Gillian Armstrong
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About
Australian director of period dramas or costume dramas such as Little Women and Charlotte Gray.
Before Fame
She paid her tuition at Swinburne College by working as a waitress.
Trivia
Her feature-length debut My Brilliant Career became the first Australian film to be directed by a woman in 46 years.
Family Life
Her father was an amateur photographer from whom she learned the basics of photography.
Associated With
Her 1984 film Mrs. Soffel helped jumpstart the career of actor Sam Neill.
