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Gillian Armstrong

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  • Producer
  • Writer
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Gillian Armstrong
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Gillian Armstrong was born on 18 December 1950 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She is a director and producer, known for My Brilliant Career (1979), Not Fourteen Again (1996) and Little Women (1994). She has been married to John Pleffer since 2015. They have two children.
BornDecember 18, 1950
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BornDecember 18, 1950
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Known for

    Sam Neill and Judy Davis in My Brilliant Career (1979)
    My Brilliant Career
    7.1
    • Director(as Gill Armstrong)
    • 1979
    Not Fourteen Again (1996)
    Not Fourteen Again
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1996
    Claire Danes, Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, Kirsten Dunst, and Trini Alvarado in Little Women (1994)
    Little Women
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1994
    Cate Blanchett in Charlotte Gray (2001)
    Charlotte Gray
    6.4
    • Director
    • 2001

    Credits

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    Director

    • Women He's Undressed (2015)
      Women He's Undressed
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Love, Lust & Lies (2010)
      Love, Lust & Lies
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Guy Pearce and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Death Defying Acts (2007)
      Death Defying Acts
      5.8
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst (2006)
      Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Cate Blanchett in Charlotte Gray (2001)
      Charlotte Gray
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Fox Studios Australia: The Grand Opening (1999)
      Fox Studios Australia: The Grand Opening
      7.4
      TV Special
      • director: the opening production number
      • 1999
    • Ralph Fiennes and Cate Blanchett in Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
      Oscar and Lucinda
      6.5
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Not Fourteen Again (1996)
      Not Fourteen Again
      6.6
      • Director
      • 1996
    • Claire Danes, Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, Kirsten Dunst, and Trini Alvarado in Little Women (1994)
      Little Women
      7.3
      • Director
      • 1994
    • The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992)
      The Last Days of Chez Nous
      6.5
      • Director
      • 1992
    • Fires Within (1991)
      Fires Within
      4.7
      • Director
      • 1991
    • Bingo, Bridesmaids & Braces (1988)
      Bingo, Bridesmaids & Braces
      7.8
      • Director
      • 1988
    • High Tide (1987)
      High Tide
      7.0
      • Director
      • 1987
    • Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert (1986)
      Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert
      7.9
      Video
      • Director
      • 1986
    • Decade of Women (1985)
      Decade of Women
      Short
      • Director
      • 1985

    Producer

    • Women He's Undressed (2015)
      Women He's Undressed
      7.0
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Love, Lust & Lies (2010)
      Love, Lust & Lies
      7.2
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Not Fourteen Again (1996)
      Not Fourteen Again
      6.6
      • producer
      • 1996
    • Bingo, Bridesmaids & Braces (1988)
      Bingo, Bridesmaids & Braces
      7.8
      • producer
      • 1988
    • Gillian Armstrong, Diana Doman, Kerry Carlson, and Josie Petersen in Fourteen's Good, Eighteen's Better (1981)
      Fourteen's Good, Eighteen's Better
      7.1
      • producer
      • 1981
    • The Singer and the Dancer (1977)
      The Singer and the Dancer
      6.7
      • producer (uncredited)
      • 1977

    Writer

    • Not Fourteen Again (1996)
      Not Fourteen Again
      6.6
      • Writer
      • 1996
    • Gillian Armstrong, Diana Doman, Kerry Carlson, and Josie Petersen in Fourteen's Good, Eighteen's Better (1981)
      Fourteen's Good, Eighteen's Better
      7.1
      • Writer
      • 1981
    • The Singer and the Dancer (1977)
      The Singer and the Dancer
      6.7
      • screenplay (as Gill Armstrong)
      • 1977
    • One Hundred a Day (1973)
      One Hundred a Day
      6.7
      Short
      • writer
      • 1973

    Videos1

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    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Gill Armstrong
    • Born
      • December 18, 1950
      • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Spouse
      • John Pleffer2015 - present (2 children)
    • Other works
      Directed the Pat Wilson's music video for Bop Girl, starring Nicole Kidman.
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Print Biography
      • 1 Interview
      • 1 Article
      • 1 Pictorial

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      She was awarded the A.M. (Member of the Order of Australia) in the 1984 Queen's New Years Honours List for her services to the film industry.

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