Minkie Spiro | |
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Occupation(s) | TV and film director, producer |
Minkie Spiro is a British cinema and TV Director and Executive Producer.
Minkie Spiro is the daughter of Robin and Nitza Spiro. Her father is an ex-member of the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars. The spouses co-founded the Spiro Ark, a renowned Jewish education institute. Minkie Spiro, who has 5 sisters and a brother, grew up in St John’s Wood. [1] [2] She studied Graphic Design at Central St. Martins School of Art in London and worked as a photographer for BBC in the early 1990s. As a photojournalist, she covered the Bosnian War and Operation Solomon. [3] [4] She also worked for Channel 4. [5]
Later, she obtained a Masters degree in Film Directing from the Royal College of Art. [6] [7]
Her early works include The Boxer (1995), Strangers in Paradise (1996), and Rat Woman (1997). [8]
Her credits as a television director include Holby City, Better Call Saul, Downton Abbey, Call the Midwife, Skins, Doc Martin, Jessica Jones, and many more. [9] [6] [10]
In 2018, she became BAFTA member. [11]
In 2019, she directed the pilot of The Village . Spiro also served as an executive producer on the series. [12]
Spiro served as a member of the International Competition jury at 2025 Series Mania festival. [13]
Her upcoming mini-series project All Her Fault for NBC Universal stars Dakota Fanning. [14] [15] [16]