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Jennifer Kent

Screenwriter / Film Director / Actor | * 01/01/1971 (53) | Sydney (Australia)
Jennifer Kent (born 5 March 1969) is an Australian director, screenwriter, and former actress. She is best known for writing and directing the psychological horror film The Babadook (2014). Her second film, The Nightingale (2018), premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival and was nominated for the Golden Lion. ()

Jennifer Kent (born 5 March 1969) is an Australian writer-director best known for her supernatural horror film "The Babadook" (2014) and her period revenge thriller "The Nightingale" (2018). Kent graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1991 with a degree in Performing Arts.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Thriller | Horror

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In 1825, Clare, a 21-year-old Irish convict, chases a British soldier through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. She enlis ...

The Nightingale

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2018 | 3.6/5 | 2h 16min
Drama, Thriller
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A barren soundstage is stylishly utilized to create a minimalist small-town setting in which a mysterious woman named Grace hides from the criminals who pursue her. The town is two-faced and offers to ...

Dogville

FSK: 12+ years

2003 | 3.9/5 | 2h 58min
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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A mother battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the closet, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her. ...

Monster

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2005 | 3.4/5 | 10min
Horror, Thriller
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A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her. ...

The Babadook

FSK: 16+ years

2014 | 3.3/5 | 1h 34min
Drama, Horror
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Bizarre nightmares unfold in eight tales of terror in this visually stunning, spine-tingling horror collection curated by Guillermo del Toro. ...

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

FSK: 16+ years

2022- | 3.8/5
Drama, Mystery
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Movies with Jennifer Kent as Actress(1)

as Grieving Mother2003 Preservation

TV Shows/Series with Jennifer Kent as Actress(1)

as Michelle1991 Police Rescue

Movies with Jennifer Kent as Crew(9)

Directing/Director2023 Alice + Freda Forever
Writing/Adaptation2023 Alice + Freda Forever
Directing/Director2018 The Nightingale
Production/Producer2018 The Nightingale
Writing/Writer2018 The Nightingale
Directing/Director2014 The Babadook
Writing/Writer2014 The Babadook
Directing/Director2005 Monster
Writing/Writer2005 Monster

TV Shows/Series with Jennifer Kent as Crew(2)

Directing/Director2022 Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Writing/Teleplay2022 Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

Full Name: Jennifer Kent
Citizenship: Australia
Born: Friday, 01/01 1971 (January) in Sydney (Australia) (current age: 53 years + 106 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: National Institute of Dramatic Art
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Other names for Jennifer Kent (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"제니퍼 켄트"
Jennifer Kent frequently works together with these people:
Brian Ellison (6x, Crew)
Guillermo del Toro (5x, Crew)
Tony Lynch (4x, Crew)
Phil Meacham (4x, Crew)
Arianthe Galani (3x, Actress)
Jessica Napier (3x, Actress)
Nikki Gooley (3x, Crew)
Kim Knuckey (3x, Actor)
Tracy Phillpot (3x, Crew)
Marty Pepper (3x, Crew)
Harold Hopkins (3x, Actor)
Rossi Kotsis (3x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:257375, Added: 08/09/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024