Rebecca Eaton Biography

Fast Facts

• Distinguished with OBE qualifications by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003
• Presented the 'Be More' Award by PBS in 2011
• Graduated from Vassar College in 1969 with a bachelor's degree in English literature after presenting her senior thesis based on the James Joyce work, Dubliners
• Married in 1984, she credits her husband's willingness to stay home with her family as the reason for her career's success
• Born to a traditional family, her mother was already involved in the entertainment industry as a Broadway actress, while her father served as a professor of English literature at Caltech
• After working for BBC World Service in London following college, she would eventually land the job as the third-ever executive producer of PBS's "Masterpiece Theatre" in 1985
• Has worked on numerous "Masterpiece Theatre" installments including "Downton Abbey" and several other award-winning series