I am a versatile French-speaking multi-tasker, highly experienced in all areas of entertainment, having worked on many diverse projects encompassing film, television, music and the world of entertainment. I have many years’ hands-on experience as a Unit Publicist; organizing film and television release/transmission campaigns and events; and ran a busy Press Office at most of the international festivals and markets.

I began my PR career at DDA Public Relations and headed many UK release campaigns (including Grease, Rambo II, Postman Always Ring Twice, Breaking Glass, Quadrophenia, Plenty, Supergirl, The Amityville Horror, Highlander II, III, Amadeus [I then went on to work on all producer Saul Zaentz’s films on an international basis] and many more) working with actors and directors such as Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, John Travolta, Franco Zeffirelli, Harrison Ford, Milos Forman, Peter Bogdanovich, Sylvester Stallone, both in the UK and Los Angeles. After a twelve year stint at DDA I left and joined a smaller PR agency (JAC Publicity) where I concentrated on lower budget independent films which included What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp, Leonardo di Caprio) and Mistress (Robert de Niro) where I liaised with international distributors and sales companies, orchestrated European junkets, and accompanied the leading actors and directors on tour.

I also became involved in UK television production, working as Programme Publicist for Yorkshire Television’s Heartbeat (8 years)- credited; and handled all the unit work and subsequent transmission campaigns for Lynda La Plante dramas which include Supply & Demand (2 series); The Governor (4 series); Trial & Retribution (5 series); The Commander (pilot episode). I also worked on TV dramas for producer Eileen Quinn (Monogram) on productions such as The Russian Bride (Lia Williams, Douglas Hodge, Sheila Hancock), and Bait (John Hurt, Sheila Hancock), as well as independent international television series’ such as The Wanderer starring Bryan Brown.

After a period of freelancing, I returned to DDA, working on major international campaigns for Warner Home Video which involved many events I organized in Cannes, Deauville and Los Angeles. I also headed up DDA’s in-house BAFTA Campaign office.

Whilst back at DDA, I also worked as a Unit Publicist on the following titles:

2004: THESE FOOLISH THINGS, starring Lauren Bacall, Anjelica Houston, Terence Stamp, Zoe Tapper, written, produced and directed by Julia Taylor-Stanley.

2005: KEEPING MUM, starring Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Maggie Smith, Patrick Swayze, Tamsin Egerton. Produced by Julia Palau and Matthew Payne; directed by Niall Johnson. Distributors: Entertainment Film Distributors

2005: THE ILLUSIONIST, starring Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Paul Giamatti, Rufus Sewell. Produced by Cathy Schulman for Bull’s Eye Entertainment. Directed by Neil Burger, filmed in the Czech Republic.

2005: BROKEN THREAD, starring Linus Roache, Saffron Burrows and Andrea Corr. Produced by Deepak Nayar and Directed by Mahesh Mathai.

2006: PETER AND THE WOLF (filmed in Poland), stop-frame animation film written and directed by BAFTA winning Suzie Templeton, for BreakThru Films. Academy Award Winner 2008 – Suzie Templeton

2007: GOOD, starring Viggo Mortensen, Jason Isaacs, Mark Strong. Directed by Vincente Amorim and produced by Miriam Segal. Filmed in Budapest

2008: NUTCRACKER (now titled NUTCRACKER IN 3D) directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, and starring Elle Fanning, Richard E. Grant. Filmed in Budapest

2008: EASY VIRTUE, starring Jessica Biel, Colin Firth, Kristin Scott-Thomas and Ben Barnes. Directed by Stephan Elliott and produced by Barnaby Thompson for Ealing Studios. Released by Entertainment Film Distributors in November 2008

2008: SIDNEY TURTLEBAUM, short film starring Derek Jacobi and Rupert Evans. Produced by Daniel Jewel (Third Man Films) and directed by Tristram Shapeero. Film premiered at the Jewish Film Festival in 2008, and has since garnered many prestigious international awards.

2009: WILD TARGET, starring Bill Nighy

2010: CLEANSKIN, starring Sean Bean, Charlotte Rampling

Now freelance once more, Unit gigs include:

2011: PAYBACK SEASON starring Nichola Burley, Adam Deacon, Leo Gregory directed by Danny Donnelly at Three Mills Studios, London

2011: RUN FOR YOUR WIFE written and directed by Ray Cooney, starring Danny Dyer, Neil Morrissey, Denise van Outen, Sarah Harding and over 60 very special cameo roles.

2011: INTERVIEW WITH A HITMAN written and directed by Perry Bandhal, starring Luke Goss, Caroline Gillette, Stephen Marcus and Danny Midwinter.

2013: DOUGH written by Jez Freedman, directed by John Goldschmidt, starring Jonathan Pryce, Andy de la Tour, Ian Hart and Pauline Collins

2014: THE CALL – short film written and directed by David Cooper. Film made to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimers’ charities worldwide

2014: ARTIFICIO CONCEAL (Pre-Production) written, produced and directed by Ayoub Qanir. Thrilling new psychological sci-fi thriller starring David Bailie (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Simon Armstrong (Game of Thrones)

2016: MY FERAL HEART (Distribution) Uplifting film starring Steven Brandon, one of the few actors with Down Syndrome cast in the lead role.

2017: CHANGEOVER : When a teenage girl loses her parents in a tragic accident, she moves in with her single-dad uncle who tries to rebuild her life, and her confidence. Inspiring and uplifting drama that highlights the often overlooked problem of mental fragility in the shadow of family trauma. Written, produced, directed by and starring Estes Tarver.

2018: HOMELESS ASHES, award winning UK independent written and directed by Marc Zammit, who also plays the lead role.l

2018: THE BROMLEY BOYS, UK independent produced by TJ Herbert and Dean Fisher, starring Martine McCutcheon, Alan Davies and introducing Brenock O'Connor. Based on the  best selling book b y Dave Roberts, a lifelong Bromley FC fan.

2019/2020: BREAK UK independent feature filmed in London, Sheffield and Beijing, written and directed by Michael Elkin & produced by Dean Fisher and Terri Fisher, starring the late Rutger Hauer.

WOMEN’S DAY (Current and ongoing), award-winning documentary by Dolya Gavanski which includes astounding, untold personal and inspiring stories told by extraordinary women, pioneers and survivors, born in the USSR. 

Over the years, film PR has been through many changes. I can well recall sitting in the office typing up press schedules for incoming talent, on a typewriter - sometimes all night, making all the changes meant having to retype it!  We had no email, no mobiles, and when I started we didn't even have fax machines!  We had landlines, and postage stamps, a Roneo machine and if we were very lucky a telex!  But back in the day we also didn't have Personal Publicists.  We usually dealt with the artists' assistant or agent, and we were respected for our expertise, and the care we took of their client.  

The 'highs' of my career are endless, with memorable experiences that I am so grateful for....grabbing a helicopter to get an actor up to Birmingham for a morning show, and flying back for a lunchtime programme was thrilling.  There is nothing like travelling in a private jet, where your pilot and crew are on standby, and of course working with legends!  I remember feeding Meryl Streep's baby while she rattled through the interviews for one of her early films; being waited on hand and foot (after a bad fall) by Dee Wallace and her husband replacing the ice packs!  Going to the airport to meet Jack Nicholson at 4am was terrifying; and meeting the late Princess of Wales at the Royal Premiere of Amadeus was unforgettable.  

I am going to keep the 'lows' close to my chest, but the best (or worse, whichever your point of view) was being called a  c**t by a now dead director, while I hosted a table of British journalists for lunch in Cannes!   And the time we were held up leaving Berlin when a producer called me to his room to tell me 'there is something wrong with my penis'.....Yes, that really did happen and I got it fixed!  

So many golden moments, some a little tarnished with age, but you will have to wait for my book, and some things, a good publicist never tells!