Minkie Spiro is a British cinema and TV Director and Executive Producer.
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| Occupations | TV and film director, producer |
Career
editMinkie Spiro is the daughter of Robin and Nitza Spiro. Her father is an ex-member of the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars. The spouses co-founded the Spiro Ark, a renowned Jewish education institute. Minkie Spiro, who has 5 sisters and a brother, grew up in St John’s Wood.[1][2] She studied Graphic Design at Central St. Martins School of Art in London and worked as a photographer for BBC in the early 1990s. As a photojournalist, she covered the Bosnian War and Operation Solomon.[3][4] She also worked for Channel 4.[5] Later, she obtained a Masters degree in Film Directing from the Royal College of Art.[6][7]
Her early film work includes The Boxer (1995), Strangers in Paradise (1996), and Rat Woman (1997).[8] Her credits as a television director include Holby City, Better Call Saul, Downton Abbey, Call the Midwife, Skins, Doc Martin, Jessica Jones, and many more.[9][6][10] In 2019, she directed the pilot of The Village. Spiro also served as an executive producer on the series.[11]
In 2018, she became a BAFTA member.[12] Spiro served as a member of the International Competition jury at 2025 Series Mania festival.[13]
She directed four episodes of the mini-series All Her Fault for NBC Universal, which stars Sarah Snook and Dakota Fanning.[14][15][16]
Selected works
editCinema
editTV Series
edit- Dead to Me (2019), episodes 5-6
- The Plot Against America (2020), Parts 1-3[9][17]
- Fosse/Verdon (2019), episode "All I Care About Is Love"[18]
- Pieces of Her, (2022), director and executive producer[19]
- 3 Body Problem (2024), episodes 4-6[6]
- Toxic Town (2025), director and executive producer[20]
- All Her Fault (2025), director: episodes 1-4, executive producer
Awards and nominations
edit- 2004 – BAFTA Best New Director (Fiction) nomination (for Holby City);[21]
- 2019 – Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film nomination (for Fosse/Verdon episode All I Care About Is Love).
References
edit- ↑ Grant, Brian (July 10, 2020). "The United Hates of America". The Jewish News UK. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ↑ "The Jewish side of Downton Abbey Surprises await". J Weekly. December 19, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ↑ Gardiner, Margaret (March 21, 2016). "Director Minkie Spiro: It's Not A Gender Thing; It's A Work Thing". Golden Globes. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- 1 2 "The 32nd Annual New York Exposition of Short Film and Video". The IDA. 1999-01-04. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ "Woman's Hour - Minkie Spiro". BBC. March 1, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Minkie Spiro signs to Knucklehead". Shots Magazine. March 27, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ↑ Grant, Brigit (November 6, 2014). "The Jewish Duchess of Downton Abbey". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Tales from the reading room Minkie Spiro". Premiers Plans Angers. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Rat Women Minkie Spiro". Frauen Film Fest. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ Collins, Sean T. (March 22, 2024). "'3 Body Problem' Episode 5 Recap: Judgment Day". The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (2018-05-13). "NBC Fall 2018-19 Schedule: 'Chicago'-Branded Wednesday, 'SVU' To Thursday, 'The Blacklist' Held For Midseason, 'World Of Dance' Moves In-Season". Deadline. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (December 12, 2018). "BAFTA Reveals 2018 New Members: Jodie Whittaker, Hugh Grant, Letitia Wright, Willem Dafoe Among Crop; See Full List". Deadline. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (March 31, 2025). "Spanish series Querer triumphs at Series Mania". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ "Minkie Spiro". Series Mania. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ "About Minkie Spiro". The Agency. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ Cordero, Rosy (July 24, 2024). "Jake Lacy, Sophia Lillis & Michael Peña Board Sarah Snook-Led Peacock Series 'All Her Fault'". Deadline. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ↑ "The Plot Against America comes to UK TV". The Jewish Chronicle. 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ Schneider, Michael (2020-01-06). "Directors Guild TV Awards Unveil Longform, Documentary, Variety, Reality, Kids 2020 Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ Petski, Denise; Andreeva, Nellie (3 February 2020). "Toni Collette To Star In 'Pieces Of Her' Netflix Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ↑ Goldbart, Max (2023-08-10). "'Toxic Town': Netflix Greenlights Jack Thorne-Penned Corby Poisonings Series Starring Aimee Lou Wood, Jodie Whittaker, Robert Carlyle". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ "Stars of Holby City Unite to Mark the End of the Soap Favourite". Celebrity Angels. 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2025-04-28.