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British film producer
Elizabeth Karlsen
Born Occupation Film producer Years active 1986–present Spouse
Stephen Woolley
Elizabeth Karlsen is an American–British film producer. Her career has spanned over three and a half decades, and In 2019, she was awarded the
BAFTA award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema .
[1] Her work has garnered a total of 52
BAFTA nominations and wins, and 20
Academy Award ® nominations and wins.
[2] In 2002, she co-founded
Number 9 Films with production partner and husband,
Stephen Woolley .
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[4]
Career
She has produced independent films in the US and Europe including:
Todd Haynes ’s
CAROL
[5] (nominated for 6
Academy Awards ®, 6
Golden Globe Awards and 9
BAFTA Awards )
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
Mark Herman ’s
LITTLE VOICE
[10] (winner of a Golden Globe Award, nominated for 1 Academy Award®, 6 Golden Globe Awards and 6 BAFTA Awards)
[11]
[12]
[13]
[14]
Neil Jordan ’s
THE CRYING GAME
[15] (winner of an Academy Award®, a BAFTA Award and nominated for 6 Academy Awards®),
[16]
[17]
[18]
MADE IN DAGENHAM
[19] (nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards)
[20]
[21] and
Phyllis Nagy ’s
MRS HARRIS
[22] (nominated for 12
Emmy® Awards , 3 Golden Globe Awards and a
PGA Award )
[23]
[24]
[25] and
Wash Westmoreland ’s
COLETTE
[19] (Nominated for 4
BIFA’s and an
Independent Spirit Award ).
[26]
[27]
[28] Other work includes:
ON CHESIL BEACH ,
[29] written by
Ian McEwan and directed by
Dominic Cooke ;
[30]
THEIR FINEST ,
[31] directed by
Lone Scherfig ;
[32]
THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM
[33] written by
Jane Goldman and directed by Juan Carlos Medina,
[34]
GREAT EXPECTATIONS ,
[35] written by
David Nicholls and directed by
Mike Newell ,
[36]
THE NEON BIBLE
[37] directed by
Terence Davies
[38] and
BYZANTIUM
[39] directed by
Neil Jordan
[40] and as co-producer
Paolo Sorrentino ’s YOUTH
[41] (nominated for 1 Academy Award® and winner of 3
European Film Awards ).
[42]
[43]
[44] She also produced the international box office success
Ladies in Lavender ,
[45] starring
Maggie Smith and
Judi Dench .
[46]
She has had multiple films selected for
Palme D’Or competition in
Cannes
[47] and premieres in international film festivals including
TIFF ,
LFF ,
NY and
Sundance .
[47]
In addition to film work, MADE IN DAGENHAM: THE MUSICAL opened in London’s
West End in 2014 starring
Gemma Arterton .
[48]
Elizabeth has served on the board of
The Edinburgh Film Festival , the
NFTS Gala , the
American Academy of Motion Pictures and Arts Events Committee, and was chair of
Women in Film and TV UK .
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Filmography
Director's name in brackets after film title.
References
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"Elizabeth Karlsen & Stephen Woolley – Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema" . www.bafta.org . February 8, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
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https://www.documentary-campus.com/p/elizabeth-karlsen
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"NUMBER 9 FILMS LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK" . find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
^ Picardie, Ruth (September 5, 1996).
"Golden girl, producer, mother, babe" .
The Independent .
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" 'Carol': producer Elizabeth Karlsen on her 14-year passion project" . Screen . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
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"List of accolades received by Carol (film)" , Wikipedia , November 23, 2023, retrieved December 8, 2023
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"EE British Academy Film Awards in 2016 programme – Carol by BAFTA - Issuu" . issuu.com . February 12, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
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"2016 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences" . www.oscars.org . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
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"Golden Globes 2016 Winners: the Complete List" . Vanity Fair . January 10, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
^ Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (May 14, 2015).
"Passion project: meet the indie super-producer behind Cannes hot ticket Carol" . The Guardian .
ISSN
0261-3077 . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
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Little Voice (1998) - Awards - IMDb , retrieved December 8, 2023
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"Awards Database" . Golden Globes . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
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"1999 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences" . www.oscars.org . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
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"Film in 1999 | BAFTA Awards" . awards.bafta.org . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
^ Thorpe, Vanessa; Arts, Vanessa Thorpe; Correspondent, Media (December 15, 2018).
"From Crying Game to Carol and Colette: Bafta hails inspiring double act" . The Observer .
ISSN
0029-7712 . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
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"1993 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences" . www.oscars.org . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
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"Film in 1993 | BAFTA Awards" . awards.bafta.org . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
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The Crying Game (1992) - Awards - IMDb , retrieved December 8, 2023
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b Thorpe, Vanessa; Arts, Vanessa Thorpe (December 15, 2018).
"From Crying Game to Carol and Colette: Bafta hails inspiring double act" . The Observer .
ISSN
0029-7712 . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
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"Film in 2010 | BAFTA Awards" . awards.bafta.org . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
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Made in Dagenham (2010) - Awards - IMDb , retrieved December 8, 2023
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"Elizabeth Karlsen" . MUBI . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
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"Mrs. Harris" . Television Academy . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
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"Mrs. Harris (2005) Awards & Festivals" . mubi.com . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
^ Nagy, Phyllis (February 25, 2006),
Mrs. Harris (Drama), Annette Bening, Ben Kingsley, Cloris Leachman, HBO Films, Killer Films, Number 9 Films, retrieved December 8, 2023
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"BIFAs 2018: the winners in full" . BFI . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
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"Colette (2018) Awards & Festivals" . mubi.com . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
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Colette (2018) - Awards - IMDb , retrieved December 8, 2023
^ Jaafar, Ali (February 17, 2016).
"Saoirse Ronan Boards 'On Chesil Beach' For 'Carol' Producer Number 9 Films" . Deadline . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
^ Cooke, Dominic (May 18, 2018),
On Chesil Beach (Drama, Music, Romance), Billy Howle, Saoirse Ronan, Andy Burse, BBC Film, Number 9 Films, Golan Films, retrieved December 8, 2023
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"British Council Film: Their Finest" . film-directory.britishcouncil.org . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
^ Scherfig, Lone (April 7, 2017),
Their Finest (Comedy, Drama, Romance), Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, BBC Film, Welsh Government, Pinewood Pictures, retrieved December 8, 2023
^ Ritman, Alex (September 9, 2016).
"Toronto: Producer Stephen Woolley Talks Dedicating 'Limehouse Golem' to Alan Rickman" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
^ Medina, Juan Carlos (September 8, 2017),
The Limehouse Golem (Crime, Mystery, Thriller), Douglas Booth, Olivia Cooke, Sam Reid, New Sparta Films, HanWay Films, Lipsync, retrieved December 8, 2023
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"Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley, Number 9 Films" . Screen . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
^ Newell, Mike (November 8, 2013),
Great Expectations (Drama, Romance), Toby Irvine, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Flemyng, BBC Film, Unison Films, Lipsync Productions, retrieved December 8, 2023
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"The Neon Bible (1994)" . BFI . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
^ Davies, Terence (March 1, 1996),
The Neon Bible (Drama), Jacob Tierney, Drake Bell, Gena Rowlands, Channel Four Films, Scala Productions, Screen Partners Ltd., retrieved December 8, 2023
^ Harvey, Dennis (September 11, 2012).
"Byzantium" . Variety . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
^ Jordan, Neil (May 31, 2013),
Byzantium (Drama, Fantasy, Horror), Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Arterton, Sam Riley, Number 9 Films, Parallel Film Productions, Demarest Films, retrieved December 8, 2023
^ Anderson, Ariston (October 22, 2018).
"MIA Market: Producer Elizabeth Karlsen Discusses the Damage of Majority Male Festival Lineups" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
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"2016 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences" . www.oscars.org . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
^ Meza, Ed (December 12, 2015).
" 'Youth' Takes Top Prizes at European Film Awards 2015: Complete Winners List" . Variety . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
^ Sorrentino, Paolo (December 4, 2015),
Youth (Comedy, Drama, Music), Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz, Indigo Film, Barbary Films, Pathé, retrieved December 8, 2023
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"Elizabeth Karlsen – Producer" . mubi.com . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
^ Dance, Charles (May 27, 2005),
Ladies in Lavender (Drama, Music, Romance), Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Daniel Brühl, UK Film Council, Baker Street, Future Films, retrieved December 8, 2023
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"Number 9 Films Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen to receive the BAFTA for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema" . www.bafta.org . December 16, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
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"Made In Dagenham at the Adelphi Theatre, London" . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
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"Karlsen named new chair of WFTV" . Screen . Retrieved December 8, 2023 .
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