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Jim Sheridan
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Jim Sheridan is an Irish actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer born in Dublin in 1949. A citizen of the Republic of Ireland, he began his work period in 1989 and has worked primarily in his home country. He is educated at University College Dublin and speaks English.
His notable works include the films *My Left Foot*, *The Field*, *In the Name of the Father*, and *The Boxer*. Sheridan has received the Goya Award for Best European Film and the Golden Bear. He has also been nominated for Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Picture, and writing categories for both original and adapted screenplays. His child is Kirsten Sheridan.
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Film & TV
Dublin, Ireland
Jim Sheridan (born 6 February 1949) is an Irish film director. A six-time Academy Award nominee, Sheridan is perhaps best known for his films My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father, Get Rich or Die Tryin' and In America. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Sheridan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
- Guggi — Self2026
- Re-Creation — Juror 12025
- Juliet & Romeo — The Irishman2025
- The Ghost of Richard Harris — Self2022
- Murder at the Cottage: The Search for Justice for Sophie — Self. Presenter. Storyteller. Filmmaker2021
- Brendan Behan: The Roaring Boy — Himself2014
- John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man — Self2012
- Hannah Cohen's Holy Communion — Father O'Brien2012
- Muide Éire — Self2011
- What If?2006
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1949-02-06 ) 6 February 1949 (age 77) , Dublin , Ireland
- Other name
- Shay
- Occupations
- Film director screenwriter film producer
- Years active
- 1979–present
- Known for
- My Left Foot (1989) In the Name of the Father (1993) The Boxer (1997) In America (2002)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jim
- Family name
- Sheridan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Dublin
- Child
- Kirsten Sheridan
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- University College Dublin
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- In America
- Image
- Jim Sheridan.jpg
- Work location
- Republic of Ireland
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- date of birth
- 1949-02-06
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Film
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Jim Sheridan
- start of work period
- 1989-00-00
- Commons category
- Jim Sheridan
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Encyclopedic overview
Jim Sheridan (born 6 February 1949) is an Irish filmmaker. Between 1989 and 1993, Sheridan directed three critically acclaimed films set in Ireland, My Left Foot (1989), The Field (1990), and In the Name of the Father (1993), and later directed the films The Boxer (1997), In America (2003), and Brothers (2009). Sheridan has received six Academy Award nominations for his work.
Life and career
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