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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pippa_Harris > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pippa_Harris.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pippa_Harris > Source revision: 1345324644 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|British film and television producer}} {{Infobox person | name = Pippa Harris | image = EmpireOfLightBFI121022 (31 of 33) (52448303408) (cropped).jpg | birth_name = Philippa Jill Olivier Harris | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1967}} | birth_place = [London](/source/London), England | education = [Robinson College](/source/Robinson_College) | occupation = Television producer | known_for = ''Call the Midwife'' }} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''Dame Philippa Jill Olivier Harris''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|DBE}} (born 27 March 1967), known as '''Pippa Harris''' and '''Dame Pippa Harris''', is a British film and television producer. She co-founded [Neal Street Productions](/source/Neal_Street_Productions) in 2003 with [Sam Mendes](/source/Sam_Mendes) and [Caro Newling](/source/Caro_Newling).[http://nealstreetproductions.com/about-us/pippa-harris Neal Street Productions official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615111052/http://nealstreetproductions.com/about-us/pippa-harris |date=15 June 2018 }}, nealstreetproductions.com; accessed 11 February 2016. Harris was a script editor at [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network)) and [Channel Four](/source/Channel_Four) before becoming a development executive at [BBC Films](/source/BBC_Films) and then an executive producer for [BBC](/source/BBC) Drama Serials. In that role her projects included ''Warriors'' and ''[Love in a Cold Climate](/source/Love_in_a_Cold_Climate_(TV_serial))''. Harris became Head of Drama Commissioning for the BBC in 2001. Commissions during her time there included [''Daniel Deronda''](/source/Daniel_Deronda_(TV_serial)) and ''[The Lost Prince](/source/The_Lost_Prince)''.{{Cite web|url=http://wearemany.com/the-film/castcrew/pippa-harris/|title=Pippa Harris {{!}} We Are Many|website=wearemany.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-02-09}} Harris has produced several films including the acclaimed 2026 film [Hamnet](/source/Hamnet_(film)), directed by [Chloé Zhao](/source/Chlo%C3%A9_Zhao) and starring [Jessie Buckley](/source/Jessie_Buckley) and [Paul Mescal](/source/Paul_Mescal), and [The Magic Faraway Tree](/source/The_Magic_Faraway_Tree_(film)). She has also executive produced [Things We Lost in the Fire](/source/Things_We_Lost_in_the_Fire_(film)) and ''[Revolutionary Road](/source/Revolutionary_Road_(film))'' starring [Leonardo DiCaprio](/source/Leonardo_DiCaprio) and [Kate Winslet](/source/Kate_Winslet). For TV Harris produced ''[Stuart: A Life Backwards](/source/Stuart%3A_A_Life_Backwards)'' featuring [Tom Hardy](/source/Tom_Hardy) and [Benedict Cumberbatch](/source/Benedict_Cumberbatch) and executive produced ''[Call the Midwife](/source/Call_the_Midwife)'', ''[Penny Dreadful](/source/Penny_Dreadful_(TV_series))'' and ''[The Hollow Crown](/source/The_Hollow_Crown_(TV_series))'' and ''[Britannia](/source/Britannia_(TV_series))''. Harris served as Adviser to the former leader of the [Liberal Democrats](/source/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)) [Nick Clegg](/source/Nick_Clegg) MP, with whom she had studied at [Robinson College, Cambridge](/source/Robinson_College%2C_Cambridge). For the film ''[1917](/source/1917_(2019_film))'' directed by [Sam Mendes](/source/Sam_Mendes), Harris received various accolades, including an [Academy Award for Best Picture](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture) nomination, two [BAFTA Awards](/source/British_Academy_Film_Awards) and a [Golden Globe Award](/source/Golden_Globe_Award). == Early years == Harris is the granddaughter of medical doctor [Noël Olivier](/source/No%C3%ABl_Olivier). She was educated at [Oxford High School for Girls](/source/Oxford_High_School%2C_Oxford) and [Robinson College, Cambridge](/source/Robinson_College%2C_Cambridge), where she graduated with a degree in English in 1989.{{Who's Who | title=Harris, Dame Philippa Jill Olivier, (Dame Pippa) | id = 247120 | volume = 2018 | edition = online}} == Career == Harris started her career as a production assistant at Jacaranda Productions in 1989 and progressed quickly through roles as a script editor for [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network)) and [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4) before becoming development executive at [BBC Films](/source/BBC_Films). She was then promoted to Executive Producer, BBC Drama Serials. Harris worked on ''Warriors'' (1999), ''Care'' (2000), ''The Sleeper'' (2000) ''[The Way We Live Now](/source/The_Way_We_Live_Now_(2001_TV_serial))'' (2001) and ''[Love in a Cold Climate](/source/Love_in_a_Cold_Climate_(TV_serial))'' (2001).{{cn|date=March 2026}} In 2001, Harris became Head of Drama Commissioning for the [BBC](/source/BBC), working with [Jane Tranter](/source/Jane_Tranter). Her BBC commissions included ''[Cutting It](/source/Cutting_It)'' (2002), ''Flesh and Blood'' (2002), ''[Daniel Deronda](/source/Daniel_Deronda_(TV_serial))'' (2002), ''[The Lost Prince](/source/The_Lost_Prince)'' (2003) and ''[State of Play](/source/State_of_Play_(TV_series))'' (2003). In 2003, Pippa Harris co-founded [Neal Street Productions](/source/Neal_Street_Productions) with partners [Sam Mendes](/source/Sam_Mendes) and [Caro Newling](/source/Caro_Newling). Since forming the company, Harris has produced several films, including ''[Jarhead](/source/Jarhead_(film))'' (2005), ''[Starter for 10](/source/Starter_for_10_(film))'' (2006) and ''[Blood](/source/Blood_(2012_film))'' (2012). She has executive produced ''[Things We Lost in the Fire](/source/Things_We_Lost_in_the_Fire_(film))'' (2007), ''[Revolutionary Road](/source/Revolutionary_Road_(film))'' (2008) and ''[Away We Go](/source/Away_We_Go)'' (2009). For television, Harris has produced ''[Stuart: A Life Backwards](/source/Stuart%3A_A_Life_Backwards)'' (2007) as well as the frightening psychological thriller, ''[Penny Dreadful](/source/Penny_Dreadful_(TV_series))'' created and written by John Logan for [Showtime](/source/Showtime_(TV_network)) / [Sky Atlantic](/source/Sky_Atlantic). She also executively produced the critically acclaimed, [BAFTA](/source/British_Academy_of_Film_and_Television_Arts) nominated Shakespeare film series, ''[The Hollow Crown](/source/The_Hollow_Crown_(TV_series))'' (2012) and ''[The Hollow Crown: The War of the Roses](/source/The_Hollow_Crown%3A_The_Wars_of_the_Roses)'' (2016), as well as ''[Britannia](/source/Britannia_(TV_series))'' (2018) which was the first co-production between Sky and Amazon Prime Video in 2018, starring [Kelly Reilly](/source/Kelly_Reilly), [David Morrissey](/source/David_Morrissey), [Zoë Wanamaker](/source/Zo%C3%AB_Wanamaker), [Liana Cornell](/source/Liana_Cornell) and [Stanley Weber](/source/Stanley_Weber).{{cn|date=March 2026}} She made a cameo appearance in series 16, episode 8 of Call The Midwife as an mourner during the funeral of Sister Monica Joan.https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/pam-ferris-returns-ghost-call-36835208 Harris currently serves as the executive producer of the , [BAFTA](/source/British_Academy_of_Film_and_Television_Arts) and [NTA](/source/National_Television_Awards) winning series ''[Call the Midwife](/source/Call_the_Midwife).''{{Cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/keyword-search?keywords=call+the+midwife&=Search|title=BAFTA Awards Search {{!}} BAFTA Awards|website=awards.bafta.org|access-date=2019-10-03}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationaltvawards.com/winners|title=Winners {{!}} National Television Awards|last=Awards|first=National Television|website=www.nationaltvawards.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-03}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/call-the-midwife/about/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130304063348/http://www.pbs.org/call-the-midwife/about/|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2013|title=About {{!}} Call the Midwife|website=About {{!}} Call the Midwife {{!}} PBS|access-date=2019-10-03}} In 2018, Harris was appointed Chair{{Cite web |last=Orlando Parfitt2018-06-04T10:00:00+01:00 |title=Pippa Harris named new Bafta chair |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/pippa-harris-named-new-bafta-chair/5129830.article |access-date=2019-05-09 |website=Screen |language=en}} of [BAFTA](/source/BAFTA), after a year as the Deputy Chair and is a board member of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She was appointed VP for Television in 2021.{{Cite web |last=Ravindran |first=Manori |date=2021-11-17 |title=BAFTA Names Pippa Harris as VP for Television |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/pippa-harris-bafta-vp-television-1235114061/ |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} She is the editor of her grandmother's correspondence with poet [Rupert Brooke](/source/Rupert_Brooke) between 1908 and 1915.{{sfn|Harris|1991}} ==Damehood== Harris was elevated to a [Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire](/source/Dame_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire) (DBE) in the [2015 Dissolution Honours](/source/2015_Dissolution_Honours) Lists on 27 August 2015.[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dissolution-honours-2015 Dissolution Honours 2015], gov.uk; accessed 11 February 2016. == Board memberships == Pippa Harris is Chair of [BAFTA](/source/BAFTA), and sits on their board as well after having previously chaired the film committee. Since 2021, Pippa Harris has been Chair of Trustees at [Charleston](/source/Charleston_Farmhouse). She has served on its board since 2015.{{Cite web |title=Charleston — Pippa Harris appointed Chair of Charleston's Board of Trustees |url=https://www.charleston.org.uk/stories/pippa-harris-appointed-chair-of-charlestons-board-of-trustees/ |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=Charleston}} She is also a governor of [Central School of Speech and Drama](/source/Royal_Central_School_of_Speech_%26_Drama), and a Trustee of the Creative Society. In 2023, Harris was selected to join the board of the Royal Foundation Charity. {{Cite news |last=McTaggart |first=India |date=2023-10-10 |title=Call the Midwife producer hired to help Prince and Princess of Wales appeal to Gen Z |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2023/10/10/prince-princess-of-wales-royal-foundation-generation-z/ |access-date=2023-12-08 |issn=0307-1235}} == Accolades == *[Academy Award for Best Picture](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture) nomination for ''[1917](/source/1917_(2019_film))'' *[BAFTA Award for Best Film](/source/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Film) for ''1917'' *[BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film](/source/BAFTA_Award_for_Outstanding_British_Film) for ''1917'' *[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama](/source/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture_%E2%80%93_Drama) for ''1917'' *[Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures](/source/Producers_Guild_of_America_Award_for_Best_Theatrical_Motion_Picture) for ''1917'' *[Academy Award for Best Picture](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture) nomination for ''[Hamnet](/source/Hamnet_(film))'' *[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama](/source/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture_%E2%80%93_Drama) for ''Hamnet'' *[Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures](/source/Producers_Guild_of_America_Award_for_Best_Theatrical_Motion_Picture) nomination for ''Hamnet'' ==References== {{Reflist}} == Bibliography == * {{cite book|last1=Brooke|first1=Rupert|last2=Olivier|first2=Noel|authorlink1=Rupert Brooke|authorlink2=Noel Olivier|editor-last=Harris|editor-first=Pippa|editor-link=Pippa Harris|title=Song of love: the letters of Rupert Brooke and Noël Olivier|url=https://archive.org/details/songofloveletter00broo|url-access=registration|year=1991|publisher=[Crown Publishing](/source/Crown_Publishing)|isbn=978-0-517-59090-4|ref={{harvid|Harris|1991}}}} [https://archive.org/details/songofloveletter00broo Full text] on [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive) ==External links== * {{IMDb name|0365208}} * [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/jul/22/pippa-harris-neal-street-hollow-crown Interview in The Guardian, UK] {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Pippa}} Category:1967 births Category:Alumni of Robinson College, Cambridge Category:British film producers Category:British television producers Category:British women television producers Category:Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire Category:Producers who won the Best Film BAFTA Award Category:Golden Globe Award–winning producers Category:Living people Category:Place of birth missing (living people) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Pippa Harris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pippa_Harris) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pippa_Harris?action=history)). 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