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

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'' (1995), '' Elizabeth'' (1998), '' Sylvia'' (2003), '' Shaun of the Dead'' (2004), ''

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'' (2005), '' The Other Boleyn Girl'' (2007), ''

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'' (2007), '' Chatroom'' (2010), ''

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'' (2013), '' Tulip Fever'' (2017).

Life

Owen was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, into a Roman Catholic family. Her parents were Mary Kathleen (née Hitchiner), a Royal Navy 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 and actor Alfie Allen, before divorcing in 1989. She also had a relationship with comedian Harry Enfield 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

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acquired an early portrait of Owen for their permanent collection by photographer David Gwinnutt.

Career

She first started working at

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doing music videos. Later she then produced her first movie ''

Hear My Song ''Hear My Song'' is a 1991 British comedy-drama film directed by Peter Chelsom, who co-wrote the screenplay with Adrian Dunbar, based on the story of Irish tenor Josef Locke. It was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 46th British Acad ...

'' and a TV series called '' Diary of a Teenage Health Freak''. Then she worked for Working Title. She set up the low-budget film division. Her production company is Ruby Films.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (2019) * '' Tulip Fever'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2015) * '' The Giver'' (2014; executive producer) * ''

'' (2013) * '' Jane Eyre'' (2011) * '' The Other Boleyn Girl'' (2008) * ''

'' (2007) * ''

'' (2005) * '' Shaun of the Dead'' (2004) * ''Happy Now?'' (2001) * '' Elizabeth'' (1998) * ''

'' (1995) * '' The Young Americans'' (1993) * ''

'' (1991)

Awards and nominations

Wins: * BAFTA Award for Best British Film for '' Elizabeth'' (1999) * Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie for '' Temple Grandin'' (2010) Nominations: *

Academy Award for Best Picture The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since the awards debuted in 1929. This award goes to the producers of the film and is the only category ...

for '' Elizabeth'' (1999) * BAFTA Award for Best Film for '' Elizabeth'' (1999) * BAFTA Award for Best British Film 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 for '' Temple Grandin'' (2011) * Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture for ''

'' (2014) Source

References

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* {{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