Jane Campion

ActorProducerCrewDirectorWriter Apr 30 (age 71) Wellington, New Zealand 1973–2025 (52 year career)

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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 i…

Known For

Film

The Piano

Director

Film

The Power of the Dog

Director

Film

Top of the Lake

Director

Film

Bright Star

Director

Film

An Angel at My Table

Director

Film

Sleeping Beauty

Thanks

Film

The Portrait of a Lady

Director

Film

To Each His Own Cinema

Director

Filmography

Acting (23)

Movies (18)

Citizen B

2025

as Self

Ritratti di cinema

2025

as Self

Bad Behaviour

2023

as Doctor

4.8

Reframing the West: Behind the Scenes of Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog

2022

Jane Campion, The Cinema Woman

2022

as Herself

8.0

Behind the Scenes With Jane Campion

2022

as Narrator (voice)

6.1

'The Piano': 25 Years On

2018

as Self

Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible

2016

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

The Legend of the Palme d'Or

2015

as Self

6.0

From the Bottom of the Lake

2013

as herself

A Special Day

2012

as Self

6.0

The Making of 'An Angel at My Table'

2002

as Self

Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema

2000

as Self

Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

1997

as Self

7.5

Cinefile: Reel Women

1995

as Self

Inside 'The Piano'

1993

as Self

The Audition

1990

as Daughter

Jane Campion: The Film School Years

1989

as Self

Television (5)

Mostra, Venise

2022

as Self

Directors on Directors

2021

as Self

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

2011

as Self

7.7

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

The Oscars

as Self

Crew (59)

Movies (56)

Lion Rock

2025

Executive Producer

The Rooster

2024

Thanks

5.6

Typist Artist Pirate King

2023

Executive Producer

6.8

Behind the Scenes With Jane Campion

Executive Producer

The Power of the Dog

Director

The Power of the Dog

Producer

The Power of the Dog

Writer

Short Cuts: The Piano

2021

Original Film Writer

6.5

Esther's Choice

2020

Thanks

They

2018

Executive Producer

4.6

Family Happiness

2017

Executive Producer

Florence Has Left the Building

Thanks

Sleeping Beauty

Thanks

Bright Star

Director

Bright Star

Writer

Director

Writer

To Each His Own Cinema

2007

Director

6.5

The Lady Bug

2007

Director

Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story

Producer

The Water Diary

Director

The Water Diary

Writer

Le court des grands

Director

In the Cut

Director

In the Cut

Screenplay

Holy Smoke

Director

Holy Smoke

Screenplay

Soft Fruit

Executive Producer

The Portrait of a Lady

Director

The Piano

Director

The Piano

Writer

An Angel at My Table

Director

Sweetie

Casting

Sweetie

Director

Sweetie

Original Story

Sweetie

Screenplay

Two Friends

Director

After Hours

Camera Operator

After Hours

Director

After Hours

Screenplay

Mishaps of Seduction and Conquest

1984

Director

6.0

Mishaps of Seduction and Conquest

1984

Writer

6.0

Getting Wet

1984

First Assistant Director

A Girl's Own Story

Director

A Girl's Own Story

Writer

Passionless Moments

Camera Operator

Passionless Moments

Director

Passionless Moments

Director of Photography

Passionless Moments

Producer

Passionless Moments

Writers' Assistant

Peel

Director

Peel

Editor

Peel

Writer

Tissues

Director

In Conversation with Jack Maurer

Executive Producer

The Brightness

Executive Producer

Television (3)

Top of the Lake

Director

Top of the Lake

Executive Producer

Top of the Lake

Writer