Sam Mendes's biography

Sam Mendes is 57 years old theatrical director born at United Kingdom. He was born on Sunday 1st of August 1965. He is often nicknamed as Midas Mendes. According to year of birth 1965 he belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 1st of August means he is Leo. As sign in itself indicates “Lion” or “King”, hence people born under Leo sign are considered to be leaders in every aspects of life. They are royal in nature.He was married 2 times.

Sam Mendes's spouse

He is married to Alison Balsom

He is citizen of United Kingdom. His primary profession is to be theatrical director. You can know him also as film director, television director, television producer, screenwriter. He is recently known as film producer.

Sam Mendes's mom

Sam Mendes's mother's name is Valerie Mendes.

Sam Mendes's family

Sam Mendes's spouse

She is known as trumpeter. His spouse was born on Saturday 7th of October 1978 in Royston.

Sam Mendes's ex spouses

Kate Winslet

Sam Mendes and Kate Winslet have been together since 2003 for 7 years. Kate is known as film actor. His ex spouse was born on Sunday 5th of October 1975.

Sam Mendes's schools

We found 3 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: Peterhouse, University of Cambridge, Magdalen College School.

Sam Mendes's career

His main focus is to be theatrical director.

Awards and competitions

Sam Mendes's Awards

He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's Birthday Honors List for his services to drama.
He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1996 (1995 season) for Best Director for both "Company" and "The Glass Menagerie" at the Donmar Warehouse.
He was nominated for Best Director at the 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards for the 1998 production of "The Blue Room".
He was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Director of the 1997 season for "Othello" at the Royal National Theatre.
He was awarded the 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award: Special for his services and contributions as Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse for the past ten years.
He was awarded the 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Director of 2002 for "Twelfth Night" and "Uncle Vanya" in repertory company at the Donmar Warehouse in London.
He was awarded the 2002 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama) for Best Director for both "Uncle Vanya" and "Twelfth Night" performed at the Donmar Warehouse.
He was awarded the 1995 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre) for Best Director for "The Glass Menagerie".
He was awarded the 1989 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Most Promising Newcomer as Director of Minerva Studio in Chichester, England.
He was awarded the 2002 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Director for "Uncle Vanya" and "Twelfth Night" performed at the Donmar Warehouse.
Was nominated for Broadway's 1998 Tony Award as Best Director (Musical), along with collaborator Rob Marshall, for a revival of "Cabaret."
In 2000, he won his first Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play for his production of "The Real Thing".
In 1999, he was Nominated for a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play for "Electra".
He was awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2020 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Drama. He is a theatre and film director in Greater London WC2H, England.
He is one of only six directors to win an Academy Award for Best Director for their debut film.

Sam Mendes's Rankings

Ranked #91 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List.
Ranked #15 in the 2008 Telegraph's list "the 100 most powerful people in British culture".

Sam Mendes's Nominations

He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
He was nominated for European Film Award for Best Non-European Film for work American Beauty in 1999
He was nominated for European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film for work Spectre in 2016

What Sam Mendes has done for a first time

In 2000, he won his first Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play for his production of "The Real Thing".
Suggested the idea for initiating production on "Shrek the Musical" to Jeffrey Katzenberg of DreamWorks Animation during the creation of Shrek 2 (2004). Is a big fan of the first "Shrek" film.
He is the first Oscar-Winning director to helm a James Bond movie. He is also the first director, since John Glen, to helm two movies in a row.

Sam Mendes's quotes

Sex. What Fun. to the students of Atlantic Theater School
If you shout in the theater, people think you've gone a bit mad. But if you raise your voice on a film set, people just work a bit harder.
My process is slow and I enjoy it too much to rush. And I like to return to the theater between films. But after not doing any movies for a few years, perhaps I might do two in two years.
[receiving his Lifetime Achievement award from the Directors Guild of Great Britain] I feel very undeserving. I feel the award is a bank loan, which I'll take out and pay back by the end of 20 years, and by then I'll feel more deserving.
[on Stanley Kubrick] Of course, his films are all chilling. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) blew away the three act structure, but his other films are equally unique. We are only now catching up.
Get in touch with your inner 12 year old. He or she was an interesting kid.
On the day, be prepared - but also be prepared to make shit up.
Making an action sequence is only interesting when you're in the cutting room. Up until then, it is literally the most tedious thing you will ever do.
You can only ever point the camera at one thing at a time.
You are playing roulette with someone else's money. If you are going to bet it all on black, you need to be able to explain why.
You need to learn to tune out the white noise. You can not please everyone.
Tarantino, Spielberg, Nolan, Scorsese, Greengrass, J.J. and Paul Thomas Anderson all still shoot on film. There is a reason.
You're trying to surf the big wave, so be prepared to be wiped out - but when you catch it, it feels like nothing else.
When you're choosing for collaborators, do not listen to the people who tell you, "Yes, but I've never done a big movie." If they are any good, they will learn - just like I did.
When you get excited, don't be afraid to leap out of your chair and sing the James Bond theme.
[describing 1917 (2019)] A movie with no cuts, rather than a one-shot movie.

Sam Mendes's body shape

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Sam Mendes