Jane Campion
CountryNew Zealand 
GenderFemale
Birthdayavr. 30, 1954
BiographyDame Elizabeth Jane Campion (born 30 April 1954) is a New Zealand filmmaker. Best known for her feature films with themes of rebellion and often focused on women in leading roles who are outsiders in society, Campion is regarded among one of the prominent female filmmakers in women's cinema.
Campion made her film debut Sweetie (1989), and continues to directing feminist films 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.
Her accolades including two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Palme d'Or (both feature and short), a Silver Lion award and a Directors Guild of America Award, and nominations of 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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Campion made her film debut Sweetie (1989), and continues to directing feminist films 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.
Her accolades including two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Palme d'Or (both feature and short), a Silver Lion award and a Directors Guild of America Award, and nominations of 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.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Jane Campion. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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