Rebecca Frayn

Rebecca Frayn
Born 5 June 1962 (1962-06-05) (age 49)
Occupation film maker
screen writer
novelist
actress
Years active 1979–present
Spouse Andy Harries (1992–present)

Rebecca Frayn (born as daughter of Michael Frayn 6 May 1962) is an English documentary film maker, screenwriter and novelist.

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Career

Rebecca Frayn was trained by the BBC as film editor. Based on this she worked consequently as a film director for the BBC and other British broadcasters.[1] She delivered documetaries in particular for Modern Times (BBC Two), Cutting Edge (Channel 4), The South Bank Show (London Weekend Television) and Imagine (BBC One).[2]

She also worked as screen writer for television before she eventually succeeded as a writer of novels. In 2006 she signed a contract with Simon & Schuster.[3][4]

Rebecca Frayn hadn't written a feature film for cinema until the life of Aung San Suu Kyi inspired her.[5] She spent three years working on her script.[6] She and her husband decided to ask Michelle Yeoh to join the project. Michelle Yeoh's documentary Turning Point had been on BBC, showing her commitment as Make Roads Safe campaign ambassador. She was already used to delivering public speeches of political content in real life. Besides that she also had the looks to embody Aung San Suu Kyi. Michelle Yeoh and her spouse Jean Todt were very fond of Rebecca Fayn's script and passed it on to Luc Besson and Virginie Besson-Silla. These three couples together produced the film and titled it finally The Lady.

Personal life

Since July 1992 Rebecca Frayn is the wife of film producer Andy Harries. She is a mother of three children: Jack and Finn, born as identical twins, and their sister Emmy Lou. Rebecca Frayn had to undergo a treatment called IVF in order to have her daughter.[7] Her novel "One Life" describes all efforts, hardships and risks associated with this procedure.

Filmography (selected)

As screen writer

Year Film Genre Director
1991 The Ghosts of Oxford Street TV film Malcolm McLaren
1995 Killing me softly TV film Stephen Whittaker
2011 The Lady Biographical film Luc Besson

As director

Year Film Genre
1995 Naked News TV documentary mini series
2003 Single TV series
2004 Whose Baby? TV film

As actress

Year Film Role Director
1979 One Fine Day June Stephen Frears
2003 Love Actually Joanna, Daniel's late wife (uncredited) Richard Curtis

References

  1. ^ "She was trained by the BBC as a film editor, and then went on to have a successful career as a freelance director.". http://www.authortrek.com/rebecca_frayn_page.html. Retrieved 2011-12-21. 
  2. ^ "Over the years she has directed a wide range of signature documentaries for Cutting Edge, Modern Times, The South Bank Show and Imagine, and an original three-part series Space for the BBC.". http://www.intelligencesquared.com/people/f/rebecca-frayn. Retrieved 2011-12-21. 
  3. ^ "Her first novel, One Life was published by Simon and Schuster in 2006". http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/rebecca-frayn. Retrieved 2011-12-21. 
  4. ^ "In 2006 she signed a two book deal with Simon and Schuster and her first novel, One Life, dealt with the complex emotional and ethical landscape of IVF.". http://rebeccafrayn.co.uk/. Retrieved 2011-12-21. 
  5. ^ "The untold love story of Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi". http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/burmamyanmar/8948018/The-untold-love-story-of-Burmas-Aung-San-Suu-Kyi.html. Retrieved 2011-12-21. 
  6. ^ "THE LADY was written over a period of three years by Rebecca Frayn.". http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Arts_Picturehouse_Cambridge/film/The_Lady/. Retrieved 2011-12-21. 
  7. ^ "Rebecca Frayn: I just wanted a baby. I didn't even care if it put my life in danger". http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/rebecca-frayn-i-just-wanted-a-baby-i-didnt-even-care-if-it-put-my-life-in-danger-1779255.html. Retrieved 2011-12-21. 

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