Nuala Quinn-Barton

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Nuala Quinn-Barton
Born
Nuala Quinn

March 1952 (age 72)
Newry, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish American
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, artist, talent manager
Years active1968–present
SpousePaul Marsden Barton
Children Mischa Barton

Nuala Quinn-Barton (born March 1952 [1] ) is an Irish American independent film producer, artist, talent manager and former fashion model from Newry, Northern Ireland. She is best known for producing films such as Homecoming (2009), [2] The Third Half (2012), Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017), [3] and for managing the careers of her daughter, actress Mischa Barton, actress Kelly Lynn Reiter, producer Taheim Bryan, and best-selling writer Ted Lazaris. She is married to Paul Marsden Barton. [4]

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Early life and career

Nuala Quinn was born in Newry and spent her early years on her mother's family farm in Ballintober, County Roscommon, Republic of Ireland. She went to London for her education at Our Lady of Sion School, Sion Manning School and Lucie Clayton Charm Academy. Nuala was a fashion model for Lucie Clayton and the Gavin Robinson Agency in the late 1970s. During that period she worked in-house for several fashion companies including Chanel in Paris.[ citation needed ]

She married Paul Marsden Barton, a foreign exchange broker, in June 1975 at St Osmund's Roman Catholic Church in Barnes London. They have three daughters: Zoe Barton, a London barrister; Hania Barton, a writer and real estate manager; and Mischa Barton, an actress. She has two grandchildren from her eldest daughter Zoe's marriage to Ian Taylor. [5]

The family moved from London to New York City in the early '90s and became naturalized American Citizens. Nuala built relationships in the Arts with New York Theatre Workshop, [6] the Public Theater [7] The Circle in the Square, and Lincoln Center Theater [8] and encouraged her daughter, actress Mischa Barton, through her passion for theatre in New York City. She has been her mentor and talent manager throughout her early career during her rise to fame, responsible for the casting of her daughter including The O.C., [9] a popular Television Series on the Fox Network, The Sixth Sense [10] and the Notting Hill Film amongst others. [11]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Lawn Dogs creative assistant
1999 Notting Hill personal assistant
1999 The Sixth Sense personal assistant
2002 A Ring of Endless Light creative assistantTV movie
2007 St Trinian's creative assistant
2009 Homecoming creative assistant
2012 The Third Half Consultant/Executive producer
2017By Love Reclaimed: The Untold Story of Jean Harlow and Paul Berndevelopment executiveCompleted
2017 Goodbye Christopher Robin executive producer
2020The Naughty Boysdevelopment executive/producerpre-production
2020Marilyn Monroe Returns: A Doctors' Odysseyproducer
2020Glastonbury Isle of Light: Journey of the Grailproducerpre-production
2018For the Love of a Butterflyproducerpre-production
2021Cast Outproducer
2022Detour 95Executive ProducerPre-production
2022The Legend of Johhny JonesExecutive ProducerAnnounced
2023DragonMan:The Adventures of Luke StarrDevelopment Executive/producerPre-production
2023Becoming PicassoProducerAnnounced

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