Born in Melbourne in 1950, Gillian Armstrong studied at the Australian Film and Television School. Her debut feature My Brilliant Career (1979), adapted from Miles Franklin's novel with Judy Davis and Sam Neill, won her the AFI award for best director and was nominated for the Palme d'Or. She works often in period drama with strong female leads, including Mrs. Soffel (1984), Little Women (1994), Oscar and Lucinda (1997) and Charlotte Gray (2001), and made the documentary Not Fourteen Again (1996).
Filmography
- My Brilliant Career (1979)
- Starstruck (1982)
- Mrs. Soffel (1984)
- Little Women (1994) (1994)
- Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
- Charlotte Gray (2001)