| Corinne Marrinan | |
| Honorific Suffix: | B.F.A. |
| Birth Date: | 2 September 1974 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, New York, United States |
| Occupation: | Writer, producer |
| Language: | English |
| Nationality: | American and Irish |
| Citizenship: | American and Irish |
| Alma Mater: | Boston University |
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| Years Active: | 1999– |
Corinne Marrinan (born 2 September 1974) is an Irish American Oscar-winning producer and screenwriter.
Marrinan was born in New York City in 1974. She attended Eldred Central School in Highland, Sullivan County, New York.[1] She holds American and Irish citizenship. She studied theater at Boston University, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1995.[2] [1]
Marrinan worked as a stage manager in theater before moving into documentary films. She was nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy Award (Outstanding Cultural and Artistic Programming — Long Form) in 2000 for . She won an Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) in 2006 for , making her one of just five Irish women to have won a competitive Oscar (the others being Brenda Fricker, Josie MacAvin, Oorlagh George and Michèle Burke).[3] [4] [5]
She has since then worked as writer and producer for several TV shows, including the CSI franchise, Code Black and Will.
Marrinan married Benjamin Whitney Tripp on 26 November 2008.