- Born
- Birth nameStephen Arthur Frears
- Height1.70 m
- Stephen started off in a career in the legal profession before switching to work as an assistant stage manager at London's Royal Court which led to work as an assistant director on films by Karel Reisz and Lindsay Anderson He directed his first short in 1967 and his feature debut, Gumshoe, in 1971. The next 12 years were spent working in television before returning to film with My Bautiful Laundrette- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tonyman 5
- SpousesAnne Rothenstein(1992 - present) (2 children)Mary-Kay Wilmers(1968 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- ParentsRussell E. FrearsRuth M. Danziger
- Often makes movies about love triangles that end tragically
- Often directs movies featuring female leads
- Directed three Oscar Best Picture nominees: Mối Quan Hệ Nguy Hiểm (1988), The Queen (2006) and Philomena (2013). These movies were also at least nominated for Best Screenplay, and Best Actress for Glenn Close, Helen Mirren (who won) and Judi Dench respectively.
- Has directed seven Oscar nominated performances: Glenn Close, Michelle Pfeiffer, Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening, Helen Mirren, Judi Dench and Meryl Streep. Mirren won for The Queen (2006).
- He's a fan of Tập Làm Người Xấu (2008).
- He was hired to direct the canceled film "Jinx", the spin-off of Halle Berry's character from Hẹn Chết Ngày Khác (2002).
- Father of actor Sam Frears and stage director Will Frears from his first marriage, and Frankie Frears and Lola Frears from his second.
- A friend asked me why I thought I'd been able to direct films for 30 years and I really didn't have an answer. It is a very difficult industry and grinds up talent unmercifully.
- There's one thing now that I experience every day when I'm making a film. I get up and think to myself, am I going to be able to do it today? I figure as long as I have that fear, I'll be alright.
- I like a lot of takes. I just go on until the actors get it right.
- Isn't that what Joan Collins' success is based on? People love bitches. The more dreadful they are, the more awful things they say, the more heavenly they are.
- I can't write, I don't think I'm even particularly good at telling a writer what's good or what's missing. So, actually having someone who can do that is a godsend.
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