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Kirsten Sheridan Biography

Birth Name:Kirsten Sheridan

Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland

Profession Writer, Producer, Director, Actress, Editor, Assistant director

Fast Facts

Recognized by the National Board of Review in 2003 for her screenplay for "In America"
Studied script writing at New York University in the early '90s and later earned a film degree from the University College of Dublin and the Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design
Her father is also a film director who has been nominated for numerous Academy Awards
Moved to New York as a child while her father was searching for work, but returned to Ireland eight years later
Quote: "When you live in Dublin, your feet will certainly be kept on the ground․"
Collaborated with her father on the script for the Oscar nominated film "In America" which was loosely based on their life in Ireland together
Made her directorial debut in 2001 with "Disco Pigs" which earned her a BAFTA nomination and critical acclaim in the filmmaking community