Anna Maria Monticelli

Anna Maria Monticelli
Born
Morocco
NationalityAustralian
Other namesAnna Jemison
Occupation(s)Actor, screenwriter, producer
Known forSilver City (film)
Spouse(s)Steve Jacobs (Actor and director)

Anna Maria Monticelli is an Australian actress, screenwriter and producer.[1]

Monticelli won the 1984 AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in Silver City.[2][3] In 2001 she was nominated for the AFI Award for Best Original Screenplay for La Spagnola.[4] At the 2008 Australian Writers Guild awards she won the best feature film adaptation for her screenplay of J. M. Coetzee's Disgrace.[1] At the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards she won the 2010 Award for Best Screenplay for Disgrace and was nominated for Best Film in 2010 (producer) for Disgrace and for Best Screenplay - Original in 2002 for La Spagnola.

Monticelli is married to actor and director Steve Jacobs who directed La Spagnola and Disgrace.[5]

  1. ^ a b Schwartzkoff, Louise (16 August 2008), "Actress lauded for film of Coetzee's Disgrace", The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. ^ "'Annie's Coming Out' acclaimed best film", Canberra Times, 6 October 1984
  3. ^ Ang, Ien; Hawkins, Gey; Dabboussy, Lamia (2008). The SBS Story: The Challenge of Diversity. UNSW Press. p. 165. ISBN 9780868408392.
  4. ^ Paatsch, Leigh (15 November 2001), "Lantana patch", Herald Sun
  5. ^ Cockrell, Eddie (8 September 2008), "Toronto rolls out the red carpet for Aussie premiere", The Australian