PhilippaCampbell
- Producer
Philippa Campbell debuted as a producer with 1995 teleplay Swimming Lessons, after time as an actor, stage director, script editor, and head of the script unit at TVNZ's drama department. Campbell went on to produce the debut movies of playwrights Anthony McCarten and Toa Fraser, plus acclaimed coming-of-age tale Rain and comedy-horror Black Sheep. In 2013 she was Emmy-nominated, as producer of TV drama Top of the Lake.
Biography
Philippa Campbell’s early childhood was spent in Titirangi, Auckland. Later she attended Victoria University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English, Philosophy and Drama. She studied acting at the New Zealand Drama School (Toi Whakaari), joined Wellington’s Downstage Theatre Company as an apprentice actor for two years, then freelanced as an actor and theatre director. Campbell was a founding member of The Depot/Taki Rua and the Equity Women’s Caucus.
Screenography
Awards
2017 AACTA Awards (Australia)
Best Television Drama Series (with Jane Campion, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Libby Sharpe): Top of the Lake: China Girl
2014 AACTA Awards (Australia)
Best Telefeature or Miniseries (with Jane Campion, Emile Sherman and Iain Canning): Top of the Lake
“There are many similarities in bringing screenplays to the big screen and plays to the stage – it’s all about giving audiences a terrific evening’s entertainment.”