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Philomena is a 2013 drama film [3] directed by Stephen Frears, based on the 2009 book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee by journalist Martin Sixsmith. The film stars Judi Dench as Philomena Lee , an elderly woman who has been searching for her son for 50 years, and Sixsmith's ( Steve Coogan ) efforts to help her find him.
Annie Philomena Lee (born 24 March 1933) [1] is an Irish woman whose life was chronicled in the 2009 book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee by Martin Sixsmith. The book was made into a film titled Philomena (2013), which was nominated for four Academy Awards , including Best Actress for Judi Dench 's portrayal of Philomena, and Best Picture .
Philomena (/ ˌ f ɪ l ə ˈ m iː n ə / FIL-ə-MEE-nə), also known as Saint Philomena (Ancient Greek: Ἁγία Φιλουμένη, romanized: Hagía Philouménē; Modern Greek: Αγία Φιλομένα, romanized: Agía Filoména) or Philomena of Rome (c. 10 January 291 – c. 10 August 304) was a virgin martyr whose remains were ...
Philomena, directed by Stephen Frears and based on the book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee, starred Judi Dench as his mother, Sean Mahon as Hess, and Steve Coogan as Martin Sixsmith, the journalist who helped Philomena Lee identify her son. Certain details of the (otherwise true) story were changed for the film, for example Philomena Lee never ...
Diane Morgan (born 5 October 1975) is an English actress, comedian and writer. She is probably best known for portraying Philomena Cunk on the review programme Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe (2013–2020), the mockumentary series Cunk on Britain (2018), Cunk on Earth (2022), and the extended special Cunk on Life (2024).
Philomena was a young woman believed by some to have been a Christian martyr. Other people named Philomena include: Petrus de Dacia (mathematician), 13th-century Danish mathematician also called Philomena; Philomena Begley (born 1950), Irish country music singer; Philomena Essed (born 1955), Dutch-born professor of race, gender and leadership ...
Annabella Gloria Sciorra (/ ˈ ʃ ɔːr ə / SHOR-ə, Italian:; born March 29, 1960) is an American actress.She came to prominence with her film debut in True Love (1989) and worked steadily throughout the 1990s in films such as Jungle Fever (1991), The Hard Way (1991), The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992), The Addiction (1995), Cop Land (1997), and What Dreams May Come (1998).
Jean and his wife Philomena have six children: Prince Gaston Louis Antoine Marie d'Orléans, Dauphin of France, Count of Clermont (born 19 November 2009 in Paris). Princess Antoinette Léopoldine Jeanne Marie d'Orléans (born 28 January 2012 in Vienna). Princess Louise-Marguerite Eléonore Marie d'Orléans (born 30 July 2014 in Poissy).