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Stephen Frears

British film director and producer (born 1941)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1941-06-20
Works: 8

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Typically British
Typically British
High fidelity
The grifters
Victoria & Abdul

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Film & TV

Directing · Leicester, England, UK

Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is an English director and producer. He has directed numerous acclaimed films since the early 1980s, including My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), The Grifters (1990), High Fidelity (2000), The Queen (2006), Philomena (2013), Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), and Victoria & Abdul (2017). He has received two nominations for the Academy…

Known for

Innes Lloyd: The Producer — Self (archive footage)2025
A Look Through His Lens — Self2024
Alec Guinness: A Class Act — self2024
The Rise of the Comic Strip — Self2023
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel — Self2022
Reel Britannia — Self2022
Back to Barrytown — Self2021
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat — Self2020
Memories of Lindsay Anderson — Self2019
Revisiting The Man in the White Suit2019

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Key facts

Born: Stephen Arthur Frears , ( 1941-06-20 ) 20 June 1941 (age 84) , Leicester , England
Education: Gresham's School
Alma mater: Trinity College, Cambridge
Occupations: Director producer
Years active: 1968–present
Notable work: My Beautiful Laundrette Prick Up Your Ears Dangerous Liaisons The Grifters The Queen
Television: Fail Safe The Deal Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight A Very English Scandal
Spouses: Mary-Kay Wilmers ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1968 , divorced ) Anne Rothenstein ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1992 )

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Key dates

Born: 20 June 1941

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Stephen
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Leicester
Occupation: director
Educated at: Gresham's School
Languages spoken: English language
Award: European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award
Image: Stephen Frears OIFF 2014-07-12 113913 (cropped).jpg

Article

Sir Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is a British director and producer of film and television, often depicting real-life stories as well as projects that explore social class through sharply-drawn characters. He has received numerous accolades including three BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for two Academy Awards. In 2008, The Daily Telegraph named Frears among the 100 most influential people in British culture. In 2009, he received the Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He received a knighthood in 2023 for his contributions to the film and television industries.

Born in Leicester and educated at Gresham's School in Norfolk and Trinity College, Cambridge, Frears started his career working as an assistant director in theatre and film while directing many television plays. Frears directed his debut feature film Gumshoe in 1971 and received critical acclaim for his films in the 1980s such as My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), and Dangerous Liaisons (1988). He also received two Academy Award nominations for directing The Grifters (1990) and The Queen (2006).