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Jocelyn Denise Moorhouse (born 4 September 1960) is an Australian screenwriter and film director. 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).
Jocelyn Moorhouse was born on 4 September 1960 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She is a director and writer, known for The Dressmaker (2015), Proof (1991) and Muriel's Wedding (1994). She is married to P.J. Hogan.
Dec 6, 2015 · Jocelyn Moorhouse was living the Hollywood dream when life decided it had other plans for her. Eighteen years on, she's back, and still able to see the funny side.
Apr 18, 2019 · The acclaimed film director disappeared from public view in the late 90s; her memoir explains why.
May 7, 2020 · In 2019 the NFSA had the pleasure of hosting Jocelyn Moorhouse at our Canberra headquarters to discuss the release of her book, Unconditional Love: A Memoir of Filmmaking and Motherhood. In a 50-minute conversation with journalist Alex Sloan, Moorhouse talked about her book, and balancing her career as a filmmaker with raising four children:
Oct 22, 2015 · Director Jocelyn Moorhouse talks about her new film The Dressmaker, starring Kate Winslet, which she describes as "a magical realism Spaghetti Western, kind of like Unforgiven with a sewing machine".
Jocelyn Moorhouse. Director / Scriptwriter. About the Storyteller. Jocelyn Moorhouse worked as a television script editor, writer and director before turning her short film Proof into a feature starring Hugo Weaving and Russell Crowe, premiering at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.
