Helen Fielding

Helen Fielding (born 1958) is a British novelist and screenwriter. She is best known as the creator of the book series about the fictional character Bridget Jones. "Bridget Jones's Diary" (1996) and " " (1999) were published in 40 countries and sold more than 15 million copies. The book series spawned a trilogy of movies. Renée Zellweger starred as Jones.
Fielding was born in Morley, West Yorkshire. She was in a relationship with American screenwriter Kevin Curran from 1999 until his death in 2016. The couple had two children.