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
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The Power of the Dog (2021) — Director
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The Piano (1993) — Director
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Bright Star (2009) — Director
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In the Cut (2003) — Director
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Top of the Lake (2013) — Director
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The Portrait of a Lady (1996) — Director
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Holy Smoke (1999) — Director
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An Angel at My Table (1990) — Director
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To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — Director
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Sweetie (1989) — Director
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Peel (1983) — Director
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Passionless Moments (1983) — Director
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A Girl's Own Story (1984) — Director
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8 (2008) — Director
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Two Friends (1986) — Director
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The Water Diary (2006) — Director
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After Hours (1985) — Director
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Mishaps of Seduction and Conquest (1984) — Director
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Le court des grands (2005) — Director
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Tissues (1980) — Director
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The Lady Bug (2007) — Director
Also appeared in
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The Oscars (1953) — Self
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The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011) — Self
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Bad Behaviour (2023) — Doctor
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Behind the Scenes with Jane Campion (2022) — Self - Narrator (voice)
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The Legend of the Palme d'Or (2015) — Self
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The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) — Self
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Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady (1997) — Self
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A Special Day (2012) — Self
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Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema (2000) — Self
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Jane Campion, The Cinema Woman (2022) — Herself
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Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible (2016) — Self (archive footage)
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Citizen B (2025) — Self
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Cinefile: Reel Women (1995) — Self
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Reframing the West: Behind the Scenes of Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog (2022)
- From the Bottom of the Lake (2013) — herself
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The Audition (1990) — Daughter
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The Making of 'An Angel at My Table' (2002) — Self
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Jane Campion: The Film School Years (1989) — Self
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Inside 'The Piano' (1993) — Self
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'The Piano': 25 Years On (2018) — Self
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Ritratti di cinema (2025) — Self
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Mostra, Venise (2022) — Self
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Directors on Directors (2021) — Self