About
Emma Donoghue
Overview
Emma Donoghue (born October 1969) is an Irish-Canadian playwright, literary historian, novelist, and screenwriter. Her 2010 novel Room was a finalist for the Booker Prize and an international best-seller. Donoghue's 1995 novel Hood won the Stonewall Book Award and Slammerkin (2000) won the Ferro-Grumley Award for Lesbian Fiction. She is a 2011 recipient of the Alex Awards. Room was adapted by Donoghue into a film of the same name. For this, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Known for
Acting |
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| 2025 | A24 : The American New Wave | Actor | Self (Archive Footage) | 58 Average |
| 2016 | Making “Room” | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2001 | Witness of Truth: The Railway Murders | Actor | Pamela Taylor | N/A N/A |
Directing |
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| 2007 | Immaculate Conceptions: Inside a Lesbian Baby Boom | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
Writing |
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| 2022 | The Wonder | Writing | Novel | 63 Fair |
| 2022 | The Wonder | Writing | Writer | 63 Fair |
| 2015 | Room | Writing | Screenplay | 78 Good |
| 2015 | Room | Writing | Novel | 78 Good |
| H Is for Hawk | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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| 2022 | The Wonder | Production | Executive Producer | 63 Fair |
| 2015 | Room | Production | Executive Producer | 78 Good |