Fran Walsh
Writing
Born: January 10, 1959 (age 67) · Wellington, New Zealand
Highest Rated
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fran Walsh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
King Kong
2005
Mortal Engines
2018
The Lovely Bones
2009
Braindead
1992
The Frighteners
1996
Heavenly Creatures
1994
Photos (2)
Movies (2)
Self / Appearances (3)
Upcoming (3)
Directing (1)
Writing (15)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Screenplay
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Screenplay
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Screenplay
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Screenplay
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Screenplay
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Screenplay
King Kong
Writer
Mortal Engines
Screenplay
The Lovely Bones
Screenplay
The Frighteners
Screenplay
Braindead
Screenplay
Heavenly Creatures
Screenplay
Worzel Gummidge Down Under
Writer
Meet the Feebles
Screenplay
Jack Brown: Genius
Writer
Producing (15)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Producer
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Producer
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Producer
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Producer
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Producer
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Producer
King Kong
Producer
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Executive Producer
Mortal Engines
Producer
The Lovely Bones
Producer
The Frighteners
Associate Producer
Braindead
Casting
West of Memphis
Producer
The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder
Casting
Crossing the Line
Executive Producer