Mary Harron

Mary Harron, director of Picturehouse's The Notorious Bettie Page - 2006

Biography

Born 00/00/1952

A former reporter of the punk-rock scene whose entree to filmmaking came via British TV documentaries, Mary Harron made the jump to features with the much-awaited "I Shot Andy Warhol" (1996), the story of Valerie Solanas, who in 1968 shot and wounded the art-world legend. A Canadian raised in...
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Highlights

  • In 2006, Co-scripted and helmed the HBO biopic, "The Notorious Bettie Page" starring Gretchen Mol in the title role
  • In 2005, Directed an episode of the HBO funeral drama, "Six Feet Under"
  • In 2004, Directed an episode of Showtime's lesbian drama "The L Word"

Family & Companions

  • Tony Blair: British Labour Prime Minister; dated in the 1970s while both were attending Oxford
  • Stephen Vizinczey: step-father (author of "In Praise of Older Women")

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