Trudie Styler

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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer

Born

January 6, 1954

Career Milestones

2006

Acquired film rights to Joshua Doder's "Grk" children's book trilogy for her production company, Xingu Films

2005

Portrayed Servilia, mother of Brutus in the epic series "Empire" (ABC)

2003

Cast in the black comedy, "Cheeky," written and directed by David Thewlis and produced by her production company, Xingu Films

2002

Directed "The Sweatbox" a documentary which follows the making of Disney's "The Emperor's New Groove"

2002

Had featured role as an ugly gypsy woman in the ABC TV production "Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister"

2001

Guest starred on the popular sitcom "Friends" (NBC) playing herself

2001

Co-starred in "Me Without You" as a boozy mother; screened at the Venice and London Film Festivals before its release in Great Britain

2000

Returned to acting in "On the Q.T.", shown as a "work in progress" at IFFM

2000

Served as executive producer of the comedy "Greenfingers"

2000

Once again teamed with Guy Ritchie to executive produce his follow-up film "Snatch"

1998

Served as executive producer of "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels", a stylish British gangster comedy-drama directed by Guy Ritchie; Sting co-starred as the bar owner father of one of the leads

1995

Acted alongside Sting in "Grotesque/Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets/Grave Indiscretion"; released in USA in 1997

1995

Was a producer on Apted's documentary "Moving the Mountain"

1988

Had featured role in the Italian-produced film "Mamba"

1986

Acted in "The Body in the Library" episode of the British series "Agatha Christie's Miss Marple"

1985

Appeared in the documentary "Bring on the Night", directed by Michael Apted

In early 1980s, met the rock musician/actor Sting

After drama school, worked as an actress in TV and on stage; was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for one year

At age 17, ran away from home to pursue an acting career

Raised in a working-class family

Awards

2009

BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film in Moon