FILM DIRECTOR

Gillian Armstrong

1950 - Today

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Gillian May Armstrong (born 18 December 1950) is an Australian feature film and documentary director, best known for My Brilliant Career (1979), Mrs. Soffel (1984), High Tide (1987), The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992), and Little Women (1994). She is a Member of the Order of Australia. She has won many film awards, including an AFI Best Director Award, has been nominated for numerous others, and is the holder of several honorary doctorates. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gillian Armstrong is the 1,494th most popular film director (up from 1,545th in 2019), the 376th most popular biography from Australia (down from 369th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Australian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Gillian Armstrong ranks 1,494 out of 2,041. Before her are Haifaa al-Mansour, Giorgio Capitani, Dinara Asanova, Julius J. Epstein, Benny Chan, and Patty Jenkins. After her are Hiroyuki Imaishi, Lisa Joy, Deepa Mehta, Matti Kassila, Neil Burger, and Jerzy Stefan Stawiński.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Gillian Armstrong ranks 591. Before her are Dietmar Danner, John Byrne, Christina Hoff Sommers, John Patrick Shanley, Tom Vilsack, and Volker Fischer. After her are Markie Post, Danny Kirwan, Deepa Mehta, Makio Akiyama, Stanisław Szozda, and Pier Carlo Padoan.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Gillian Armstrong ranks 376 out of 1,143. Before her are Louis Mandylor (1966), Stephen Laybutt (1977), Alvin Ceccoli (1974), Melissa George (1976), Rob Bailey (1953), and Emily Hood Westacott (1910). After her are Lorraine Crapp (1938), Colt Walker (null), Pam Kilborn (1939), Aurelio Vidmar (1967), Danny Vukovic (1985), and Patty Mills (1988).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Australia

Among film directors born in Australia, Gillian Armstrong ranks 13. Before her are Russell Mulcahy (1953), Bruce Beresford (1940), Phillip Noyce (1950), John Seale (1942), Fred Schepisi (1939), and John Pilger (1939). After her are Leigh Whannell (1977), John Hillcoat (1961), James McTeigue (1967), Craig Gillespie (1967), Cate Shortland (1968), and Justin Kurzel (1974).

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