Acting credits
5
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Fran Walsh
Writing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.3
Low visibility
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Movies: 22Series: 3Crew credits: 22
TMDB ID: 126
IMDb ID: nm0909638
Known for: Writing
Born: January 10, 1959
Age: 67
Place of birth: Wellington, New Zealand
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2027
Years active: 75
Average TMDB rating: 7.27
Wikidata: Q116861
Also known as
Frances Walsh
Other jobs
Screenplay (9)Producer (7)Executive Producer (2)Writer (2)Casting (1)Script Supervisor (1)
Biography
Dame Frances Rosemary Walsh DNZM (born 10 January 1959) is a New Zealand screenwriter and film producer. The partner of filmmaker Peter Jackson, Walsh has contributed to all of their films since 1989: as co-writer since Meet the Feebles, and as producer since The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. She has won three Academy Awards for the final film of the trilogy, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Together with her partner Peter Jackson, Walsh was named the fifth richest on the 2025 NBR Rich List in New Zealand. Together, their estimated net worth is $2.6 billion NZD.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Fran Walsh.
Dec 15, 2027
Producer
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
2027 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
2024 • Movie
Producer
Mortal Engines
2018 • Movie
Producer
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 • Movie
Screenplay
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 • Movie
Screenplay
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 • Movie
Producer
West of Memphis
2012 • Movie
Screenplay
The Lovely Bones
2009 • Movie
Executive Producer
Crossing the Line
2008 • Movie
Producer
King Kong
2005 • Movie
Screenplay
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 • Movie
Producer
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 • Movie
as Self
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
2002 • Movie
Screenplay
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 • Movie
Script Supervisor
Forgotten Silver
1997 • Movie
Writer
Jack Brown: Genius
1996 • Movie
as Passerby (uncredited)
The Frighteners
1996 • Movie
Screenplay
Heavenly Creatures
1994 • Movie
as Mother at Park
Braindead
1992 • Movie
Screenplay
Meet the Feebles
1989 • Movie
Casting
The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder
1989 • Movie
Producer
The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past
Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Fran Walsh.
