Annie Philomena Lee (born 24 March 1933) is an Irish lady whose life was detailed in Martin Sixsmith's 2009 book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee. Philomena (2013), a film based on the book, was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Lead Actress for Judi Dench's depiction of Philomena. She was born in Dublin but her family moved to England when she was still a child. She has two sisters who are also living in England. Her parents were Patrick and Philomena Lee from Mullaghmore, County Donegal, Ireland. Her father worked as a toolmaker at Armstrong Siddeley Motors in Dagenham before becoming an electrician at Ford Dagenham. He died when Annie was only nine years old. Annie went to St Peter's College, Oxford where she met John Paul II who was then the Archbishop of Kraków. They fell in love and got married but the marriage did not last long because John wanted to pursue a career in priesthood while Annie wanted to be a doctor. In order to do so, they decided to get divorced. This is how she ended up working as a receptionist at the Polish Embassy in London while studying medicine at the University of London. During this time, she met many famous people such as Michael Jackson who visited Poland during his Bad tour. He even gave her an autograph which is now in the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw.