Martha Fiennes
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Martha Fiennes is a British film director, writer and producer. An award-winning director, Fiennes is best-known for her films Onegin (1999) (which starred her elder brother, Ralph
) and Chromophobia
(2005).
– which starred her brother Ralph in the title role. The film won much praise, and she won the Best Director Award at the Tokyo Film Festival and the Best Newcomer at the London Film Critic's Circle. Following Onegin, Fiennes wrote her second feature film, Chromophobia – an original multi-stranded drama, which comprised an all star cast and which closed the Cannes 2005 Festival.
(1933–2004) and novelist Jennifer Lash
(1938–1993). Her siblings are actors Ralph Fiennes
and Joseph Fiennes
, documentary film maker Sophie Fiennes
, composer Magnus Fiennes
, and Jacob Fiennes, a conservationist. She has a foster brother, Michael Emery, an archaeologist.
She is married to George Tiffin
and has three children: Titan Nathaniel (b. 26 August 1995),Hero Beauregard
(b. 6 November 1997), and Mercy Jini Willow (b. 15 October 2001).
Her son Hero, at the age of nine, played a young version of his uncle Ralph's character, Lord Voldemort
, in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Her daughter Mercy was featured in the 2008 film, The Duchess
as Young Georgiana
.
Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes is an English actor and film director. He has appeared in such films as The English Patient, In Bruges, The Constant Gardener, Strange Days, The Duchess and Schindler's List....
) and Chromophobia
Chromophobia (film)
Chromophobia is an ensemble film which debuted at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival in France. The film's crew was made up of a brother-sister trio - Martha Fiennes wrote and directed the film, Ralph Fiennes starred in it, and Magnus Fiennes composed the score...
(2005).
Career
Fiennes made her directorial debut with the film Onegin – an adaptation of the Alexander Pushkin's verse novel Eugene OneginEugene Onegin
Eugene Onegin is a novel in verse written by Alexander Pushkin.It is a classic of Russian literature, and its eponymous protagonist has served as the model for a number of Russian literary heroes . It was published in serial form between 1825 and 1832...
– which starred her brother Ralph in the title role. The film won much praise, and she won the Best Director Award at the Tokyo Film Festival and the Best Newcomer at the London Film Critic's Circle. Following Onegin, Fiennes wrote her second feature film, Chromophobia – an original multi-stranded drama, which comprised an all star cast and which closed the Cannes 2005 Festival.
Personal life
Fiennes was born in Suffolk, England to photographer Mark FiennesMark Fiennes
Mark Fiennes was an English photographer and illustrator.Mark Wykeham-Fiennes was born at Dalton, Northumberland, the eldest of five children of industrialist Maurice Fiennes, who was later knighted by Prime Minister Harold Wilson for his services to the export of British heavy engineering...
(1933–2004) and novelist Jennifer Lash
Jennifer Lash
Jennifer Anne Mary Alleyne Lash was an English novelist and painter....
(1938–1993). Her siblings are actors Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes is an English actor and film director. He has appeared in such films as The English Patient, In Bruges, The Constant Gardener, Strange Days, The Duchess and Schindler's List....
and Joseph Fiennes
Joseph Fiennes
Joseph Fiennes is an English film and stage actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayals of William Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love, Sir Robert Dudley in Elizabeth, Commisar Danilov in Enemy at the Gates, Martin Luther in Luther, Merlin in Camelot, and his portrayal of Mark Benford in the...
, documentary film maker Sophie Fiennes
Sophie Fiennes
Sophia Victoria Twisleton Wykeham-Fiennes , known as Sophie Fiennes, is an English film director and producer.-Career:Following a foundation course in painting at Chelsea School of Art, Fiennes worked with director Peter Greenaway from 1987–1992. She managed the UK based dance company, The Michael...
, composer Magnus Fiennes
Magnus Fiennes
Magnus Fiennes is an English cross-genre composer, record producer and songwriter. He has worked with artists such as Shakira, Pulp, Tom Jones and Morcheeba...
, and Jacob Fiennes, a conservationist. She has a foster brother, Michael Emery, an archaeologist.
She is married to George Tiffin
George Tiffin
-Private life:He is married to fellow film director Martha Fiennes, with whom he has three children: Titan Nathaniel , Hero Beauregard , and Mercy Jini Willow .He is the brother-in-law of actors Ralph and Joseph Fiennes....
and has three children: Titan Nathaniel (b. 26 August 1995),Hero Beauregard
Hero Fiennes-Tiffin
Hero Beauregard Fiennes-Tiffin is an English actor best known for his role as the 11-year-old Tom Riddle, the young version of antagonist Lord Voldemort, in the sixth installment of Harry Potter films, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, released on 15 July 2009 in the United States and the...
(b. 6 November 1997), and Mercy Jini Willow (b. 15 October 2001).
Her son Hero, at the age of nine, played a young version of his uncle Ralph's character, Lord Voldemort
Lord Voldemort
Lord Voldemort is the main antagonist of the Harry Potter series written by British author J. K. Rowling. Voldemort first appeared in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which was released in 1997...
, in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Her daughter Mercy was featured in the 2008 film, The Duchess
The Duchess (film)
The Duchess is a 2008 British drama film based on Amanda Foreman's biography of the 18th-century English aristocrat Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. It was released in September 2008 in the UK...
as Young Georgiana
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire , formerly Lady Georgiana Spencer, was the first wife of the 5th Duke of Devonshire, and mother of the 6th Duke of Devonshire. Her father, the 1st Earl Spencer, was a great-grandson of the 1st Duke of Marlborough. Her niece was Lady Caroline Lamb...
.
Awards
- 2000 – London Film Critics Awards, British Newcomer of The Year, Onegin
- 1999 – Tokyo International Film Festival, Best Director, Onegin
Nominations
- 2000 – BAFTA Awards, Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film, Onegin
- 2000 – London Film Critics Awards, British Newcomer of The Year, Onegin
- 1999 – Tokyo International Film Festival, Best Director, Onegin