Gillian Armstrong

Director

Birthday December 18, 1950

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Australia

Age 73 years old

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About

Australian director of period dramas or costume dramas such as Little Women and Charlotte Gray.

Before Fame

She paid her tuition at Swinburne College by working as a waitress.

Trivia

Her feature-length debut My Brilliant Career became the first Australian film to be directed by a woman in 46 years.

Family Life

Her father was an amateur photographer from whom she learned the basics of photography.

Associated With

Her 1984 film Mrs. Soffel helped jumpstart the career of actor Sam Neill.