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Jane Campion

Jane Campion

Director · Born 1954-04-30 · Wellington, New Zealand

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Biography

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. Her accolades include two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Palme d'Or (both feature and short), a Silver Lion award, a Directors Guild of America Award, and nominations for 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. Description above from the Wikipedi…

Directed

  1. The Power of the Dog (2021) — Director
  2. The Piano (1993) — Director
  3. Bright Star (2009) — Director
  4. In the Cut (2003) — Director
  5. Top of the Lake (2013) — Director
  6. The Portrait of a Lady (1996) — Director
  7. Holy Smoke (1999) — Director
  8. An Angel at My Table (1990) — Director
  9. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — Director
  10. Sweetie (1989) — Director
  11. Peel (1983) — Director
  12. Passionless Moments (1983) — Director
  13. A Girl's Own Story (1984) — Director
  14. 8 (2008) — Director
  15. Two Friends (1986) — Director
  16. The Water Diary (2006) — Director
  17. After Hours (1985) — Director
  18. Mishaps of Seduction and Conquest (1984) — Director
  19. Le court des grands (2005) — Director
  20. Tissues (1980) — Director
  21. The Lady Bug (2007) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  2. The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011) — Self
  3. Bad Behaviour (2023) — Doctor
  4. Behind the Scenes with Jane Campion (2022) — Self - Narrator (voice)
  5. The Legend of the Palme d'Or (2015) — Self
  6. The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) — Self
  7. Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady (1997) — Self
  8. A Special Day (2012) — Self
  9. Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema (2000) — Self
  10. Jane Campion, The Cinema Woman (2022) — Herself
  11. Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible (2016) — Self (archive footage)
  12. Citizen B (2025) — Self
  13. Cinefile: Reel Women (1995) — Self
  14. Reframing the West: Behind the Scenes of Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog (2022)
  15. From the Bottom of the Lake (2013) — herself
  16. The Audition (1990) — Daughter
  17. The Making of 'An Angel at My Table' (2002) — Self
  18. Jane Campion: The Film School Years (1989) — Self
  19. Inside 'The Piano' (1993) — Self
  20. 'The Piano': 25 Years On (2018) — Self
  21. Ritratti di cinema (2025) — Self
  22. Mostra, Venise (2022) — Self
  23. Directors on Directors (2021) — Self