Jennifer Kent

Biography

Jennifer Kent (born 5 March 1969) is an Australian filmmaker and actress. She is best known for directing the films The Babadook (2014) and The Nightingale (2018). Kent graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1991 with a degree in Performing Arts.

Directed

1. The Babadook (2014) — Director
2. Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022) — Director
3. The Nightingale (2018) — Director
4. Monster (2005) — Director
5. Two Twisted (2006) — Director
6. The Thief of Always — Director
7. The Girl Who Was Plugged In — Director

Also appeared in

1. Babe: Pig in the City (1998) — Lab Lady
2. A Country Practice (1981) — Penelope Rose
3. Police Rescue (1991) — Michelle
4. All Saints (1998) — Joanna Hayes
5. The Well (1997) — Marg Trinder
6. They Call Him Mister Babadook: The Making of The Babadook (2015) — Self
7. The New Adventures of Black Beauty (1990) — Caroline Carmichael
8. G.P. (1989) — Rachel Hardy
9. Preservation (2003) — Grieving Mother
10. Above the Law (2000) — Geri Harrison
11. Murder Call (1997) — PC Dee Suzeraine
12. BackBerner (1999) — Gillian Dunn