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Margaret Atwood

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  • Producer
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Margaret Atwood
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Margaret Atwood was born on 18 November 1939 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She is a writer and producer, known for The Handmaid's Tale: La Servante écarlate (2017), Captive (2017) and MaddAddam. She was previously married to Graeme Gibson and Jim Polk.
BornNovember 18, 1939
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BornNovember 18, 1939
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    • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 4 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Known for

    Elisabeth Moss in The Handmaid's Tale: La Servante écarlate (2017)
    The Handmaid's Tale: La Servante écarlate
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Sarah Gadon in Captive (2017)
    Captive
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    MaddAddam
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
      Natasha Richardson in La servante écarlate (1990)
      La servante écarlate
      6.0
      • Writer
      • 1990

      Credits

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      Writer

      • The Testaments
        • based on the book
        • In Production
        • TV Series
        • 2025
      • Stone Mattress
        • short story
        • Pre-production
      • Elisabeth Moss in The Handmaid's Tale: La Servante écarlate (2017)
        The Handmaid's Tale: La Servante écarlate
        8.3
        TV Series
        • based on the novel by
        • 2017–2025
      • Muffins Mean Yes (2022)
        Muffins Mean Yes
        7.7
        Video
        • based on the novel by
        • 2022
      • Sarah Gadon in Captive (2017)
        Captive
        7.6
        TV Mini Series
        • based on the novel by
        • 2017
      • Wandering Wenda (2017)
        Wandering Wenda
        6.9
        TV Series
        • book
        • 2017
      • ROPEd (2017)
        ROPEd
        8.0
        Short
        • based on the poem "Half-hanged Mary" by
        • 2017
      • Time Folds
        Short
        • writer
        • 2016
      • Payback (2012)
        Payback
        6.3
        • based on the book by: "Payback: Debt and The Shadow Side of Wealth"
        • 2012
      • Mary-Louise Parker in Voleuse de vies (2007)
        Voleuse de vies
        5.6
        TV Movie
        • based on the novel by
        • 2007
      • The Sin Eater (2004)
        The Sin Eater
        6.6
        Short
        • short story
        • 2004
      • Natasha Richardson in La servante écarlate (1990)
        La servante écarlate
        6.0
        • novel
        • 1990
      • Bad Boy Blues (1996)
        Screen Two
        6.4
        TV Series
        • writer
        • 1987
      • La fille du lac (1981)
        La fille du lac
        4.4
        • novel: "Surfacing"
        • 1981
      • Deepa Mehta, Pawanjit Bains, and Sushma Sardana in For the Record (1976)
        For the Record
        7.4
        TV Series
        • writer
        • 1981

      Producer

      • Elisabeth Moss in The Handmaid's Tale: La Servante écarlate (2017)
        The Handmaid's Tale: La Servante écarlate
        8.3
        TV Series
        • co-executive producer
        • consulting producer
        • 2017–2025
      • Sarah Gadon in Captive (2017)
        Captive
        7.6
        TV Mini Series
        • supervising producer
        • 2017
      • Wandering Wenda (2017)
        Wandering Wenda
        6.9
        TV Series
        • executive producer
        • 2017

      Actress

      • Les enquêtes de Murdoch (2008)
        Les enquêtes de Murdoch
        8.2
        TV Series
        • Loren Quinnell
        • 2024
      • Sarah Gadon in Captive (2017)
        Captive
        7.6
        TV Mini Series
        • Old Woman at Church
        • 2017
      • Elisabeth Moss in The Handmaid's Tale: La Servante écarlate (2017)
        The Handmaid's Tale: La Servante écarlate
        8.3
        TV Series
        • Aunt
        • 2017
      • Awaiting Atwood (2013)
        Awaiting Atwood
        8.1
        Short
        • Margaret Atwood
        • 2013
      • Yesno (2010)
        Yesno
        6.1
        Short
        • (voice)
        • 2010
      • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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      Payback
      Payback
      Trailer 1:45
      Payback
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      Trailer 1:45
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      Personal details

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      • Official site
        • Official Site
      • Height
        • 1.63 m
      • Born
        • November 18, 1939
        • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • Spouses
          Graeme Gibson1973 - September 18, 2019 (his death, 1 child)
      • Children
        • Jess Atwood Gibson
      • Other works
        Fiction: "The Bog Man", "Playboy" (USA), January 1991, p. 106-108+203-206.
      • Publicity listings
        • 1 Biographical Movie
        • 1 Portrayal
        • 2 Interviews
        • 9 Articles
        • 1 Pictorial
        • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

      Did you know

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      • Trivia
        Is a huge fan of George Orwell's novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" and Ridley Scott's film Blade Runner (1982).
      • Quotes
        All fat women look the same; they all look 42.
      • Nickname
        • Shakesbeat Latweed

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        85 years old
      • When was Margaret Atwood born?
        November 18, 1939
      • Where was Margaret Atwood born?
        Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
      • What is Margaret Atwood's birth name?
        Margaret Eleanor Atwood
      • How tall is Margaret Atwood?
        5 feet 4 inches, or 1.63 meters

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