Jim Sheridan
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Jim Sheridan (born
February 6,
1949) is a
film director who was born in
Dublin,
Ireland. Initially educated by the
Irish Christian Brothers he later graduated from
University College Dublin. In 1989 he directed
My Left Foot, which became a critical and commercial success and won
Daniel Day-Lewis and
Brenda Fricker Academy Awards. He followed that with
The Field (with
Richard Harris) in 1990; then with
In the Name of the Father in 1993, a fictionalized re-telling of the case of the
Guildford Four.
The Boxer (with
Daniel Day-Lewis) was nominated for a
Golden Globe for best film drama in 1997. In 2003, he released the semi-autobiographical
In America, which tells the story of a family of Irish immigrants trying to succeed in New York. The film received positive reviews and earned
Samantha Morton and
Djimon Hounsou Academy Award nominations. In 2005 he released
Get Rich or Die Tryin', a film starring rap star
50 Cent.
He is married and has three daughters - Naomi, Kirstin and Tess.
Filmography
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