Sharon Maguire (born 17 August 1963) is a film director who came to prominence with Bridget Jones's Diary. The film was based on the book by her close friend Helen Fielding, and one of the main characters – "Shazzer" – is allegedly based on Maguire.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
• 3 Personal life
• 4 Filmography
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Early life

Born in Coventry to Irish Catholic parents, Maguire studied English and drama at the University of Wales Aberystwyth. After leaving university she worked as a copywriter in publishing before doing a postgraduate degree in journalism at City University, London.

Career

She began a career in television, working as a researcher for The Media Show (C4) and then as a producer/director at the BBC's The Late Show. She then went on to direct several do*entaries for BBC's Omnibus and Bookmark, before leaving the corporation to direct commercials. Bridget Jones's Diary marked Maguire's feature directorial debut.

In 2016, she co-founded the television production company, 7 Stories, which creates scripted drama for TV.

Personal life

She has two children with her partner, director Anand Tucker.

Filmography

As director:

• The Thing is... Babies (do*entary) (C4, 1991)
• The Godfather (do*entary) (BBC The Late Show, 1993)
• Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair (do*entary) (BBC Bookmark, 1995)
• H.G. Wells: Bromley Boy (do*entary) (BBC Bookmark, 1995)
• H.G. Wells: The Panther and the Jaguar (do*entary) (BBC Bookmark, 1995)
• Dame Henrietta's Dream (do*entary) (BBC Omnibus, 1997)
• Bridget Jones's Diary (Universal, 2001)
• Incendiary (2008) (Writer & Director)
• Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (Lifetime TV, 2013)
• Bridget Jones's Baby (Universal, 2016)
• Godmothered (Disney+, 2020)
• Longbourn (Studio C* 2021)
• An Excellent Choice (Sony 2020)

References

External links

• Sharon Maguire at IMDb