Chloe Leland
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Chloë Leland is a daughter of British film director David Leland
. She became first notable for playing Emily Lloyd
's younger sister in David Leland's directional debut Wish You Were Here
in 1987. She later worked as location scout on the movie Land Girls
(1998). Since that time she has produced, directed and shot documentaries for television, including some of the highest-rated series for the Discovery Channel
and Animal Planet
. She worked as camera operator on multi-award winning feature Concert for George
and produced and directed Walking with Monsters
for which she won at the 58th Primetime Emmy Awards
in the category Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More) and was nominated for a BAFTA. Her next series, Fight For Life, received extremely high ratings for BBC1, as well as winning BAFTA, RTS and VES awards. In 2010 she is once again Emmy nominated for the critically acclaimed, America - Story of Us (the record-breaking, top rating US series) on which she worked as Series VFX Creative Director. After leaving her job as Head of Development for Impossible Pictures, she went on to work as Creative Executive for Jane Root's Nutopia...whilst secretly yearning to direct Dr Who and Sci-Fi.
David Leland
David Leland is a director, screenwriter and actor who came to international fame with his directorial debut Wish You Were Here in 1987.-Life:...
. She became first notable for playing Emily Lloyd
Emily Lloyd
-Early life:Emily Lloyd Pack was born in London, the daughter of Sheila , now known as , a theatrical agent who was a longtime secretary at Harold Pinter's stage agency, and Roger Lloyd-Pack, a stage actor, well-known as Trigger in the British hit sitcom Only Fools and Horses. Her grandfather,...
's younger sister in David Leland's directional debut Wish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here (1987 film)
Wish You Were Here is a 1987 British drama/comedy film starring Emily Lloyd and Tom Bell. The film was written and directed by David Leland. The original music score was composed by Stanley Myers.-Plot:...
in 1987. She later worked as location scout on the movie Land Girls
The Land Girls (film)
The Land Girls is a 1998 movie directed by David Leland and starring Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz, Anna Friel, Steven Mackintosh and Ann Bell. It is based on the book Land Girls by Angela Huth.-Synopsis:...
(1998). Since that time she has produced, directed and shot documentaries for television, including some of the highest-rated series for the Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
and Animal Planet
Animal Planet
Animal Planet is an American cable tv specialty channel that launched on October 1, 1996. It is distributed by Discovery Communications. A high-definition simulcast of the channel launched on September 1, 2007.-History:...
. She worked as camera operator on multi-award winning feature Concert for George
Concert for George
The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 November 2002 as a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his death. The event was organized by Harrison's widow, Olivia, and son, Dhani, and arranged under the musical direction of Eric Clapton and Jeff Lynne...
and produced and directed Walking with Monsters
Walking with Monsters
Walking with Monsters is a three-part British documentary film series about life in the Paleozoic, bringing to life extinct arthropods, fish, amphibians, synapsids, and reptiles...
for which she won at the 58th Primetime Emmy Awards
58th Primetime Emmy Awards
The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, August 27, 2006 on NBC at 8:00pm ET with Conan O'Brien hosting the show...
in the category Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More) and was nominated for a BAFTA. Her next series, Fight For Life, received extremely high ratings for BBC1, as well as winning BAFTA, RTS and VES awards. In 2010 she is once again Emmy nominated for the critically acclaimed, America - Story of Us (the record-breaking, top rating US series) on which she worked as Series VFX Creative Director. After leaving her job as Head of Development for Impossible Pictures, she went on to work as Creative Executive for Jane Root's Nutopia...whilst secretly yearning to direct Dr Who and Sci-Fi.
Filmography
- 1987 Wish You Were HereWish You Were Here (1987 film)Wish You Were Here is a 1987 British drama/comedy film starring Emily Lloyd and Tom Bell. The film was written and directed by David Leland. The original music score was composed by Stanley Myers.-Plot:...
(as Actress) - 1999 Swingers Faithful To You in My Fashion (as Associate Producer)
- 2002 Red Gold: The Epic Story of Blood (as Associate Producer)
- 2003 Stephen Lawrence - Ten Years After (as Director)
- 2005 Walking with MonstersWalking with MonstersWalking with Monsters is a three-part British documentary film series about life in the Paleozoic, bringing to life extinct arthropods, fish, amphibians, synapsids, and reptiles...
(as Director and Producer) - 2007 Fight for Life (as Director) and Series Visual Effects Director
- 2010 America - The Story of US. Series Visual Effects Creative Director