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Rachel Mary Berkeley Portman (born 11 December 1960) is a British composer who made history in 1996 for being the first female composer to win an Academy Award for the Best Original Score, for Emma. She was also nominated twice, for the soundtracks of The Cider House Rules (1999) and Chocolat (2000).
ABOUT. British composer Rachel Portman became the first female composer to win an Academy Award, which she received for the score of Emma. She was also the first female composer to win a Primetime Emmy Award, which she received for the film, Bessie.
Overview. Born. December 11, 1960 · Haslemere, Surrey, England, UK. Birth name. Rachel Mary Berkeley Portman. Mini Bio. Rachel Portman, Composer. British composer Rachel Portman became the first female composer to win an Academy Award, which she received for the score of Emma.
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Rachel Portman, Composer. British composer Rachel Portman became the first female composer to win an Academy Award, which she received for the score of Emma. She was also the first female composer to win a Primetime Emmy Award, which she received for the film, Bessie.
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Rachel Portman British composer. Rachel Portman is a 62 years old British composer from Haslemere, England. She was born on December 11, 1960 in Haslemere, England as Rachel Mary Berkeley Portman.
Rachel Mary Berkeley Portman, OBE (born 11 December 1960) is an English composer who is best known for scoring films. Portman's career in music began with writing music for drama in BBC and Channel 4 films such as Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Mike Leigh's Four Days in July and Jim Henson's Storyteller series.
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Born as Rachel Mary Berkeley Portman on December 11th 1960 in Linchmere (Sussex), Rachel is the daughter of Sheila Margaret Penelope (née Mowat) Portman and Berkeley Charles Berkeley Portman. She is the youngest of five children, having three sisters and a brother.
