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Overview
Date of Birth:
Trivia:
He is chairman of The London Film School. more
Awards:
Nominated for 6 Oscars.
Another
52 wins
&
42 nominations
more
NewsDesk:
(240 articles)
Peering into 2010: 1st Pics of Greenberg, Somewhere, All the Good Things, Blue Valentine
(From ioncinema. 30 November 2009, 1:32 AM, PST)
Birthday Suits and a Ballsy Actress
(From FilmExperience. 18 November 2009, 8:47 AM, PST)
(From ioncinema. 30 November 2009, 1:32 AM, PST)
Birthday Suits and a Ballsy Actress
(From FilmExperience. 18 November 2009, 8:47 AM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Mike Leigh OBE
Filmography
Director:
- Untitled Mike Leigh Project (2010) (filming)
- Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
- Vera Drake (2004)
... aka Vera Drake (France) - Cinema16: British Short Films (2003) (V)
- All or Nothing (2002/I)
... aka All or Nothing (France) - Topsy-Turvy (1999)
- Career Girls (1997)
- Secrets & Lies (1996)
... aka Secrets et mensonges (France) - Naked (1993)
... aka Mike Leigh's Naked - A Sense of History (1992) (TV)
- Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright (1992) (segment "Sense of History, A")
- Life Is Sweet (1991)
- High Hopes (1988)
- The Short & Curlies (1987) (TV)
- Four Days in July (1985) (TV)
- Meantime (1984) (TV)
- "Play for Today" (6 episodes, 1973-1982)
- Home Sweet Home (1982) TV episode
- Who's Who (1979) TV episode
- Abigail's Party (1977) TV episode
- The Kiss of Death (1977) TV episode
- Nuts in May (1976) TV episode
(1 more) - "BBC2 Playhouse" (1 episode, 1980)
- Grown-Ups (1980) TV episode - "Second City Firsts" (2 episodes, 1975-1976)
- Knock for Knock (1976) TV episode
- The Permissive Society (1975) TV episode - The Five Minute Films (1975) (TV)
- Bleak Moments (1971)
... aka Loving Moments
Writer:
- Untitled Mike Leigh Project (2010) (filming) (screenplay)
- Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) (writer)
- Vera Drake (2004) (written by)
... aka Vera Drake (France) - All or Nothing (2002/I) (written by)
... aka All or Nothing (France) - Topsy-Turvy (1999) (written by)
- Career Girls (1997) (writer)
- Secrets & Lies (1996) (writer)
... aka Secrets et mensonges (France) - Naked (1993) (writer)
... aka Mike Leigh's Naked - Life Is Sweet (1991) (writer)
- High Hopes (1988) (writer)
- The Short & Curlies (1987) (TV) (written by)
- Meantime (1984) (TV) (deviser)
- "Play for Today" (6 episodes, 1973-1982)
- Home Sweet Home (1982) TV episode (writer)
- Who's Who (1979) TV episode (writer)
- Abigail's Party (1977) TV episode (writer)
- The Kiss of Death (1977) TV episode (writer)
- Nuts in May (1976) TV episode (deviser)
(1 more) - "BBC2 Playhouse" (1 episode, 1980)
- Grown-Ups (1980) TV episode (writer) - "Second City Firsts" (2 episodes, 1975-1976)
- Knock for Knock (1976) TV episode (deviser)
- The Permissive Society (1975) TV episode (deviser) (writer) - Bleak Moments (1971) (writer)
... aka Loving Moments
Actor:
- Steve Chisholm's A-Z of Extraordinary Sexual Fetishes (2005) (TV)
- Queen: Made in Heaven (1997)
... aka Queen - Made in Heaven: The Films - "Maigret" .... Paul (1 episode, 1963)
- The Flemish Shop (1963) TV episode .... Paul - West 11 (1963) .... Bit Role
- Two Left Feet (1963) (uncredited) .... Jim
Thanks:
- Boot Polish (2007) (very special thanks)
- Four Eyes (2007) (thanks)
- Waiting for Sunrise (2005) (very special thanks)
- Welcome to Hollywood (1998) (special thanks)
Self:
- Jean-Luc Cinema Godard (2009) (TV) .... Himself
- "Mark Lawson Talks to..." .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Mike Leigh (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "The Alan Titchmarsh Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 26 March 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay
- "Cinema tres" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1996-2008)
... aka Informatiu cinema (Spain: Catalan title)
- Episode dated 11 October 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 18 October 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Himself - "Sunday AM" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
... aka The Andrew Marr Show (UK: new title)
- Episode #3.28 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - All About 'Abigail's Party' (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Culture Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2004-2007)
- The Edinburgh Show: Part 3 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.6 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "British Film Forever" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007)
- Corsets, Cleavage and Country Houses: The Story of British Costume Drama (2007) TV episode (as Mike Leigh OBE) .... Himself
- Hardship, Humour and Heroes: The Story of British Realism (2007) TV episode (as Mike Leigh OBE) .... Himself - "Secret's Out" .... Himself (1 episode)
- Episode #3.3 (????) TV episode .... Himself - 50 Films to See Before You Die (2006) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Film4's 50 Films to See Before You Die (UK: complete title) - "Breakfast" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2002-2005)
- Episode dated 4 November 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 5 January 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 15 October 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself - 2nd Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards (2005) (V) .... Himself - Presenter and Nominee 'Vera Drake'
- The 2004 European Film Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- Cinema16: British Short Films (2003) (V) (voice) .... Himself - Commentary, The Short and Curlies
- "The South Bank Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
- Mike Leigh (2002) TV episode .... Himself - Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay
- Welcome to Hollywood (1998) .... Himself
- The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Director & Best Original Screenplay
- "Arena" (1 episode, 1982)
- Mike Leigh Making Plays (1982) TV episode
Archive Footage:
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"Cinema mil"
- Episode #1.1 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
TV commercial for McDonalds UK (1994)
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Publicity Listings:
4 Print Biographies | 15 Interviews | 9 Articles
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