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 and young people and the recurring themes of grief, guilt, death, and its aftermath. They have little dialogue or explicit story exposition, and instead use images, vivid details, music, and sound design to create their worlds. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lynne Ramsay is the 1,721st most popular film director (up from 1,838th in 2019), the 6,232nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,493rd in 2019) and the 129th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Lynne Ramsay ranks 1,721 out of 2,041. Before her are John Carl Buechler, V. Shantaram, Mark Romanek, Krzysztof Krauze, Joe Carnahan, and Davis Guggenheim. After her are Simon Wells, Lino Brocka, Jack Smith, Imtiaz Ali, Floria Sigismondi, and Jack Hannah.

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Among people born in 1969, Lynne Ramsay ranks 589. 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 6,234 out of 8,785. Before her are Steve Clarke (1963), James Wordie (1889), Louise Brealey (1979), Suki Waterhouse (1992), Jeff Noon (1957), and Graham Whitehead (1922). After her are Craig Harrison (1974), Jane Taylor (1783), Lee Evans (1964), Damien Magee (1945), Bernadette Devlin McAliskey (1947), and Sydney Camm (1893).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Lynne Ramsay ranks 129. Before her are Julien Temple (1953), Rupert Sanders (1971), Ken Hughes (1922), Charles Brabin (1882), Trevor Nunn (1940), and Neil Marshall (1970). After her are Simon Wells (1961), Antonia Bird (1951), Tomm Moore (1977), Peter Lord (1953), Bill Forsyth (1946), and David Mackenzie (1966).

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