Fielding, Helen (1960- )

English writer who achieved great popular success with the best-selling comic novels Bridget Jones's Diary (1997; filmed 2001) and its sequel Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (1999; filmed 2004).

Born in Yorkshire, Fielding lives and works in London. Her first novel was Cause Celeb (1984). After working for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Fielding wrote a weekly column for the Independent under the name of Bridget Jones. When the diary was published as a novel it achieved huge sales in the UK and in the USA. She published Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination in 2003.