Frances Walsh, MNZM, (born January 10, 1959), is a screenwriter, film producer and musician. She is the wife of filmmaker Peter Jackson. They have two children, Billy Jackson and Katie Jackson. Walsh has contributed to all of Jackson's films since they met at the end of Bad Taste.
Walsh was born in Wellington, New Zealand and attended Wellington Girls' College intent on becoming a fashion designer, but eventually became interested in music instea...
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Frances Walsh, MNZM, (born January 10, 1959), is a screenwriter, film producer and musician. She is the wife of filmmaker Peter Jackson. They have two children, Billy Jackson and Katie Jackson. Walsh has contributed to all of Jackson's films since they met at the end of Bad Taste.
Walsh was born in Wellington, New Zealand and attended Wellington Girls' College intent on becoming a fashion designer, but eventually became interested in music instead. Occasionally taking time off to perform in a punk band named The Wallsockets, she attended Victoria University of Wellington majoring in English literature and graduated in 1981. Walsh wrote scripts for television shows such as Shark in the Park and Worzel Gummidge Down Under in the 1980s.
Walsh met Peter Jackson in 1987 while he was doing the post-production on his low-budget flick Bad Taste. Walsh has collaborated with Peter Jackson on the scripts of all his subsequent films, starting with the black comedy Meet the Feebles (1989). The...
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