Rebecca Daly (born 1980) is an Irish film director, screenwriter, and actress.

Rebecca Daly
Born1980 (age 43–44)
NationalityIrish
Alma materTrinity College, Dublin
Dublin Institute of Technology
Occupation(s)film director, screenwriter, props buyer
Years active2005–present
Notable workMammal

Early life

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Daly was born in West Sussex and grew up in an Irish family in Haywards Heath.[1] They later moved to Naas, Ireland.[2] She studied theatre studies and English literature at Trinity College Dublin and completed an MA in film at Dublin Institute of Technology.[3][4]

Career

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Daly has written and directed three features and two shorts:

  • Joyriders (2006, short)
  • Hum (2010, short)
  • The Other Side of Sleep (2011)
  • Mammal (2016)
  • Good Favour (2017)[5]

She won a Dublin Film Critics' Circle award for Best Irish Director for Good Favour.[6]

Personal life

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Daly lives in Cork, Ireland. Her favourite films are Lost in Translation (2003), Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) and Under the Skin (2013).[7]

References

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  1. ^ Thorpe, Vanessa; correspondent, arts (14 May 2011). "Cannes critics praise director Rebecca Daly for The Other Side of Sleep" – via www.theguardian.com. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Digging into private life of murder victim". www.irishexaminer.com. 15 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Irish director Rebecca Daly returns to IndieCork with third feature film". www.irishexaminer.com. 4 October 2018.
  4. ^ "SDGI Updated | Rebecca Daly". Screen Directors Of Ireland Home.
  5. ^ "Rebecca Daly". IMDb.
  6. ^ "Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards - Audi Dublin International Film Festival". 30 June 2018. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  7. ^ "A question of taste: Film-maker Rebecca Daly". www.irishexaminer.com. 14 February 2019.
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