J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling (Joanne Kathleen Rowling) was born on July 31st, 1965 and is currently 59 years old. J.K. Rowling was born in Yate, Gloustershire, England. Rowling attended University of Exeter where she received a B.A. French and Classics.

J.K. Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter series which currently consists of 8 novels. The Harry Potter series started in 1997 with the novel Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's / Philosopher's Stone. The most recently released novel in the Harry Potter series was Harry Potter and the Cursed Child which was released in 2016. There are no upcoming novels for the Harry Potter series.

J.K. Rowling (Joanne Kathleen Rowling) has also written the Cormoran Strike series which has 8 books including The Cuckoo's Calling and The Silkworm.

J.K. Rowling: Awards & Accolades

J.K. Rowling has won multiple awards including: The British Book Awards, UK Author of the Year, in 2000, British Book Awards, Outstanding Achievement, in 2008 and the Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Children's Literature, in 2008.

J.K. Rowling has won many awards including:

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's / Philosopher's Stone won the British Book Awards, Children's Book of the Year, in 1998.
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets won the Scottish Arts Council Book Awards, Children’s Book of the Year, in 1999 as well as the British Book Awards - Children's Book of the Year in 1999.
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Work for Young Readers, in 1999.
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire won the Audie Award, Best Male Narrator, in 2001 as well as the Hugo Award - Best Novel in 2001.
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Work for Young Readers, in 2003 as well as the Audie Award - Audiobook of the Year in 2004.
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince won the British Book Awards, Book of the Year, in 2006.
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows won the Audie Award, Best Male Narrator, in 2008.
• The Casual Vacancy won the Goodreads Awards, Best Fiction, in 2012.
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child won the Goodreads Awards, Best Fantasy, in 2016 as well as the British Book Awards - Bestseller Award in 2017, Nielsen Awards - Platinum Bestseller in 2017.

The following novels by J.K. Rowling were also nominated for these awards:

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's / Philosopher's Stone: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (1999).
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Hugo Award, Best Novel (2000). Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (2000).
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Work for Young Readers (2000).
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: Audie Award, Best Male Narrator (2004).
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: Audie Award, Audiobook of the Year (2006).
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Audie Award, Audiobook of the Year (2008).
• The Casual Vacancy: British Book Awards, UK Author of the Year (2012).
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: British Book Awards, Children's Book of the Year (2017).
• The Ickabog: British Book Awards, Children's Book of the Year (2021).
• The Christmas Pig: British Book Awards, Children's Book of the Year (2022).

J.K. Rowling: Lists & Other Mentions

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1999 and 2000.
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's / Philosopher's Stone was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1999.
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1999.
• The Casual Vacancy was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2012.

J.K. Rowling: TV/Movies Based on Books

Some of J.K. Rowling's Cormoran Strike books, written under the pseudonym of Robert Gailbraith, were made into a TV series. The following Detective Cormoran Strike books were made into a TV series:.

The first two novels, "The Cuckoo's Calling" and "The Silkworm" were adapted for BBC One and aired as a series of six episodes in the summer 2017. A second series, based on the third book "Career of Evil", aired as two episodes in February and March 2018. A third series, an adaptation of "Lethal White", aired as four episodes in August and September 2020.

The 7 original novels in the Harry Potter series were made into movies, with the final novel being split into two movies.

Following is a list of the names of the movies, the year of their release, who directed them and who starred in them:

"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was released in 2001. It was directed by Chris Columbus and starred Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Richard Harris, and Maggie Smith. It grossed $317.58 million.

"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" was released in 2002. It was also directed by Chris Columbus and starred Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, and Richard Harris. It grossed $261.99 million.

"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" was released in 2004. It was directed by Alfonso Cuaron and starred Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and Richard Griffiths. It grossed $249.26 million.

"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was released in 2005. It was directed by Mike Newell and starred Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and Eric Sykes. It grossed $290.01 million.

"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" was released in 2007. It was directed by David Yates and starred Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and Brendan Gleeson. It grossed $292.00 million.

"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" was released in 2009. It was directed by David Yates and starred Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and Michael Gambon. It grossed $301.96 million.

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" was released in 2010. It was directed by David Yates and starred Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and Bill Nighy. It grossed $295.98 million.

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2", was released in 2011. It was directed by David Yates and starred Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and Michael Gambon. It grossed $381.01 million.


There are now three Fantastic Beasts movies which, combined, are a prequel to the Harry Potter films--a spin-off of sorts. These were not based on books, but the movies were written by J.K. Rowling.

"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" was released in 2016. It was directed by David Yates and starred Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterson, Alison Sudol, and Dan Fogler. It grossed $234.04 million.

"Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" was released in 2018. It was directed by David Yates and starred Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, and Johnny Depp.

"Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore" was released in April 2022. It was directed by David Yates, written by J.K. Rowling and Steve Kloves, and starred Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Ezra Miller.

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