Directing
Beeban Kidron
Born 1961-05-02
North London, England, UK
Department: Directing
Biography
Beeban Kidron is an English film director known for her much-lauded adaptation of Jeanette Winterson's autobiographical novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit and for directing Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. In 2008, with Lindsey Mackie, she founded the charity Filmclub, which has since grown to be one of the largest and most influential after-school clubs in the UK, attracting over 160,000 children and young people each week.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Beeban Kidron
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004
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Victoria & Abdul
2017
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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
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Screen Two
1985
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Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
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Storyville
1997
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ScreenPlay
1986
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Swept from the Sea
1998
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Used People
1992
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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
1990
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (33 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Scala!!! | Self | Movie | 2024 |
 | Scala Interviews | Self | Movie | 2024 |
 | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg | Self | TV Series | 2022 |
| Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg | Self - Chair, 5Rights Foundation | TV Series | 2022 |
| Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg | Self - Crossbench Peer | TV Series | 2022 |
| Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg | Self - Online safety campaigner | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Victoria & Abdul | Producer | Movie | 2017 |
 | InRealLife | Narrator (uncredited) (voice) | Movie | 2013 |
| InRealLife | Director | Movie | 2013 |
| Sex, Death and the Gods | Director | Movie | 2011 | |
 | Antony Gormley: Making Space | Director | Movie | 2007 |
 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | Director | Movie | 2004 |
 | Murder | Director | TV Series | 2002 |
| Murder | Creator | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Cinderella | Director | Movie | 2000 |
 | Swept from the Sea | Director | Movie | 1998 |
| Swept from the Sea | Producer | Movie | 1998 |
 | Storyville | Director | TV Series | 1997 |
 | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Director | Movie | 1995 |
 | Great Moments in Aviation | Director | Movie | 1994 |
 | Hookers, Hustlers, Pimps and Their Johns | Self | Movie | 1993 |
| Hookers, Hustlers, Pimps and Their Johns | Director | Movie | 1993 |
| Hookers, Hustlers, Pimps and Their Johns | Producer | Movie | 1993 |
 | Used People | Director | Movie | 1992 |
 | 'Itch | Director | Movie | 1991 |
 | Antonia and Jane | Director | Movie | 1990 |
 | Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit | Director | TV Series | 1990 |
| 4 Play | Director | TV Series | 1989 | |
 | Vroom | Director | Movie | 1988 |
 | ScreenPlay | Director | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Screen Two | Director | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Carry Greenham Home | Director | Movie | 1983 |
| Your Greenham | Director | Movie | — |