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Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis was born on 29 April 1957 in Kensington, London, the second child of poet Cecil Day-Lewis (1904–1972) and his second wife, actress Jill Balcon (1925–2009). His older sister, Tamasin Day-Lewis (born 1953), is a television chef and food critic.
Daniel Day-Lewis. Actor: There Will Be Blood. Born in London, England, Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is the second child of Cecil Day-Lewis, Poet Laureate of the U.K., and his second wife, actress Jill Balcon.
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Apr 29, 2024 · Daniel Day-Lewis is marking another year around the sun. The three-time Academy Award winner, who announced his retirement from acting in 2017, is celebrating his 67th birthday on Monday, April...
Daniel Day-Lewis. Actor: There Will Be Blood. Born in London, England, Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is the second child of Cecil Day-Lewis, Poet Laureate of the U.K., and his second wife, actress Jill Balcon.
- April 29, 1957
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- 'There Will Be Blood' (2007) Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Of all the great movies Daniel Day-Lewis has appeared in, one of them more or less towers over all the others, much like how the character at its center is a towering monster of a man.
- 'In the Name of the Father' (1993) The second of three Jim Sheridan + Daniel Day-Lewis collaborations, In the Name of the Father is also the best of the lot.
- 'The Age of Innocence' (1993) Directed by Martin Scorsese. Though Martin Scorsese isn't typically associated with the romance genre, in 1993, he released a great one with The Age of Innocence.
- 'Phantom Thread' (2017) Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Daniel Day-Lewis's final film role, and his second collaboration with filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread - should it remain his last role - represents Day-Lewis going out on a high note.
Mar 4, 2024 · It sounds like Daniel Day-Lewis is serious about his retirement from acting and won’t be returning, at least according to his longtime director Jim Sheridan. The Irish filmmaker directed...
Apr 2, 2014 · Daniel Day-Lewis studied acting at the Bristol Old Vic and made his film debut in Sunday, Bloody Sunday. He earned acclaim for his role in My Beautiful Laundrette and won Academy...