- Jane Campion is 58 years old
- Born: 30 April 1954
- Birthplace: Waikanae, New Zealand
- Best known as:
The writer and director of The Piano
4 good links
- Review: <i>Jane Campion: Interviews</i>
Book review that discusses Campion's work in some detail
- Piano
Fan site devoted to the movie, with a profile of Campion's career
- Jane Campion Short Films
Her early films A Girl's Own Story and Passionless Moments
- Jane Campion
Filmography and biographical profile
Jane Campion Biography
Jane Campion is the writer and director of the 1993 film The Piano. Campion grew up in New Zealand and studied film and television in Australia. She attracted international attention in the early 1980s with the short films Peel (1982), Passionless Moments (1983) and A Girl's Own Story (1984), and in 1989 she released her first feature film, Sweetie. The Piano, starring Holly Hunter and Harvey Keitel, was a critical success that brought Campion an Oscar nomination for directing and an Oscar win for writing. Her other films include The Portrait of a Lady (1996, with Nicole Kidman), Holy Smoke (1999, with Kate Winslet) and In the Cut (2003, with Mark Ruffalo) .
