Susanna White facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Susanna White
Susanna White at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival
Born	1960/1961 (age 64–65) England
Occupation	TV and film director
Years active	1985–present
Children	2

Susanna White is a British director who makes movies and television shows. She is famous for directing popular TV series like the BBC's Jane Eyre, HBO's Generation Kill, and the Disney+ show Andor.

Over her career, Susanna has won several awards for her work. This includes a BAFTA Television Award. She has also been nominated for other major awards, like the Primetime Emmy Awards and the BAFTA Awards.

Early Life and Film Dreams

Susanna White was born in England. Her love for movies started when she was only eight years old. After her dad took her to see the movie Doctor Dolittle, she was so inspired that she asked her parents for a Super 8 camera to make her own films.

She went on to study English at Oxford University. Later, she earned a special Fulbright scholarship that allowed her to study film at the UCLA in the United States.

Career as a Director

From Documentaries to Dramas

After finishing her studies, Susanna spent 12 years creating documentaries for the British TV channel BBC2. Documentaries are films that show real-life events and people.

She wanted to direct dramas, which tell fictional stories. In 2001, she got her chance when she directed a TV drama called Love Again, about the poet Philip Larkin. She has said that watching the 1993 movie The Piano by director Jane Campion made her want to direct big-screen movies instead of just documentaries.

Major TV and Film Projects

Susanna's work quickly became very popular. In 2005, she won a BAFTA award for directing the TV series Bleak House. She also directed the 2006 mini-series Jane Eyre, which earned her a nomination for an Emmy Award.

Some of her other famous projects include:

• Generation Kill: An HBO mini-series about soldiers.
• Parade's End: A BBC series starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
• Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang: A fun family movie.
• Our Kind of Traitor: A spy thriller movie.
• Andor: A Star Wars series for Disney+ that was released in 2022.

She is also directing a movie based on the award-winning play Prima Facie, starring Cynthia Erivo.

Personal Life

In 2009, it was reported that Susanna White lived on a dairy farm in Sussex, England. She lived there with her husband, who is a professor at Oxford and a part-time farmer, and their twin daughters.

Awards and Nominations

Here are some of the major awards Susanna White has won or been nominated for.

Filmography

Film

Television