Antonia Bird(1951-2013)

Director
Producer

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Antonia Bird was born on 27 May 1951 in London, England, UK. She was a director and producer, known for Priest (1994), Face (1997) and Ravenous (1999). She was married to Ian Ilett. She died on 24 October 2013 in London, England, UK.

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Won 3 BAFTA Awards
- 12 wins & 2 nominations total

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Known for

Priest

7.1

Director

1994

Face

6.6

Director

1997

Ravenous

6.9

Director

1999

Care

7.6

TV Movie

Director

2000

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Director

The Village
7.6
TV Series
- Director
- 2013
A Passionate Woman
6.5
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 2010
Off by Heart
TV Movie
- Director
- 2009
Cracker
8.5
TV Series
- Director
- 2006
Cracker
7.7
TV Movie
- Director
- 2006
MI-5
8.3
TV Series
- Director
- 2005
The Hamburg Cell
6.9
TV Movie
- Director
- 2004
Rehab
7.8
TV Movie
- Director
- 2003
Care
7.6
TV Movie
- Director
- 2000
Ravenous
6.9
- Director
- 1999
Face
6.6
- Director
- 1997
Mad Love
5.3
- Director
- 1995
Priest
7.1
- Director
- 1994
Screenplay
6.5
TV Series
- Director
- 1993
Peak Practice
6.4
TV Series
- Director
- 1993

Producer

Trivia
Her terrible stage fright settled her on the path of directing.

Quotes
[on Mad Love (1995)] Miramax was owned by Disney at the time and I was in post-production with a nice Disney teen film, which was quite edgy originally. We always thought we were making a film for 15 and up, and suddenly we had to make it for PG. Which meant I had to take the heart of the film out. That was quite a lesson. You're not in charge, it's not your money, it's someone else's, you've basically got to do what you're told