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Jim Sheridan (born 6 February 1949) is an Irish playwright and filmmaker. Between 1989 and 1993, Sheridan directed three critically acclaimed films set in Ireland, My Left Foot (1989), The Field (1990), and In the Name of the Father (1993), and later directed the films The Boxer (1997), In America (2003), and Brothers (2009).
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- 6 February 1949 (age 74), Dublin, Ireland
- 1989–present
Jim Sheridan. Producer: In America. Following a distinguished career in the theatre between the 1960s and the 1980s, Jim Sheridan wrote and directed his first critically acclaimed feature My Left Foot in 1989. The film was nominated for two European Film Awards.
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Overview. Born. February 6, 1949 · Dublin, Ireland. Nickname. Shea. Height. 5′ 7″ (1.70 m) Mini Bio. Following a distinguished career in the theatre between the 1960s and the 1980s, Jim Sheridan wrote and directed his first critically acclaimed feature My Left Foot in 1989. The film was nominated for two European Film Awards.
- February 6, 1949
Jim Sheridan is a renowned director of films set in Ireland, such as My Left Foot and In the Name of the Father. He has received six Academy Award nominations and has worked with Daniel Day-Lewis, Daniel Craig, Natalie Portman and other stars.
Biography. Jim Sheridan (born 6 February 1949) is an Irish film director. A six-time Academy Award nominee, Sheridan is perhaps best known for his films My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father, Get Rich or Die Tryin' and In America.
Nominee Best Director. Adapted Screenplay. 1990. Academy Awards Winner for Best Actor. 1990. Academy Awards Winner for Best Supporting Actress. 1990. THE FIELD. Drama | 1h 47m | 1990.
Birthday: Feb 6, 1949. Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland. Having been a successful theater director and journeyman actor in his native Ireland, feature director Jim Sheridan emigrated to the United...