Sharon Maguire (born 17 August 1963) is a film director best known for directing ''

Bridget Jones's Diary ''Bridget Jones's Diary'' is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Sharon Maguire and written by Richard Curtis, Andrew Davies (writer), Andrew Davies, and Helen Fielding. A co-production of the United Kingdom, United States and France, it is ...

''. The film was based on the book by her close friend

Helen Fielding Helen Fielding (born 19 February 1958) is an English novelist and screenwriter, best known as the creator of the fictional character Bridget Jones, and a sequence of novels and films beginning with the life of a thirty something singleton in Lo ...

, and one of the main characters – "Shazza" – is allegedly based on Maguire.

Early life

Born in Coventry to Irish Catholic parents, Maguire studied English and drama at the

University of Wales Aberystwyth , mottoeng = A world without knowledge is no world at all , established = 1872 (as ''The University College of Wales'') , former_names = University of Wales, Aberystwyth , type = Public , endowment = ...

. After leaving university she worked as a copywriter in publishing before doing a postgraduate degree in journalism at City University, London.

Career

She began a career in television, working as a researcher for The Media Show (C4) and then as a producer/director at the BBC's ''

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''. She then went on to direct several documentaries for BBC's ''Omnibus'' and ''Bookmark'', before leaving the corporation to direct commercials. ''Bridget Jones's Diary'' marked Maguire's feature directorial debut. In 2001, she directed ''

'', which was praised by critics. In 2016, she co-founded the television production company, 7 Stories, which creates scripted drama for TV.

Personal life

She has two children with her partner, director

Anand Tucker Anand Tucker (born 24 June 1963) is a film director and producer based in London. He began his career directing factual television programming and adverts. He co-owns the production company Seven Stories. Personal life Tucker was born in Thailan ...

Filmography

Films

Documentary

TV

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maguire, Sharon 1960 births Living people Alumni of Aberystwyth University Alumni of City, University of London Alumni of the University of Wales Welsh film directors Welsh screenwriters Welsh television directors Welsh women film directors People from Aberystwyth British women screenwriters British women film directors People from Coventry British women television directors