Born in Dartford, England, in 1961. She studied at the American Film Institute (AFI) and directed the acclaimed short films Milk (1998), Dog (2001) and Wasp (2003), which won the Academy Award for best short film and the main prize at the Oberhausen Festival. Three of her feature films won the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize: Red Road (2006, 30th Mostra), Fish Tank (2009, 33rd Mostra) and American Honey (2016). She also made Wuthering Heights (2011), awarded with best photography at the Venice Film Festival.
