Australians in Hollywood : Biographical Notes

Jocelyn Moorhouse
Jocelyn Moorhouse (b.1960) wanted to be a novelist or playwright before shifting her aspirations to filmmaking. While attending the Australian Film and Television School she made her first short film, Pavane (1982), which demonstrated her flair for black comedy. In the mid-eighties she conceived a short film that would ultimately evolve into the feature Proof (1991), which won six AFI awards and a special jury mention at Cannes. In 1994 she co-produced Muriel's Wedding , directed by her husband P. J. Hogan, whom she had met at film school. In 1995 she was in Hollywood to direct How to Make an American Quilt. She co-wrote Hogan's Unconditional Love (2000) before directing her second Hollywood feature A Thousand Acres (2001). She is presently serving as Executive Producer of Hogan's soon-to-be-released Peter Pan.

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