Jane Campion

Q: Has Jane Campion won any major awards?

Yes, Jane Campion won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for 'The Piano' in 1994, making her the second woman to win this award.

Q: What was Jane Campion's first film?

Jane Campion's first feature film was 'Sweetie', released in 1989. It marked her entry into the film industry and showcased her unique approach to storytelling.

Q: What themes does Jane Campion often explore in her films?

Jane Campion frequently explores themes of desire, identity, and the complexities of human relationships. Her films often feature strong female protagonists.

Q: What is Jane Campion's estimated net worth?

Jane Campion's estimated net worth is around $50 million, accumulated through her successful career in film and television.

Q: Is Jane Campion involved in television projects?

Yes, Jane Campion co-created and directed the acclaimed television series 'Top of the Lake', which received critical praise for its storytelling and cinematography.

Q: What is a defining characteristic of Jane Campion's directing style?

Jane Campion's directing style is characterized by her focus on emotional depth and the exploration of complex female characters, often set against visually stunning backdrops.

Q: How many children does Jane Campion have?

Jane Campion has one child, a daughter named Alice Campion, who was born in 1997.

Known for

The Power of the Dog (2021)

IMDb 6.8 / 10

2021 / Drama, Romance / 126 min

A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to...

The Piano (2025)

2025 / Documentary, Reality

Unearthing everyday pianists from all over Australia through the celebration of the street piano, regular Australians are invited to play the piano at busy...

Bright Star (2009)

IMDb 6.9 / 10

2009 / Biography, Drama / 119 min

In 1818, high-spirited young Fanny Brawne finds herself increasingly intrigued by the handsome but aloof poet John Keats, who lives next door to her...

Name

Jane Campion

Height

5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)

Born

30 April 1954, Wellington, New Zealand

Spouses

Colin D. McColl (1984–1990)

Children

1 child, Alice Campion

Parents

Richard Campion, Edith Campion

Estimated Net Worth

$50 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2025	Movie Ritratti di cinema	Self	Not rated
2025	Movie Citizen B Documentary on Ciby 2000, the French film production company founded by Francis Bouygues in 1990.	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2023	Movie Bad Behaviour Lucy, a former child actor, seeks enlightenment at a retreat led by spiritual leader Elon while she navigates her close...	Doctor	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2022	TV Mostra, Venise	Self	Not rated
2022	Movie Jane Campion, The Cinema Woman Director Julie Bertuccelli paints Jane Campion’s portrait with great precision, humor and admiration, telling the tale of the first-ever woman...	Herself	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2022	Movie Behind the Scenes with Jane Campion Get a rare glimpse into the creative process of Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jane Campion as she shares her memories of...	Self - Narrator (voice)	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2022	Movie Reframing the West: Behind the Scenes of Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog Take a deep dive into the film critics are crowning the year's best, Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog....	Unknown character	Not rated
2021	TV Directors on Directors	Self	Not rated
2018	Movie 'The Piano': 25 Years On In this conversation, director Jane Campion and producer Jan Chapman reminisce about their journey through the making of 'The Piano'....	Self	Not rated
2016	Movie Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible Actors Anne Dorval, Suzanne Clément, Monia Chokri, Gaspard Ulliel, Vincent Cassel, Niels Schneider and Melvil Poupaud discuss working with the...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2015	Movie The Legend of the Palme d'Or From Martin Scorsese to Jane Campion, from Emir Kusturica to Quentin Tarantino, some of the greatest recipients of this trophy...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2013	Movie From the Bottom of the Lake The creative process at the heart of creating TV series Top of the Lake (2013). From the writing process with...	herself	Not rated
2012	Movie A Special Day At the 60th anniversary of Cannes Film Festival, 34 famous directors are followed by camera.	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2011	TV The Story of Film: An Odyssey A worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made and the story of international cinema through the history of...	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2002	Movie The Making of 'An Angel at My Table' This documentary provides a glimpse into the making of Jane Campion's 1990 film.	Self	Not rated
2000	Movie Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema The film consists largely of a series of interviews with female filmmakers from several different countries and filmmaking eras. Some,...	Self	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1997	Movie Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady A documentary about the making of Jane Campion's 'The Portrait of a Lady'.	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1995	Movie Cinefile: Reel Women Interviews with women directors working in Hollywood and Europe in the early 1990s, exploring the opportunities and obstacles that face...	Self	Not rated
1993	Movie Inside 'The Piano' This 1993 program about the making of 'The Piano' features interviews with director Jane Campion; actors Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel,...	Self	Not rated
1990	Movie The Audition When Jane, a film director, auditions her mother for a role in her latest television series she tries to keep...	Daughter	Not rated
1989	Movie Jane Campion: The Film School Years This conversation between critic Peter Thompson and Jane Campion took place in 1989, following the success of Campion's short films....	Self	Not rated
1973	TV The American Film Institute Salute to ... In 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a yearly recipient whose talent...	Self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1953	TV The Oscars An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2026	Movie Big Girls Don't Cry Over one transformative summer in rural New Zealand in 2006, 14-year-old Sid discovers desire, identity, and the internet as she...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2025	Movie Lion Rock On a beach road, a teenage boy and his mother hit something with their car - she insists it was...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
2024	Movie The Rooster When the body of his oldest friend is found buried in a shallow grave, Dan, a small-town cop, seeks answers...	Thanks Crew	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2023	Movie Typist Artist Pirate King In a last-ditch mission to get recognition for her talent, Audrey Amiss (Monica Dolan) persuades her psychiatric nurse, Sandra Panza...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2022	Movie Behind the Scenes with Jane Campion Get a rare glimpse into the creative process of Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jane Campion as she shares her memories of...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2021	Movie The Power of the Dog A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until...	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2021	Movie The Power of the Dog A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2021	Movie The Power of the Dog A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2021	Movie Short Cuts: The Piano Jane Campion's "The Piano", Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1993, retold in a single minute of animation by Inés Sedan.	Original Film Writer Writing	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2020	Movie Esther's Choice Esther, a film composer going through a dry spell, moves in with her boyfriend Michael only to find out that...	Thanks Crew	Not rated
2018	Movie They J is in their early teens and lives in the countryside. J has been diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder, goes...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 4.6 / 10
2017	Movie Family Happiness A story about small cruelties, adult bullying, and the power of a brothers unconditional love for his complex little sister.	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
2014	Movie Florence Has Left the Building Its the annual Christmas Eve concert at the Marigold House Assisted Living Facility. All her friends are dying and Florence...	Thanks Crew	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2013	TV Top of the Lake A woman haunted by her past, Detective Robin Griffin, investigates complex and unsettling cases.	Creator Creator	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2013	TV Top of the Lake A woman haunted by her past, Detective Robin Griffin, investigates complex and unsettling cases.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2013	TV Top of the Lake A woman haunted by her past, Detective Robin Griffin, investigates complex and unsettling cases.	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2013	TV Top of the Lake A woman haunted by her past, Detective Robin Griffin, investigates complex and unsettling cases.	Director Directing	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2011	Movie Sleeping Beauty A haunting erotic fairytale about Lucy, a young University student drawn into a mysterious hidden world of beauty and desire.	Thanks Crew	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2009	Movie Bright Star In 1818, high-spirited young Fanny Brawne finds herself increasingly intrigued by the handsome but aloof poet John Keats, who lives...	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2009	Movie Bright Star In 1818, high-spirited young Fanny Brawne finds herself increasingly intrigued by the handsome but aloof poet John Keats, who lives...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2008	Movie 8 8 shorts centered around 8 themes directed by 8 famous film directors involved and sharing their opinion on progress, on...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2008	Movie 8 8 shorts centered around 8 themes directed by 8 famous film directors involved and sharing their opinion on progress, on...	Writer Writing	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2007	Movie To Each His Own Cinema Commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, "To Each His Own Cinema" brought together 33 of...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2007	Movie The Lady Bug A friendly lady-bug takes over a movie theater to present a show.	Director Directing	Not rated
2006	Movie The Water Diary A story through a child's eyes about living through a drought.	Director Directing	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2006	Movie The Water Diary A story through a child's eyes about living through a drought.	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2006	Movie Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story A documentary on a 13-year-old Japanese girl abducted by North Korean spies.	Producer Production	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2005	Movie Le court des grands A program of debut shorts from some of cinema's greatest diectors. Curated by Emir Kusturica and Stephen Frears, featured auteurs...	Director Directing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2003	Movie In the Cut A New York City writing professor, Frannie Avery, has an affair with a police detective who is investigating the murder...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2003	Movie In the Cut A New York City writing professor, Frannie Avery, has an affair with a police detective who is investigating the murder...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.1 / 10
1999	Movie Soft Fruit For the first time in 15 years, all four siblings in a family show up to care for their dying...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1999	Movie Holy Smoke While on a journey of discovery in exotic India, beautiful young Ruth Barron falls under the influence of a charismatic...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1999	Movie Holy Smoke While on a journey of discovery in exotic India, beautiful young Ruth Barron falls under the influence of a charismatic...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1996	Movie The Portrait of a Lady Ms. Isabel Archer isn't afraid to challenge societal norms. Impressed by her free spirit, her kindhearted cousin writes her into...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1993	Movie The Piano When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited daughter to the wilderness of nineteenth-century New Zealand, she finds herself...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1993	Movie The Piano When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited daughter to the wilderness of nineteenth-century New Zealand, she finds herself...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1990	Movie An Angel at My Table Based on the autobiographical work of New Zealand writer Janet Frame, this production depicts the author at various stage of...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1989	Movie Sweetie The buttoned-down, superstitious Kay is attempting to lead a normal existence with her new boyfriend Louis. That’s until Sweetie, her...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1989	Movie Sweetie The buttoned-down, superstitious Kay is attempting to lead a normal existence with her new boyfriend Louis. That’s until Sweetie, her...	Casting Production	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1989	Movie Sweetie The buttoned-down, superstitious Kay is attempting to lead a normal existence with her new boyfriend Louis. That’s until Sweetie, her...	Original Story Writing	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1989	Movie Sweetie The buttoned-down, superstitious Kay is attempting to lead a normal existence with her new boyfriend Louis. That’s until Sweetie, her...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1986	Movie Two Friends The story of the end of a friendship between two teenage girls, told backwards over the course of nine months.	Director Directing	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1985	Movie After Hours A sensitive portrayal of a young office worker who alleges sexual abuse by her employer. She loses her job as...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1985	Movie After Hours A sensitive portrayal of a young office worker who alleges sexual abuse by her employer. She loses her job as...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1985	Movie After Hours A sensitive portrayal of a young office worker who alleges sexual abuse by her employer. She loses her job as...	Camera Operator Camera	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1984	Movie A Girl's Own Story This early short from director Jane Campion concerns a group of teenage girls in the 1960s.	Writer Writing	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1984	Movie A Girl's Own Story This early short from director Jane Campion concerns a group of teenage girls in the 1960s.	Director Directing	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1984	Movie Getting Wet While on a seaside holiday with his family, a teenage boy becomes infatuated with a young woman accompanying them as...	First Assistant Director Directing	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1984	Movie Mishaps of Seduction and Conquest Early short film by Jane Campion.	Director Directing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1984	Movie Mishaps of Seduction and Conquest Early short film by Jane Campion.	Writer Writing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1983	Movie Passionless Moments A series of the awkward trials of everyday living.	Writers' Assistant Writing	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1983	Movie Passionless Moments A series of the awkward trials of everyday living.	Director Directing	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1983	Movie Passionless Moments A series of the awkward trials of everyday living.	Producer Production	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1983	Movie Passionless Moments A series of the awkward trials of everyday living.	Camera Operator Camera	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1983	Movie Passionless Moments A series of the awkward trials of everyday living.	Director of Photography Camera	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1983	Movie Peel A family drive in the countryside turns into a battle of wills between a young boy and his father and...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1983	Movie Peel A family drive in the countryside turns into a battle of wills between a young boy and his father and...	Editor Editing	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1983	Movie Peel A family drive in the countryside turns into a battle of wills between a young boy and his father and...	Writer Writing	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1980	Movie Tissues Jane Campions first short film (Sydney College of the Arts)	Director Directing	Not rated
TBA	Movie The Brightness When a group of teenagers reunite to memorialise their friend’s passing, latecomer Jed is forced to confront his unresolved grief...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
TBA	Movie In Conversation with Jack Maurer When American tech billionaire Jack Maurer pays for an elite prediction service for global threats, he receives a warning that...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated