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'''Tessa Sarah Ross''' [[CBE]] (born 1961) is a British film producer and executive. She was appointed Head of Film at [[Channel 4]] in 2000 and ran [[Film4]] and [[Film4 Productions]] from 2002 to 2014. Ross was appointed to the Board of the [[Royal National Theatre]] in 2011, and became Chief |
'''Tessa Sarah Ross''' [[CBE]] (born 1961) is a British film producer and executive. She was appointed Head of Film at [[Channel 4]] in 2000 and ran [[Film4]] and [[Film4 Productions]] from 2002 to 2014. Ross was appointed to the Board of the [[Royal National Theatre]] in 2011, and became Chief executive in 2014. She resigned in April 2015, citing concerns over the new leadership structure, but remained working with the National Theatre as a consultant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/apr/16/tessa-ross-resigns-as-national-theatres-chief-executive|title=Tessa Ross resigns as National Theatre's chief executive|work=The Guardian|first=Mark|last=Brown|date=16 April 2015|accessdate=24 February 2016}}</ref> Ross received the [[BAFTA Award]] for [[BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award|Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award]] and was named as one of the 100 most powerful women in the United Kingdom by [[Woman's Hour]] in 2013.<ref name="Plunkett"/><ref name="Power 100">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3J92brPmK0hskzhpTV3CrZ0/the-power-list-2013|title=BBC Radio 4 − Woman's Hour − The Power list|publisher=[[BBC]]|accessdate=24 February 2016}}</ref> She is an [[Honorary title (academic)|honorary fellow]] of the [[National Film and Television School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nfts.co.uk/who-we-are/honorary-fellows|title=Honorary Fellows|publisher=National Film and Television School|accessdate=24 February 2016}}</ref> In the [[2010 New Year Honours]], she was awarded the [[CBE]] for services to broadcasting.<ref name="profile"/> |
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Ross has been the executive producer of a number of notable British films, including ''[[Billy Elliot]]'' (2000), ''[[The Last King of Scotland (film)|The Last King of Scotland]]'' (2006), ''[[This Is England]]'' (2006), ''[[Happy-Go-Lucky]]'' (2008), ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' (2008), ''[[Hunger (2008 film)|Hunger]]'' (2008), ''[[Four Lions]]'' (2010), ''[[127 Hours]]'' (2010), ''[[Shame (2011 film)|Shame]]'' (2011), ''[[12 Years a Slave (film)|12 Years a Slave]]'' (2013), ''[[Under the Skin (2013 film)|Under the Skin]]'' (2013), ''[[Ex Machina (film)|Ex Machina]]'' (2015), ''[[45 Years]]'' (2015), ''[[Room (2015 film)|Room]]'' (2015), and ''[[Carol (2015 film)|Carol]]'' (2015). |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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Ross was born to a [[British Jews|Jewish]] family<ref name="introducing"/> in 1961 in |
Ross was born to a [[British Jews|Jewish]] family<ref name="introducing"/> in 1961 in London. The daughter of a lawyer and teacher, she attended [[Westminster School]], and graduated from [[Somerville College, Oxford]] in 1980.<ref name="Power 100"/> Ross read oriental studies and Chinese at Oxford and became interested in theatre. She was president of the dramatic society and directed many plays, later getting postgraduate theatre training.<ref name="Somerville">{{cite web|url=http://www.some.ox.ac.uk/191-5810/Tessa-Ross-to-receive-BAFTA-Award-for-Outstanding-British-Contribution-to-Cinema.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163926/http://www.some.ox.ac.uk/191-5810/Tessa-Ross-to-receive-BAFTA-Award-for-Outstanding-British-Contribution-to-Cinema.html|archivedate=2 April 2015|title=Tessa Ross to receive BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema|publisher=Somerville College, Oxford|accessdate=24 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="people">{{cite web|url=http://www.film4.com/special-features/interviews/film4-people-tessa-ross|title=Film4 people: Tessa Ross|publisher=[[Film4]]|accessdate=24 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="introducing">{{cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/introucing-tessa-ross-the-movie-mogul-powering-british-film-8856698.html|title=Introucing Tessa Ross: the movie mogul powering British film|work=[[London Evening Standard]]|date= 4 October 2013|accessdate= 24 February 2016}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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After graduating from Oxford, Ross became a [[literary agent]] in 1986.<ref name="gold">{{cite web|url=http://www.gold.ac.uk/honorands/tessa-ross/|title=Tessa Ross|publisher=[[Goldsmiths, University of London]]|accessdate=24 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="Gibson"/> She then segued into television, commissioning work for [[Bill Bryden]], who had worked at the [[Royal National Theatre]] and was the head of the [[BBC Scotland]] drama department. Ross also worked as a [[script editor]].<ref name="gold"/><ref name="people"/> Ross was married at the time and left when she became pregnant. She then returned to London, and in 1990 ran the National Film Development Fund, which later became British Screen.<ref name="gold"/><ref name="FF">{{cite web|url=http://www.focusfeatures.com/in_bruges/castncrew?member=tessa_ross|title=Tessa Ross, executive producer|publisher=[[Focus Features]]|accessdate=24 February 2016}}</ref> |
After graduating from Oxford, Ross became a [[literary agent]] in 1986.<ref name="gold">{{cite web|url=http://www.gold.ac.uk/honorands/tessa-ross/|title=Tessa Ross|publisher=[[Goldsmiths, University of London]]|accessdate=24 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="Gibson"/> She then segued into television, commissioning work for [[Bill Bryden]], who had worked at the [[Royal National Theatre]] and was the head of the [[BBC Scotland]] drama department. Ross also worked as a [[script editor]].<ref name="gold"/><ref name="people"/> Ross was married at the time and left when she became pregnant. She then returned to London, and in 1990 ran the National Film Development Fund, which later became British Screen.<ref name="gold"/><ref name="FF">{{cite web|url=http://www.focusfeatures.com/in_bruges/castncrew?member=tessa_ross|title=Tessa Ross, executive producer|publisher=[[Focus Features]]|accessdate=24 February 2016}}</ref> |
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In 1993, Ross worked again at BBC. She ran the Independent Commissioning Group for Drama from 1993 to 2000, commissioning many film and television projects, including ''[[Billy Elliot]]'' and ''[[Clocking Off]]''.<ref name="people"/><ref name="gold"/><ref name="FF"/> In 2000, Ross worked at [[Channel 4]], where she became Head of Drama and was later appointed Head of Film.<ref name="people"/> Ross ran [[Film4]] and [[Film4 Productions]] from 2002 to 2014.<ref name="profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/5qNmmx5xHgx3FL5HG9SRxV/tessa-ross-cbe|title=Tessa Ross CBE|publisher=[[BBC |
In 1993, Ross worked again at BBC. She ran the Independent Commissioning Group for Drama from 1993 to 2000, commissioning many film and television projects, including ''[[Billy Elliot]]'' and ''[[Clocking Off]]''.<ref name="people"/><ref name="gold"/><ref name="FF"/> In 2000, Ross worked at [[Channel 4]], where she became Head of Drama and was later appointed Head of Film.<ref name="people"/> Ross ran [[Film4]] and [[Film4 Productions]] from 2002 to 2014.<ref name="profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/5qNmmx5xHgx3FL5HG9SRxV/tessa-ross-cbe|title=Tessa Ross CBE|publisher=[[BBC]]|accessdate=24 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="Gibson">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/feb/06/channel4.broadcasting|title=Interview: Tessa Ross|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Owen|last=Gibson|accessdate=24 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/mar/26/tessa-ross-leaves-channel-4-national-theatre|title=Tessa Ross leaves Film4 for National Theatre|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Andrew|last=Pulver|date=26 March 2014|accessdate=24 February 2016}}</ref> She was appointed to the Board of the Royal National Theatre in 2011, and in 2014 appointed Chief executive.<ref name="profile"/><ref name="Plunkett">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/mar/26/channel-4-tessa-ross-national-theatre|title=Channel 4 boss Tessa Ross appointed chief executive of the National Theatre|work=The Guardian|first=John|last=Plunkett|accessdate=24 February 2016}}</ref> She resigned in April 2015, citing concerns over the new leadership structure, but remained working with the National Theatre as a consultant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/apr/16/tessa-ross-resigns-as-national-theatres-chief-executive|title=Tessa Ross resigns as National Theatre's chief executive|work=The Guardian|first=Mark|last=Brown|date=16 April 2015|accessdate=24 February 2016}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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* ''[[Billy Elliot]]'' (2000) |
* ''[[Billy Elliot]]'' (2000) |
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* ''[[Liam (film)]]'' (2000) |
* ''[[Liam (film)|Liam]]'' (2000) |
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* ''[[Touching the Void (film)|Touching the Void]]'' (2003) |
* ''[[Touching the Void (film)|Touching the Void]]'' (2003) |
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* ''[[Dead Man's Shoes (2004 film)|Dead Man's Shoes]]'' (2004) |
* ''[[Dead Man's Shoes (2004 film)|Dead Man's Shoes]]'' (2004) |
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Tessa Ross
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Born | Tessa Sarah Ross 1961
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Alma mater | Somerville College, Oxford |
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Years active | 1986–present |
Tessa Sarah Ross CBE (born 1961) is a British film producer and executive. She was appointed Head of Film at Channel 4 in 2000 and ran Film4 and Film4 Productions from 2002 to 2014. Ross was appointed to the Board of the Royal National Theatre in 2011, and became Chief executive in 2014. She resigned in April 2015, citing concerns over the new leadership structure, but remained working with the National Theatre as a consultant.[1] Ross received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award and was named as one of the 100 most powerful women in the United Kingdom by Woman's Hour in 2013.[2][3] She is an honorary fellow of the National Film and Television School.[4] In the 2010 New Year Honours, she was awarded the CBE for services to broadcasting.[5]
Ross has been the executive producer of a number of notable British films, including Billy Elliot (2000), The Last King of Scotland (2006), This Is England (2006), Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Hunger (2008), Four Lions (2010), 127 Hours (2010), Shame (2011), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Under the Skin (2013), Ex Machina (2015), 45 Years (2015), Room (2015), and Carol (2015).
Ross was born to a Jewish family[6] in 1961 in London. The daughter of a lawyer and teacher, she attended Westminster School, and graduated from Somerville College, Oxford in 1980.[3] Ross read oriental studies and Chinese at Oxford and became interested in theatre. She was president of the dramatic society and directed many plays, later getting postgraduate theatre training.[7][8][6]
After graduating from Oxford, Ross became a literary agent in 1986.[9][10] She then segued into television, commissioning work for Bill Bryden, who had worked at the Royal National Theatre and was the head of the BBC Scotland drama department. Ross also worked as a script editor.[9][8] Ross was married at the time and left when she became pregnant. She then returned to London, and in 1990 ran the National Film Development Fund, which later became British Screen.[9][11]
In 1993, Ross worked again at BBC. She ran the Independent Commissioning Group for Drama from 1993 to 2000, commissioning many film and television projects, including Billy Elliot and Clocking Off.[8][9][11] In 2000, Ross worked at Channel 4, where she became Head of Drama and was later appointed Head of Film.[8] Ross ran Film4 and Film4 Productions from 2002 to 2014.[5][10][12] She was appointed to the Board of the Royal National Theatre in 2011, and in 2014 appointed Chief executive.[5][2] She resigned in April 2015, citing concerns over the new leadership structure, but remained working with the National Theatre as a consultant.[13]
Ross resides in Camden, London. She is married to a marketing consultant, and has three children.[14][6]
Films Ross has executive produced.