Alison Mary Owen (born 18 February 1961) is an English film producer.[1][2] Her credits as a producer include Moonlight and Valentino (1995), Elizabeth (1998), Sylvia (2003), Shaun of the Dead (2004), Proof (2005), The Other Boleyn Girl (2007), Brick Lane (2007), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Tulip Fever (2017) and Back to Black (2024).
Alison Owen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alison Mary Owen 18 February 1961 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
| Occupation | Producer |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse(s) | Andy Lavender deceased Aaron Batterham (m. ??) |
| Children | 3, including Lily and Alfie Allen |
Life
editOwen was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, into a Roman Catholic family.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6] She also had a relationship with comedian Harry Enfield who was a common-law stepfather to Owen's children.[7] She is currently married to art director Aaron Batterham, who has four children of his own.[8]
In 2017, the National Portrait Gallery acquired an early portrait of Owen for their permanent collection by photographer David Gwinnutt.[6]
On 12 May 2024 Owen was Michael Berkeley’s guest on BBC Radio 3’s Private Passions.
Career
editShe first started working at Limelight Records doing music videos. Later she then produced her first movie Hear My Song 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.[9] Her production company is Ruby Films.[10]
Filmography
edit- Back to Black (2024)
- How to Build a Girl (2019)
- Tulip Fever (2017)
- Suffragette (2015)
- The Giver (2014; executive producer)
- Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
- Jane Eyre (2011)
- The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
- Brick Lane (2007)
- Proof (2005)
- Shaun of the Dead (2004)
- Happy Now? (2001)
- Elizabeth (1998)
- Moonlight and Valentino (1995)
- The Young Americans (1993)
- Hear My Song (1991)
Awards and nominations
editWins:
- 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 for Elizabeth (1999)
- BAFTA Award for Best Film for Elizabeth (1999)
- BAFTA Award for Best British Film for Saving Mr. Banks (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 Saving Mr. Banks (2014)
Source[11]
References
edit- ^ Profile, The Guardian, 19 February 2004.
- ^ POwerlist, The Guardian, 8 March 2012.
- ^ Lily Allen "Big Read" interview, nme.com. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ Profile, The Daily Telegraph, 19 May 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Ranscombe, Siân (22 November 2013). "Inside the world of film producer Alison Owen". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ a b Dex, Robert (16 March 2017). "Lily Allen's mother Alison Owen joins singer in National Portrait Gallery". London Evening Standard. Alexander Lebedev. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ Heaswood, Sophie (20 September 2018). "Lily Allen: 'I was pretty brazen with all my behaviour. I just didn't care'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Woods, Judith (28 September 2015). "Alison Owen: 'The suffragettes were guerrillas. Their story needed to be told'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "In Conversation: Alison Owen (Producer of Saving Mr. Banks, Shaun of the Dead, Tamara Drewe)". filmdoctor.co.uk. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ Dawtrey, Adam (26 March 2006). "Ruby finds new home". Variety. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Alison Owen - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
External links
edit- Alison Owen at IMDb