FILM DIRECTOR

Lynne Ramsay

1969 - Today

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Lynne Ramsay (born 5 December 1969) is a Scottish filmmaker and cinematographer best known for the feature films Ratcatcher (1999), Morvern Callar (2002), We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), You Were Never Really Here (2017), and Die My Love (2025). Her works are marked by a fascination with children, young people and mothers as well as the recurring themes of grief, guilt, death, and its aftermath. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Lynne Ramsay is the 1,748th most popular film director (up from 1,839th in 2024), the 6,247th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,492nd in 2019) and the 132nd most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Lynne Ramsay ranks 1,748 out of 2,041. Before her are Mark Romanek, Stephen Norrington, Krzysztof Krauze, Joe Carnahan, Christian Carion, and Davis Guggenheim. After her are Simon Wells, Daphne Guinness, Lino Brocka, Oriol Paulo, Vitaly Mansky, and Jack Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Lynne Ramsay ranks 613. Before her are Phil Masinga, Natalia Valeeva, Joe Carnahan, Adam Delimkhanov, Sarina Wiegman, and Ronny Johnsen. After her are Fermín Cacho, Adriana Behar, Edwin Uehara, Hyun Jung-hwa, Paco Roca, and Svetlana Krivelyova.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Lynne Ramsay ranks 6,255 out of 8,785. Before her are Matt Targett (1995), Henry Banks (1913), Howard Wilkinson (1943), Hughie Gallacher (1903), Kelly Osbourne (1984), Lord Nicholas Windsor (1970), Steve Clarke (1963), James Wordie (1889), Louise Brealey (1979), Suki Waterhouse (1992), Jeff Noon (1957), and Graham Whitehead (1922).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Lynne Ramsay ranks 132. Before her are Rupert Sanders (1971), Ken Hughes (1922), Charles Brabin (1882), Trevor Nunn (1940), Neil Marshall (1970), and Stephen Norrington (1964). After her are Simon Wells (1961), Daphne Guinness (1967), Antonia Bird (1951), Tomm Moore (1977), Peter Lord (1953), and Bill Forsyth (1946).

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