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Gillian Armstrong

Gillian Armstrong
Armstrong in 2012
Born
Gillian May Armstrong

(1950-12-18) 18 December 1950 (age 73)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationFilm director
Years active1970–present
SpouseJohn Pleffer
Children2
AwardsAACTA Award for Best Direction
1979 My Brilliant Career

Gillian May Armstrong (born 18 December 1950) is an Australian feature film and documentary director,[1][2][3] best known for My Brilliant Career, Little Women[4][5], The Last Days of Chez Nous, and Mrs. Soffel.[6][7] She is a Member of the Order of Australia.[8]

She has won multiple awards including an AFI Best Director Award, and has been nominated for numerous other awards including a Palme D'Or[9] and two Golden Bear Awards.[10][11] She has received multiple Honorary Doctorates including an Honorary Doctor of Letter Degree from University of Sydney, and an Honorary Doctorate from Swinburne University of Technology.[12][13]

  1. ^ "Gillian Armstrong AM, b. 1950". National Portrait Gallery people. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Gillian Armstrong, 1985". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Gillian Armstrong | AFTRS Alumni Showcase". www.aftrs.edu.au. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  4. ^ Maslin, Janet (21 December 1994). "FILM REVIEW; The Gold Standard For Girlhood Across America". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  5. ^ Spencer, Ashley (12 September 2019). "'Little Women': An Oral History of the 1994 Adaptation". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  6. ^ Douglas, James Robert (29 August 2016). "Gillian Armstrong: I used to think, 'I did it, why can't all the other women?'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  7. ^ Quinn, Karl (2 October 2020). "Calling the shots: the Aussie women conquering Hollywood". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Citation". Australian Government | Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  9. ^ "MY BRILLIANT CAREER". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  10. ^ "The Last Days Of Chez Nous - Competition 1992". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Mrs.Soffel | Flucht zu dritt - Competition 1985". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Citation" (PDF). University Of Sydney. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Gillian Armstrong's Honorary Doctorate ceremony, 1998". commons.swinburne.edu.au. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

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