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Emma Donoghue(I)

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  • Producer
  • Director
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Emma Donoghue at an event for 31st Film Independent Spirit Awards (2016)
Stars Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay, director Lenny Abrahamson, and screenwriter Emma Donoghue discuss the making of the movie 'Room'
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Room - Cast, Director & Screenwriter Interview
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Emma Donoghue was born on 24 October 1969 in Dublin, Ireland. She is a writer and producer, known for Room (2015), The Wonder (2022) and H Is for Hawk (2025).
BornOctober 24, 1969
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BornOctober 24, 1969
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 14 wins & 37 nominations total

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    Known for

    Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay in Room (2015)
    Room
    8.1
    • Writer
    • 2015
    Kíla Lord Cassidy and Florence Pugh in The Wonder (2022)
    The Wonder
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 2022
    Claire Foy in H Is for Hawk (2025)
    H Is for Hawk
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 2025
    Lady Macbeth
    • Writer

      Credits

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      Writer



      • Claire Foy in H Is for Hawk (2025)
        H Is for Hawk
        6.6
        • written by
        • 2025
      • Kíla Lord Cassidy and Florence Pugh in The Wonder (2022)
        The Wonder
        6.6
        • written by
        • based on the book by
        • 2022
      • Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay in Room (2015)
        Room
        8.1
        • screenplay by
        • based on the novel by
        • 2015
      • Pluck
        6.8
        Short
        • Writer
        • 2002

      Producer



      • Kíla Lord Cassidy and Florence Pugh in The Wonder (2022)
        The Wonder
        6.6
        • executive producer
        • 2022
      • Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay in Room (2015)
        Room
        8.1
        • executive producer
        • 2015
      • Immaculate Conceptions: Inside a Lesbian Baby Boom
        Short
        • producer
        • 2007

      Director



      • Immaculate Conceptions: Inside a Lesbian Baby Boom
        Short
        • Director
        • 2007

      • In-development projects at IMDbPro

      Videos1

      Room - Cast, Director & Screenwriter Interview
      Interview 2:48
      Room - Cast, Director & Screenwriter Interview

      Personal details

      • Official sites
        • Author's
        • France's national library catalogue
      • Born
        • October 24, 1969
        • Dublin, Ireland

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        Member of the 'Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' (AMPAS) since 2016.
      • Quotes
        If I thought a story would be best as a film, I would write it as a screenplay. It would be perverse to use one art form to sneak up on another.

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