Esther Freud

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Esther Freud is a British novelist. Born in 1963 in London, she is the daughter of painter Lucian Freud, and great-granddaughter of Sigmund Freud. Her father was notoriously generous with his favours, so she may have up to 40 half-siblings. Her only full sibling is her sister, fashion designer Bella Freud. Her uncle is the politician and comedian Sir Clement Freud, and through him she has two cousins in the media: Matthew (married to Elisabeth Murdoch) and broadcaster Emma.

They travelled with their hippie mother as small children, including in Morocco, and lived only sporadically in London as a child before returning at the age of sixteen to train as an actress. She has worked in television and theater as both actress and writer. Her novels include Hideous Kinky, which was adapted into a film starring Kate Winslet.

Esther Freud was named as one of the 20 'Best of Young British Novelists' by Granta magazine in 1993.

She is married to actor David Morrissey, with whom she has three children.