Fran Walsh

Also Credited As:

Frances Walsh
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Biography

Screenwriter-producer Fran Walsh enjoyed a hugely successful career with her partner, New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson. A former musician-turned-writer, Walsh met Jackson early in his career and quickly became his collaborator on low-budget cult classics like "Meet the Feebles" (1989) and "Braindead" (1992). As a writing partner, she helped Jackson defy expectations with the lyrical tale of obsession and murder "Heavenly Creatures" (1994), …
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Job Title

Producer, Writer, Music, Casting, Below The Line

Born

Frances Walsh on January 10, 1959 in Wellington, NZ

LATEST CREDITS

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Producer, Screenplay

King Kong

Producer, Screenplay

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Producer, Screenplay (adaptation )

West of Memphis

Producer

The True Story of John/Joan

Producer, Screenplay

The Frighteners

Associate Producer, Screenplay

The Lovely Bones

Producer, Screenplay

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Producer, Screenplay

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Producer, Screenplay, Song ("In Dreams" )

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Producer, Screenplay

Heavenly Creatures

Screenplay

Meet the Feebles

Screenplay, Music

Dead Alive

Screenplay

Jack Brown, Genius

Screenplay