Writing
Jeanette Winterson
Born 1959-08-27
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Department: Writing
Biography
Jeanette Winterson, CBE is an English writer, who became famous with her first book, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, a semi-autobiographical novel about a sensitive teenage girl rebelling against conventional values. Some of her other novels have explored gender polarities and sexual identity.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Jeanette Winterson
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Screen Two
1985
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Question Time
1979
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Marcians
2017
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Remembers…
2022
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Titanic Sinks Tonight
2025
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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
1990
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Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius
2023
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Great Moments in Aviation
1994
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Queer as Art
2017
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LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes
2026
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (16 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes | Self | Movie | 2026 |
 | Titanic Sinks Tonight | Self - Expert | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius | Self | TV Series | 2023 |
| Jake Chapman's Accelerate or Die! | Self | Movie | 2023 | |
| Inner Polar Bear | Writer | Movie | 2022 | |
 | Remembers… | Self | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Angela Carter: Of Wolves & Women | Herself - Contributor | Movie | 2018 |
 | Marcians | Self | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Queer as Art | Self | Movie | 2017 |
 | Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me | Self | Movie | 2012 |
 | Tough Girls Don't Dream | Writer | Movie | 2010 |
 | Great Moments in Aviation | Writer | Movie | 1994 |
 | Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit | Novel | TV Series | 1990 |
| Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit | Writer | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Screen Two | Writer | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Question Time | Self - Panellist | TV Series | 1979 |