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Tessa Ross

Born 1 Jan 1961 in London, England, UK65 years60 credits

Tessa Sarah Ross CBE (born 1961) is an English film producer and executive. She received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema. She was named one of the 100 most powerful women in the United Kingdom by Woman's Hour in 2013. She is an honorary fellow of the National Film and Television School. In the 2010 New Year Honours, she was appointed a CBE for services to broadcasting. Ross was designated Head of Film at Channel 4 in 2000 and ran Film4 and Film4 Productions from 2002 to 2014. In 2011, she was appointed to the Board of the Royal National Theatre and became Chief Executive in 2014. She resigned in April 2015, citing concerns over the new leadership structure, but continued working with the National Theatre as a consultant. Ross has been the executive producer of a number of notable British films, including Billy Elliot (2000), The Last King of Scotland (2006), This Is England (2006), Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Hunger (2008), Four Lions (2010), 127 Hours (2010), Shame (2011), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Under the Skin (2013), Ex Machina (2015), 45 Years (2015), Room (2015), and Carol (2015). For her work producing Conclave (2024), she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture & won the BAFTA Award for Best Film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tessa Ross, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Tessa Sarah Ross CBE (geb. 1961) ist eine englische Filmproduzentin und -managerin. Sie erhielt den BAFTA Award für ihren herausragenden britischen Beitrag zum Kino. 2013 wurde sie von der Zeitschrift „Woman’s Hour“ zu einer der 100 einflussreichsten Frauen Großbritanniens gekürt. Sie ist Ehrenmitglied der National Film and Television School. Im Rahmen der Neujahrs-Ehrungen 2010 wurde sie für ihre Verdienste um den Rundfunk zum Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) ernannt. Ross wurde im Jahr 2000 zur Leiterin der Filmabteilung von Channel 4 ernannt und leitete von 2002 bis 2014 Film4 und Film4 Productions. 2011 wurde sie in den Vorstand des Royal National Theatre berufen und übernahm 2014 die Position der Geschäftsführerin. Im April 2015 trat sie aufgrund von Bedenken hinsichtlich der neuen Führungsstruktur zurück, arbeitete aber weiterhin als Beraterin für das National Theatre. Ross war ausführender Produzent einer Reihe namhafter britischer Filme, darunter Billy Elliot (2000), Der letzte König von Schottland (2006), This Is England (2006), Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Hunger (2008), Four Lions (2010), 127 Hours (2010), Shame (2011), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Under the Skin (2013), Ex Machina (2015), 45 Years (2015), Room (2015) und Carol (2015). Für ihre Arbeit als Produzentin von Conclave (2024) wurde sie für den Oscar in der Kategorie „Bester Film“ nominiert und gewann den BAFTA Award in der Kategorie „Bester Film“.

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Ink
Ink2026 · Producer
Conclave
Conclave2024 · Producer
Starve Acre
Starve Acre2024 · Producer
Bird
Bird2024 · Producer
The Zone of Interest
The Zone of Interest2023 · Executive Producer
The Iron Claw
The Iron Claw2023 · Producer
The Wonder
The Wonder2022 · Producer
The Day Shall Come
The Day Shall Come2019 · Executive Producer
Brexit: The Uncivil War
Brexit: The Uncivil War2019 · Executive Producer
They Shall Not Grow Old
They Shall Not Grow Old2018 · Executive Producer
Trespass Against Us
Trespass Against Us2016 · Executive Producer
Our Kind of Traitor
Our Kind of Traitor2016 · Executive Producer
Life
Life2015 · Executive Producer
Room
Room2015 · Executive Producer
Carol
Carol2015 · Executive Producer
Macbeth
Macbeth2015 · Executive Producer
45 Years
45 Years2015 · Executive Producer
The Lobster
The Lobster2015 · Executive Producer
Ex Machina
Ex Machina2015 · Executive Producer
Suffragette
Suffragette2015 · Executive Producer
The Riot Club
The Riot Club2014 · Executive Producer
The Double
The Double2014 · Executive Producer
Black Sea
Black Sea2014 · Executive Producer
Mr. Turner
Mr. Turner2014 · Executive Producer
Cuban Fury
Cuban Fury2014 · Executive Producer
Under the Skin
Under the Skin2014 · Executive Producer
A Most Wanted Man
A Most Wanted Man2014 · Executive Producer
Frank
Frank2014 · Executive Producer
'71
'712014 · Executive Producer
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave2013 · Executive Producer
Trance
Trance2013 · Executive Producer
How I Live Now
How I Live Now2013 · Executive Producer
The Look of Love
The Look of Love2013 · Executive Producer
A Running Jump
A Running Jump2012 · Executive Producer
On the Road
On the Road2012 · Executive Producer
Seven Psychopaths
Seven Psychopaths2012 · Executive Producer
Hyde Park on Hudson
Hyde Park on Hudson2012 · Executive Producer
Shame
Shame2011 · Executive Producer
The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady2011 · Executive Producer
The Woman in the Fifth
The Woman in the Fifth2011 · Executive Producer
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights2011 · Executive Producer
Attack the Block
Attack the Block2011 · Executive Producer
Submarine
Submarine2011 · Executive Producer
One Day
One Day2011 · Executive Producer
127 Hours
127 Hours2010 · Executive Producer
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go2010 · Executive Producer
Another Year
Another Year2010 · Executive Producer
Four Lions
Four Lions2010 · Executive Producer
Nowhere Boy
Nowhere Boy2009 · Executive Producer
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones2009 · Executive Producer
Happy-Go-Lucky
Happy-Go-Lucky2008 · Executive Producer
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People2008 · Executive Producer
Incendiary
Incendiary2008 · Executive Producer
In Bruges
In Bruges2008 · Executive Producer
The Last King of Scotland
The Last King of Scotland2006 · Executive Producer
Venus
Venus2006 · Executive Producer
Enduring Love
Enduring Love2004 · Executive Producer
Dead Man's Shoes
Dead Man's Shoes2004 · Executive Producer
Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot2000 · Executive Producer
Sweetsick
SweetsickProducer