Francine Brody
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Francine Brody is an actress, voiceover artist and book editor.
Brody has performed in UK performances of plays such as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
, The Importance of Being Earnest
and The Glass Menagerie
. Her film and television acting work has included I Dreamed of Africa
, Maigret
, The Hotel Majestic and a video for the Kinks song Lost and Found
She has recorded a number of audio books including Bridget Jones's Diary
, Eden Close, The Weight of Water
and Italian Fever: A Novel, which was nominated for an award by the Spoken Word Publishing Association (SWPA).
Francine Brody won RADA
's Flora Robson
Prize. .
Brody is a contributor to Online Review London and the author of a number of short stories
. Currently working as a freelance editor and voiceover artist, she was for six years an editorial manager and editor at Weidenfeld & Nicolson
, part of the Orion Publishing Group
, where she commissioned many award-winning books.
She is also a cellist, giving performances of chamber music and orchestral works. She lives in London
with the author Cris Freddi
.
Brody has performed in UK performances of plays such as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis. Published in 1950 and set circa 1940, it is the first-published book of The Chronicles of Narnia and is the best known book of the series. Although it was written and published first, it is second in the series'...
, The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at St. James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personae in order to escape burdensome social obligations...
and The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie is a four-character memory play by Tennessee Williams. Williams worked on various drafts of the play prior to writing a version of it as a screenplay for MGM, to whom Williams was contracted...
. Her film and television acting work has included I Dreamed of Africa
I Dreamed of Africa
I Dreamed of Africa is a 2000 film starring Kim Basinger, Vincent Perez, Eve Marie Saint, Garrett Strommen, Liam Aiken and Daniel Craig. It is based on the autobiographical novel I Dreamed of Africa by Kuki Gallmann, an Italian writer who moved to Kenya and became involved in conservation work...
, Maigret
Maigret
Jules Maigret, Maigret to most people, including his wife, is a fictional police detective, actually a commissaire or commissioner of the Paris "Brigade Criminelle" , created by writer Georges Simenon.Seventy-five novels and twenty-eight short stories about Maigret were published between 1931 and...
, The Hotel Majestic and a video for the Kinks song Lost and Found
She has recorded a number of audio books including Bridget Jones's Diary
Bridget Jones's Diary
Bridget Jones's Diary is a 1996 novel by Helen Fielding. Written in the form of a personal diary, the novel chronicles a year in the life of Bridget Jones, a thirty-something single working woman living in London. She writes about her career, self-image, vices, family, friends, and romantic...
, Eden Close, The Weight of Water
The Weight of Water
The Weight of Water is a 1997 bestselling novel by Anita Shreve. Half of the novel is historical fiction that speculates about the true events of the Smuttynose Island murders of 1873.-Plot summary:...
and Italian Fever: A Novel, which was nominated for an award by the Spoken Word Publishing Association (SWPA).
Francine Brody won RADA
Rada
Rada is the term for "council" or "assembly"borrowed by Polish from the Low Franconian "Rad" and later passed into the Czech, Ukrainian, and Belarusian languages....
's Flora Robson
Flora Robson
Dame Flora McKenzie Robson DBE was an English actress, renowned as a character actress, who played roles ranging from queens to villainesses.-Early life:...
Prize. .
Brody is a contributor to Online Review London and the author of a number of short stories
Short Stories
Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...
. Currently working as a freelance editor and voiceover artist, she was for six years an editorial manager and editor at Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd is a British publisher of fiction and reference books. It is a division of the Orion Publishing Group.-History:...
, part of the Orion Publishing Group
Orion Publishing Group
Orion Publishing Group Ltd. is a UK-based book publisher. It is owned by Hachette Livre. In 1998 Orion bought Cassell.-History:Full history of the group can be found on Orion Publishing Group is owned by -Imprints:...
, where she commissioned many award-winning books.
She is also a cellist, giving performances of chamber music and orchestral works. She lives in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
with the author Cris Freddi
Cris Freddi
Cris Freddi is a British author.Freddi was born in Reading, England. He was educated at Reading School and then Oxford University, where he was lead singer in the Les Milkins Band. Since then, he has written books on sport, short stories and novels. He has also written articles for the football...
.