
Fran Walsh
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Dame Frances Rosemary Walsh DNZM (born 10 January 1959) is a New Zealand screenwriter and film producer. The partner of filmmaker Peter Jackson, Walsh has contributed to all of their films since 1989: as co-writer since Meet the Feebles, and as producer since The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. She has won three Academy Awards for the final film of the trilogy, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Together with her partner Peter Jackson, Walsh was named the fifth richest on the 2025 NBR Rich List in New Zealand. Together, their estimated net worth is $2.6 billion NZD. Description above…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Movie

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Movie

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · Movie

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 · Movie

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 · Movie

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 · Movie

The Oscars
1953 · TV

King Kong
2005 · Movie

Mortal Engines
2018 · Movie

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
2024 · Movie

The Lovely Bones
2009 · Movie

The Frighteners
1996 · Movie