Jocelyn Moorhouse

Jocelyn Moorhouse
Jocelyn Moorhouse at the premiere of 2015 film, The Dressmaker, at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, September 2015
Moorhouse at the premiere of The Dressmaker at TIFF, September 2015
Born (1960-09-04) 4 September 1960 (age 64)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
SpouseP.J. Hogan
Children4
AwardsAustralian Film Institute Award for Best Direction
1991 Proof
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Screenplay
1991 Proof
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film
1994 Muriel's Wedding

Jocelyn Denise Moorhouse (born 4 September 1960) is an Australian screenwriter and film director.[1][2] She is best known for directing films Proof, How to Make an American Quilt, A Thousand Acres and The Dressmaker.

Moorhouse has also collaborated with her husband, film director P. J. Hogan on films such as Muriel's Wedding (1994) and Mental (2012).

  1. ^ Buckmaster, Luke (23 April 2019). "From Proof to Muriel's Wedding: Jocelyn Moorhouse on the films that broke Russell Crowe and Toni Collette". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. ^ Simpson, Blaise (17 April 1992). "For Director, the Proof Is in the Acclaim : Movies: With 'Proof,' Jocelyn Moorhouse becomes the latest female director from Australia to make her mark abroad". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 July 2023.