Alison Mary Owen (born 18 February 1961) is an English film producer. Her credits as a producer include ''

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'' (1995), ''

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'' (1998), '' Sylvia'' (2003), ''

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'' (2004), ''

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'' (2005), '' The Other Boleyn Girl'' (2007), ''

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'' (2007), '' Saving Mr. Banks'' (2013), ''

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'' (2017) and ''

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'' (2024).

Life

Owen was born in

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, Hampshire, into a Roman Catholic family. Her parents were Mary Kathleen (née Hitchiner), a

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dockyard worker, and Peter Ronald Owen, chief petty officer in the Royal Navy, and was the younger of two daughters. Her sister is Jill Beatrice Owen. Owen's first marriage (other sources simply say "relationship") started when she was a teenager in the 1970s, producing her first child, Sarah, in late December 1979, when Owen was an 18-year-old university student. She married actor Keith Allen in 1984, and they had two children together, pop singer

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and actor

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, before divorcing in 1989. She also had a relationship with comedian

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who was a common-law stepfather to Owen's children. She is married to art director Aaron Batterham. In 2017, the

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acquired an early portrait of Owen for their permanent collection by photographer David Gwinnutt.

Career

She first started working at

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doing music videos. Later she then produced her first movie '' Hear My Song'' and a TV series called '' Diary of a Teenage Health Freak''. Then she worked for

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. She set up the low-budget film division. Her production company is Ruby Films.

Filmography

* ''

'' (2024) * '' How to Build a Girl'' (2019) * ''

'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2014; executive producer) * '' Saving Mr. Banks'' (2013) * ''

Jane Eyre ''Jane Eyre'' ( ; originally published as ''Jane Eyre: An Autobiography'') is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The firs ...

'' (2011) * '' The Other Boleyn Girl'' (2008) * ''

'' (2007) * ''

'' (2005) * ''

'' (2004) * ''Happy Now?'' (2001) * ''

'' (1998) * ''

'' (1995) * '' The Young Americans'' (1993) * '' Hear My Song'' (1991)

Awards and nominations

Wins: *

BAFTA Award for Best British Film The BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film is a film award given annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and presented at the British Academy Film Awards. The award was first given at the 1st British Academy Film Awards, fi ...

for ''

'' (1999) *

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie This is a list of the winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie, which has been awarded since 1992. The category was originally called Outstanding Drama or Comedy Special. In 1991, Outstanding Drama or Comedy ...

for ''

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'' (2010) Nominations: *

Academy Award for Best Picture The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards (also known as Oscars) presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since the awards debuted in 1929. This award goes to the producers of the film a ...

for ''

'' (1999) *

BAFTA Award for Best Film The BAFTA Award for Best Film is a film award given annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and presented at the British Academy Film Awards. It has been given since the 1st BAFTA Awards, representing the best films of 19 ...

for ''

'' (1999) *

for '' Saving Mr. Banks'' (2014) * BAFTA TV Award for Best Best Light Entertainment (Programme or Series) for '' Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era'' (1995) * BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Serial for '' Small Island'' (2010) *

Producers Guild of America Award for Best Long-Form Television The Producers Guild of America Award for Best Long-Form Television, also known as the David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television was an annual award given by the Producers Guild of America between 1994 and 2017. In 201 ...

for ''

'' (2011) *

Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture The Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture, also known as the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, is one of the annual awards given by the Producers Guild of America from 1 ...

for '' Saving Mr. Banks'' (2014) Source

References

External links

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