Pippa Harris

Dame Philippa "Pippa" Jill Olivier Harris, DBE (born 27 March 1967), is a British film and television producer/executive. She co-founded Neal Street Productions in 2003 with Sam Mendes and Caro Newling.[1]

Harris was a script editor at ITV and Channel Four before becoming a development executive at BBC Films and then an executive producer for BBC Drama Serials. In that role her projects included Warriors and Love in a Cold Climate. Harris became Head of Drama Commissioning for the BBC in 2001. Commissions during her time there included Daniel Deronda and The Lost Prince.

Harris has produced several films there including Jarhead. She has also executive produced movies including Things We Lost in the Fire and Revolutionary Road starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. For TV Harris produced Stuart: A Life Backwards featuring Tom Hardy and Benedict Cumberbatch and executive produced Call the Midwife, Penny Dreadful and The Hollow Crown. Harris served as Adviser to the Right Honourable Nick Clegg, MP.[2]

Harris is Chair of BAFTA’s film committee[3] and is a board member of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

Damehood

Harris was elevated to a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2015 Dissolution Honours Lists on 27 August 2015.[2]

External links

References

  1. ↑ Neal Street Productions official website, nealstreetproductions.com; accessed 11 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 Dissolution Honours 2015, gov.uk; accessed 11 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Screen Daily: Pippa Harris to chair BAFTA Film Committee
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