Elizabeth Karlsen

Elizabeth Karlsen

Producer. Born 1 September 1960 in New York.

ProducerAmerican-British
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Titles on Fi1m
Born
1 September 1960, New York
Active
2015–2018
Frequent collaborators

Biography

Elizabeth Karlsen is an American–British film producer. She began her career in New York after completing a graduate degree at Sussex University and has worked in independent film production for over three decades.

In 2002, she co-founded Number 9 Films with her husband and production partner Stephen Woolley. She has produced films including The Crying Game (1992), Little Voice (1998), Carol (2015), Colette (2018), On Chesil Beach (2018) and Living (2022). In 2019, Karlsen and Woolley received the BAFTA award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema.

Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, Elizabeth Karlsen is known for Youth (2015), Byzantium (2013), Colette (2018), The Crying Game (1992), How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008), The Limehouse Golem (2016), Living (2022) and The Assessment (2025).

On Chesil Beach poster

On Chesil Beach

2018 · Producer

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Carol

2015 · Producer