Director
Jane Campion
April 30, 1954 · 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.
Notable work
Often works with
Geneviève Lemon
6 titles together
The Power of the Dog, The Piano, Top of the Lake
Alice Englert
5 titles together
The Power of the Dog, Top of the Lake, Bad Behaviour
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Eddie Campbell
3 titles together
The Power of the Dog, The Piano, Top of the Lake
Alistair Sewell
2 titles together
The Power of the Dog, Bad Behaviour
Holly Hunter
2 titles together
The Piano, Top of the Lake
Harvey Keitel
2 titles together
The Piano, Holy Smoke
Full filmography · 24
Bad Behaviour
as Doctor
20234.7
Reframing the West: Behind the Scenes of Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog
cast
2022
The Power of the Dog
Writer and Director
20216.7
Bright Star
Director and Writer
20096.6
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Director and Writer
2008
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
20076.5
The Lady Bug
Director
2007
The Water Diary
Director and Writer
2006
Le court des grands
Director
2005
In the Cut
Director
20035.1
Holy Smoke
Director
19995.7
The Portrait of a Lady
Director
19965.9