Antonia Bird

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Antonia Bird
Born	1959 London  England
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1985 - present

Antonia Bird (born 1959 in London) is an English TV and film director.

[edit] History

Antonia Bird began her career at the Royal Court Theatre before moving to television in the mid 1980s, directing episodes of EastEnders (1985-1986), Casualty (1986-1987), and drama serials like Thin Air (1988) and The Men's Room (1991). In 1993, Antonia Bird won a Best First Feature award at the Edinburgh International Television Festival and a BAFTA award for the Best Single Drama for Safe. Her first cinema release came with Priest (1994), which was a critic of the Catholic Church.

Bird, after moving to Hollywood, filmed multiple films, including Mad Love (1995), Face (1997), Ravenous (1999), and Care (2000).

[edit] Filmography

• EastEnders (1985-1986)
• Casualty (1986-1987)
• Thin Air (1988)
• The Men's Room (1991)
• Priest (1994)
• Mad Love (1995)
• Face (1997)
• Ravenous (1999)
• Care (2000)

[edit] External links

• Antonia Bird at the Internet Movie Database
• Antonia Bird biography and filmography at the British Film Institute's Screenonline

Persondata
NAME	Bird, Antonia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Film director
DATE OF BIRTH	1959
PLACE OF BIRTH	London  England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH