Alison Mary Owen (born 18 February 1961) is an English film producer. Her credits as a producer include '' Moonlight and Valentino'' (1995), ''

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'' (1998), '' Sylvia'' (2003), ''

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'' (2004), '' Proof'' (2005), ''

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'' (2007), '' Brick Lane'' (2007), ''

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'' (2010), ''

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'' (2013), ''

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'' (2017).

Life

Owen was born in

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, Hampshire, into a Roman Catholic family. Her parents were Mary Kathleen (née Hitchiner), a

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dockyard worker, and Peter Ronald Owen, chief petty officer in the Royal Navy, and was the younger of two daughters. Her sister is Jill Beatrice Owen (born 1959). Owen's first marriage (other sources simply say "relationship") started when she was a teenager in the 1970s, producing her first child, Sarah, in late December 1979, when Owen was an 18-year-old university student. She married actor Keith Allen in 1984, and they had two children together, pop singer

Lily Allen Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985) is an English singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of actor Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. Her music career began in 2005 when she made some of her vocal recordings public ...

and actor

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, before divorcing in 1989. She also had a relationship with comedian

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who was a common-law stepfather to Owen's children. She is currently married to art director Aaron Batterham, who has four children of his own. In 2017, the National Portrait Gallery acquired an early portrait of Owen for their permanent collection by photographer

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Career

She first started working at Limelight doing music videos. Later she then produced her first movie ''

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'' and a TV series called '' Diary of a Teenage Health Freak''. Then she worked for

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. She set up the low-budget film division. Her production company is Ruby Films.

Filmography

* '' How to Build a Girl'' (2019) * ''

'' (2017) * '' Suffragette'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2014; executive producer) * ''

'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2011) * ''

'' (2008) * '' Brick Lane'' (2007) * '' Proof'' (2005) * ''

'' (2004) * ''Happy Now?'' (2001) * ''

'' (1998) * '' Moonlight and Valentino'' (1995) * ''

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'' (1993) * ''

'' (1991)

Awards and nominations

Wins: *

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for ''

'' (1999) *

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for ''

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'' (2010) Nominations: * Academy Award for Best Picture for ''

'' (1999) *

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for ''

'' (1999) *

for ''

'' (2014) * BAFTA TV Award for Best Best Light Entertainment (Programme or Series) for '' Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era'' (1995) * BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Serial for '' Small Island'' (2010) *

Producers Guild of America Award for Best Long-Form Television The Producers Guild of America Award for Best Long-Form Television, also known as the David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television was an annual award given by the Producers Guild of America between 1994 and 2017. In 2018 ...

for ''

'' (2011) *

Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture The Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture, also known as the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, is one of the annual awards given by the Producers Guild of America from 198 ...

for ''

'' (2014) Source

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Owen, Alison 1961 births Living people English film producers British women film producers Mass media people from Portsmouth BAFTA winners (people) Primetime Emmy Award winners Lily Allen