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Fran Walsh

Actor / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Songwriter / Composer / Lyricist / Film Director | * 01/10/1959 (65) | Wellington (New Zealand)
Dame Frances Rosemary Walsh (born 10 January 1959) is a New Zealand screenwriter and film producer. The partner of filmmaker Peter Jackson, Walsh has contributed to all of their films since 1989: as co-writer since Meet the Feebles, and as producer since The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. She has won three Academy Awards for the final film of the trilogy, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Fantasy | Adventure | Action

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Awards & Nominations for Fran Walsh

Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for Best Picture 2x Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Chlotrudis Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 2x BAFTA Award for Best Film Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form 3x Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture 3x Nebula Award for Best Script BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Member of The New Zealand Order of Merit Dame Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit‎ Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay 2x Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 3x Academy Award for Best Picture Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay Chlotrudis Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 2x Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 2x BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 3x BAFTA Award for Best Film 3x Nebula Award for Best Script 3x Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation Bram Stoker Award for Best Screenplay 2x Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 3x Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form 2x Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media
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Movies with Fran Walsh as Actress(2)

as Passerby (uncredited)1996 The Frighteners
as Mother at Park1992 Braindead

Movies with Fran Walsh as Crew(28)

Production/Producer2018 Mortal Engines
Writing/Screenplay2018 Mortal Engines
Production/Producer2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Production/Producer2012 West of Memphis
Production/Producer2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Writing/Screenplay2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Production/Producer2009 The Lovely Bones
Writing/Screenplay2009 The Lovely Bones
Production/Executive Producer2008 Crossing the Line
Production/Producer2005 King Kong
Writing/Writer2005 King Kong
Production/Associate Producer1996 The Frighteners
Writing/Screenplay1996 The Frighteners
Directing/Script Supervisor1995 Forgotten Silver
Writing/Writer1994 Jack Brown: Genius
Writing/Screenplay1994 Heavenly Creatures
Production/Casting1992 Braindead
Writing/Screenplay1992 Braindead
Writing/Screenplay1989 Meet the Feebles

Citizenship: New Zealand
Born: Saturday, 01/10 1959 (January) in Wellington (New Zealand) (current age: 65 years + 79 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington Girls' College
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Spouses (current/former): Peter Jackson
Fran Walsh frequently works together with these people:
Peter Jackson (60x, Crew)
Philippa Boyens (15x, Crew)
Dan Hennah (15x, Crew)
Jamie Selkirk (14x, Crew)
Richard Taylor (14x, Crew)
Liz Mullane (13x, Crew)
Alan Lee (12x, Crew)
Brent Burge (11x, Crew)
Rick Findlater (11x, Crew)
Katie Jackson (10x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:4403, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024