Jane Campion
Directing
- Born
- April 30, 1954 (age 72) · Wellington, New Zealand
Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion DNZM (born 30 April 1954) is a New Zealand filmmaker. Best known for her feature films with themes of rebellion and often featuring women in leading roles who are outsiders in society, Campion is regarded as one of the prominent female filmmakers in women's cinema.
Campion made her film debut in Sweetie (1989) and continues to direct feminist films, including An Angel at My Table (1990), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), Holy Smoke! (1998), and Bright Star (2009). She is best known for writing and directing the critically acclaimed films The Piano (1993) and The Power of the Dog (2021), for which she has received two Academy Awards altogether. She also co-created the television series Top of the Lake (2013) and received numerous Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
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Her accolades include two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Palme d'Or (both feature and short), a Silver Lion award, a Directors Guild of America Award, and nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards. Campion was appointed a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (DNZM) in the 2016 New Year Honours, for services to film.
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Known for
The Power of the Dog
October 25, 2021
The Piano
May 18, 1993
Bright Star
September 18, 2009
In the Cut
October 22, 2003
The Portrait of a Lady
October 17, 1996
Holy Smoke
September 4, 1999
An Angel at My Table
September 20, 1990
To Each His Own Cinema
October 31, 2007
Sweetie
September 28, 1989
Peel
July 20, 1983
They
May 15, 2018
Passionless Moments
December 31, 1983
Behind the camera33
- 2026Big Girls Don't Cry Executive Producer
- 2026The Natural State Executive Producer
- 2026In Conversation with Jack Maurer Executive Producer
- 2025Lion Rock Executive Producer
- 2025The Brightness Executive Producer
- 2023Typist Artist Pirate King Executive Producer
- 2022Behind the Scenes with Jane Campion Executive Producer
- 2021The Power of the Dog Producer, Writer, Director
- 2021Short Cuts: The Piano Original Film Writer
- 2018