Jocelyn Moorhouse
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Jocelyn Denise Moorhouse is an Australia
n writer and film director born in Victoria, Australia on 4 September 1960.
Moorhouse did her HSC
year in 1978 at Vermont High School, which is the same high school that Gillian Armstrong
attended a few years earlier. She went on to direct films such as Proof
, How to Make an American Quilt
and A Thousand Acres
. In 2005 she commenced as the director for Russell Crowe
's film Eucalyptus, but resigned within days of starting work on it.
She is married to film director P. J. Hogan
, and produced his film Muriel's Wedding
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n writer and film director born in Victoria, Australia on 4 September 1960.
Moorhouse did her HSC
Higher School Certificate (Victoria)
The Higher School Certificate, or HSC, was the credential awarded to secondary school students who successfully completed senior high school level studies in the state of Victoria, Australia. In 1987, there was trial of its successor, the Victorian Certificate of Education, and until 1992, it was...
year in 1978 at Vermont High School, which is the same high school that Gillian Armstrong
Gillian Armstrong
Gillian May Armstrong is an award-winning Australian director of feature films and documentaries.- Career :Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Gillian Armstrong grew up in the eastern suburb of Mitcham. She graduated from Swinburne Technical College in 1968 where she studied theatrical costume design and...
attended a few years earlier. She went on to direct films such as Proof
Proof (1991 film)
Proof is a 1991 Australian film by Jocelyn Moorhouse starring Hugo Weaving, Geneviève Picot and Russell Crowe. It was chosen as "Best Film" at the 1991 Australian Film Institute Awards, along with 5 other awards, including Moorhouse for "Best Director", Weaving for "Best Leading Actor", and Crowe...
, How to Make an American Quilt
How to Make an American Quilt
How to Make an American Quilt is a 1995 movie which was directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse and stars Winona Ryder, Maya Angelou, Ellen Burstyn and Anne Bancroft...
and A Thousand Acres
A Thousand Acres (film)
A Thousand Acres is an American motion picture drama directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse, and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jason Robards....
. In 2005 she commenced as the director for Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe
Russell Ira Crowe is a New Zealander Australian actor , film producer and musician. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a...
's film Eucalyptus, but resigned within days of starting work on it.
She is married to film director P. J. Hogan
P. J. Hogan
Paul John "P. J." Hogan is an AACTA Awards winning Australian film director and a writer in the film and television genre.Hogan was born in Brisbane, Australia...
, and produced his film Muriel's Wedding
Muriel's Wedding
Muriel's Wedding is a 1994 Australian-French romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by P. J. Hogan. The film, which stars actresses Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Sophie Lee, and Bill Hunter, focuses on the socially awkward Muriel whose ambition is to have a glamorous wedding and improve...
.