.3
        TV Movie
        • screenplay
        • 1989

      Second Unit or Assistant Director



      • Del Synnott in Deflation (2001)
        Deflation
        3.2
        Short
        • assistant director
        • 2001

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      • Alternative name
        • Sharman MacDonald
      • Born
        • February 8, 1951
        • Glasgow, Scotland, UK
      • Spouse
        • Will Knightley1976 - present (2 children)
      • Children
          Keira Knightley
      • Other works
        Play: Writer of After Juliet (sequel to Romeo and Juliet)
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        • 1 Interview

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      • Trivia
        Mother of Keira Knightley & Caleb Knightley
      • Quotes
        My daughter is followed all the time she's out. I'm lost in admiration for the way that she deals with it, but the paparazzi are an accident waiting to happen. The way they drive, you think, my God.

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