Emma Forrest Biography
Emma Forrest is a British-American screenwriter, novelist, and film director. Forrest is the author of four novels: Namedropper (1998), Thin Skin (2002), Cherries in the Snow (2005), and Royals, which were published in the United Kingdom on October 31, 2019.
How old is Emma Forrest?- Age
She is 46 years old as of December 2022. Emma was born on 26 December 1976 in London, England.
Emma Forrest Family
Forrest was born to a Jewish family in London, England. Judy Raines, her American mother, was also a writer, primarily for British television, while her father is British.
Emma Forrest Husband- Married
In June 2012, Forrest married Australian actor Ben Mendelsohn, who rose to prominence after appearing in Animal Kingdom. They divorced in 2016, after having one child together in 2014. Forrest was in a relationship with actor Colin Farrell, whom she met in 2008.
Emma Forrest Career
Emma Forrest, at the age of fifteen, wrote a story about Madonna for the London Evening Standard. She left school to write her “Generation X” column for the Sunday Times, writing about various Britpop/indie bands “on the road”. Richey Edwards, a former Manic Street Preachers member, was the first to be interviewed. Forrest has interviewed Snoop Dogg and Brad Pitt for Vogue, Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, Time Out, The Guardian, NME, Interview, and Blackbook. In the autumn of 2011, she contributed an essay to Florence and the Machine’s album Ceremonials, which was included in the CD booklet. Forrest is the author of four novels: Namedropper (1998), Thin Skin (2002), Cherries in the Snow (2005), and Royals, which were published in the United Kingdom on October 31, 2019.
In 2001, Forrest contributed an essay describing J.D. Salinger’s influence on some current young writers to the anthology Love & Squalor. Damage Control – Women on the Therapists, Beauticians, and Trainers Who Navigate Their Bodies, an anthology of essays about the emotional pain women endure for their own physical well-being, was published in 2007. Many well-known women, including Helen Oyeyemi, Marian Keyes, and Sarah Jones, have contributed to the book. Your Voice in My Head (2011) is a memoir written by Forrest about the death of her psychiatrist and her subsequent break-up with her partner. The memoir will be adapted into a feature film by Forrest and directed by Francesca Gregorini.
Forrest published her second memoir, Busy Being Free, in August 2022, about her divorce and return to living in London as a single parent. Becoming Music, a screenplay written by Forrest about the late musician Jeff Buckley, was purchased by Brad Pitt’s production company Plan B Entertainment in September 2000. LIARS (AE) was purchased by Scott Rudin at Miramax in 2009, with Richard Linklater attached to direct. She was named one of Variety’s “Top Ten Screenwriters to Watch” in 2009. Other projects in the works include Know Your Rights (Film 4) and How Could You Do This To Me?
Emma Forrest’s Net Worth
Emma has an estimated net worth of 4 million dollars as of 2022.
