Question: Chris Brosnan is a British film director born to an actress of what nationality?

Context articles: Cassandra Harris
Curtis Bernhardt
Glenn Douglas Packard
Chris Brosnan
Empire Award for Best British Film
66th British Academy Film Awards
Lidia Bobrova
65th British Academy Film Awards
Alec Smight
64th British Academy Film Awards

Sandra Colleen Waites (born 15 December 1948 – 28 December 1991) known professionally as Cassandra Harris, was an Australian actress.
Curtis Bernhardt (15 April 1899 – 22 February 1981) was a German film director born in Worms, Germany, under the name Kurt Bernhardt.
 He trained as an actor in Germany, and performed on the stage, before starting as a film director in 1926.
 Other films include "A Stolen Life" (1946) and "Sirocco" (1951).
Glenn Douglas Packard is a choreographer, dancer, reality television star, recording artist and film director born in Detroit, MI.
 He starred on two seasons of the VH1 reality series Brooke Knows Best.
 Packard made his directorial debut with the slasher film Pitchfork (film), which was released in January 2017.
Chris Brosnan (born 11 November 1972) is a British film director, writer, and producer.
 He was born to Cassandra Harris (1948–91) and producer Dermot Harris (1937–86).
 Chris is the brother of actor Sean Brosnan.
 He was adopted by his mother's third husband, actor Pierce Brosnan.
The Empire Award for Best British Film is an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine "Empire" to honor the best British film of the previous year.
 The Empire Award for Best British Film is one of five ongoing awards which were first introduced at the 1st Empire Awards ceremony in 1996 (the others being Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Film) with "Shallow Grave" receiving the award. ""
 is the most recent winner in this category.
 Winners are voted by the readers of "Empire" magazine.
The 66th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 10 February 2013 at the Royal Opera House in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2012.
 The nominations were announced on 9 January 2013.
 Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2012.
 Stephen Fry hosted the ceremony, where "Argo" won Best Film and Best Director for Ben Affleck.
 Daniel Day-Lewis won Best Actor for "Lincoln" and Emmanuelle Riva won Best Actress for "Amour".
 Christoph Waltz won Best Supporting Actor for "Django Unchained" and Anne Hathaway won Best Supporting Actress for "Les Misérables". "
Skyfall", directed by Sam Mendes, was voted Outstanding British Film of 2012.
 Sir Alan Parker received the BAFTA Fellowship and Tessa Ross garnered the BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award.
Lidia Bobrova (born 13 June 1952) is a Russian film director born in Zabaikalsk, Soviet Union (now Russia).
 Her best-known film is "Babusya", which earned her a special jury prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2003.
The 65th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 12 February 2012 at the Royal Opera House in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2011.
 The nominations were announced on 17 January 2012 by actor Daniel Radcliffe and actress Holliday Grainger.
 Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades are handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2011.
 Stephen Fry, who hosted from 2001 to 2006, returned to host the ceremony. "
The Artist" won seven awards out of its twelve nominations, including Best Film, Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius, and Best Actor for Jean Dujardin.
 Meryl Streep won Best Actress for "The Iron Lady".
 Christopher Plummer won Best Supporting Actor for "Beginners" and Octavia Spencer won Best Supporting Actress for "The Help". "
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", directed by Tomas Alfredson, was voted Outstanding British Film of 2011.
 Director Martin Scorsese was given the BAFTA Fellowship and Sir John Hurt garnered the BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award.
Alec Dow Smight is an American film editor and television director born in New York City.
 He was a producer and director on the successful series "" and has directed two episodes of its spin-off "".
 Son of the well-known television and film director Jack Smight, his editing work includes "Chicago Hope", numerous television pilots, "Northern Exposure", and "L.A. Law".
The 64th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 13 February 2011 at the Royal Opera House in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2010.
 The nominations were announced on 18 January 2011.
 Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades are handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2010. "
The King's Speech" earned the most nominations with fourteen and won seven, including Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Best Actor for Colin Firth, Best Supporting Actor for Geoffrey Rush, Best Supporting Actress for Helena Bonham Carter, and Best Original Screenplay for David Seidler.
 Natalie Portman won Best Actress for "Black Swan" and David Fincher won Best Director for "The Social Network".