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Amanda Posey

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Amanda Posey
Born
Amanda Rachel Posey

June 1965 (age 59)
NationalityBritish
OccupationFilm producer
Years active1997–present
Known forBrooklyn
SpouseNick Hornby
Children2

Amanda Rachel Posey (born June 1965) is a British film producer, best known for her films An Education (2009) and Brooklyn (2015), produced with frequent collaborator Finola Dwyer. She is married to novelist and screenwriter Nick Hornby, with whom she has two sons.[1][2][3]

Career

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In 2015, Posey produced an historical drama film Brooklyn, starring Saoirse Ronan, directed by John Crowley based on the screenplay by Nick Hornby. She received an Academy Award nomination for the film for Best Picture at the 88th Academy Awards along with Finola Dwyer.[4][5]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Amanda Posey: I didn't win, but my only regret is that I didn't meet". The Independent. No. March 9, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-03-12. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  2. ^ Whitworth, Damian. "Nick Hornby: Therapy? I've been in and out for years". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  3. ^ "Nick Hornby: 'The journeys of young women are more moving'". the Guardian. 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  4. ^ "Kiwi's Brooklyn in Oscar race". Stuff. January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  5. ^ "Shot-in-Canada films flood Oscar's best picture race". NEWS 1130. January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
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