Nuala Quinn-Barton
Nuala Quinn-Barton | |
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Born | Nuala Quinn |
Nationality | British, American |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Years active | 1968–present |
Relatives | Mischa Barton (daughter) |
Nuala Quinn-Barton is a British independent film producer, talent manager and former model. She is best known for producing films such as Homecoming (2009),[1] The Third Half (2012), Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017),[2] and for managing the career of her daughter Mischa Barton. She is a partner with producer Daniel McNicoll.
Early life and career
Nuala Quinn was born in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland and spent her early years on her mother's family farm in Ballintober, County Roscommon. She went to London for an education at Our Lady of Sion School, Sion Manning School and Lucie Clayton Charm Academy. Nuala was a fashion model for Lucie Clayton and the Gavin Robinson Agency in the late 1960's.
She married Paul Marsden Barton, a foreign exchange broker, in June 1975. They have three daughters Zoe, a London barrister, Hania, a student and Mischa Barton, an actress.[3]
Nuala encouraged her daughter, actress Mischa Barton, through her passion for theatre in New York City and has been her talent manager throughout her early career during her rise to fame, responsible for the casting of her daughter including The O.C.,[4][5] The Sixth Sense and Notting Hill amongst others.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Lawn Dogs | creative assistant | |
1999 | Notting Hill | personal assistant | |
1999 | The Sixth Sense | personal assistant | |
2002 | A Ring of Endless Light | creative assistant | TV movie |
2007 | St Trinian's | creative assistant | |
2009 | Homecoming | creative assistant | |
2017 | By Love Reclaimed: The Untold Story of Jean Harlow and Paul Bern | development executive | |
2017 | Marilyn Monroe Back? | development producer | pre-production |
2017 | Goodbye Christopher Robin | executive producer | completed |
2017 | Deaf to the Past | producer | announced |
2018 | The Naughty Boys | development executive/producer | pre-production |
2018 | Marilyn Monroe Returns: A Doctors' Odyssey | producer | pre-production |
2018 | Glastonbury Isle of Light: Journey of the Grail | producer | pre-production |
2018 | For the Love of a Butterfly | producer | pre-production |
2018 | Cast Out | producer | announced |
References
- ^ "Review: 'Homecoming'". Variety. Ronnie Scheib. 15 July 2009.
- ^ "U.K. sets Pooh scribe saga". Variety. Dave McNary. 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Irish American actress Mischa Barton says Ireland is a dream come true". IrishCentral. Michille Smith. 5 October 2012.
- ^ "'O.C.' beauty winds up in the ER following party". New York Daily News. 31 May 2007.
- ^ "Mischa Barton's Mom Wants Momager Lawsuit Trimmed". The Hollywood Reporter. Eriq Gardner. 8 October 2015.