Jane Campion

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Full Name
Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion
Born
April 30th, 1954
Height
5ft 8in
Hometown
Wellington, New Zealand
Net Worth
Estimated $10 million
Family
Jane Campion's Richard Campion, was a theatre director, while her mother, Edith Campion, was an actor and co-founder of the New Zealand Players theatre company. Campion married Colin Englert in 1992, and the couple had two children.
Top Movies
'The Piano', 'The Power of the Dog', 'An Angel at My Table', 'Bright Star', 'Sweetie'
Awards
Academy Award for 'Best Director', Academy Award for 'Best Original Screenplay', Palme d'Or, Bafta Award for 'Best Film', Bafta Award for 'Best Direction', Silver Lion for 'Best Director'
Fun Facts
Jane Campion became the first woman to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival when 'The Piano' shared the prize in 1993. ### She was the first female filmmaker to receive a second Academy Award nomination for Best Director, winning for 'The Power of the Dog' nearly three decades after making history with 'The Piano'. ### Campion also co-created the critically acclaimed television series 'Top of the Lake', starring Elisabeth Moss, bringing her distinctive cinematic style to television.
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Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Anna Paquin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst

Jane Campion is a New Zealand filmmaker, screenwriter and producer whose emotionally rich, visually poetic films have established her as one of the most influential directors in world cinema.

Renowned for her exploration of gender, identity, desire and power, Campion achieved international acclaim with films including ‘An Angel at My Table’, ‘The Piano’, ‘The Portrait of a Lady’, ‘Bright Star’ and ‘The Power of the Dog’.

She became the first woman to win the Palme d’Or and only the third woman to receive the Academy Award for Best Director, cementing her place among the greatest filmmakers of her generation.

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Jane Campion is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and producer best known for 'The Piano', 'The Power of the Dog', 'An Angel at My Table' and 'Bright Star'.
'The Piano' is widely regarded as Jane Campion's masterpiece, although 'The Power of the Dog', 'An Angel at My Table', 'Bright Star' and 'Sweetie' are also among her most acclaimed works.
Jane Campion is celebrated for her visually poetic filmmaking and psychologically complex storytelling, becoming one of the most acclaimed directors in cinema history while breaking barriers for women in the film industry.
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