Let's make this birthday one to remember.

74 years old (Born on December 18, 1950)

Happy Birthday, Gillian Armstrong! May your day be filled with more drama than a corset fitting and fewer complications than Jo March's manuscript revisions. Your incredible talent for bringing period dramas to life has made us all secretly wish we could stroll through the 19th century—though preferably without the restrictive clothing.

From "Little Women" to "Charlotte Gray," you've masterfully transported audiences into worlds of elegance, intrigue, and timeless storytelling. Here's hoping this year brings you as much joy as your films have brought us—and may every birthday candle blown out grant you another award-winning costume drama masterpiece!