FILM DIRECTOR

Fran Walsh

1959 - Today

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Dame Frances Rosemary Walsh (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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fran Walsh has received more than 1,513,292 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Fran Walsh is the 1,076th most popular film director, the 56th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 55th in 2019) and the 5th most popular New Zealander Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Fran Walshes by language

Over the past year Fran Walsh has had the most page views in the with 192,556 views, followed by German (12,110), and Spanish (11,813). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Slovak (55.42%), Danish (54.07%), and Ukrainian (21.93%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Fran Walsh ranks 1,076 out of 2,041. Before her are Alexander Nevzorov, Martin Frič, Franz Antel, Herbert Selpin, Zbigniew Rybczyński, and José Luis Garci. After her are Byron Haskin, Curtis Bernhardt, Noémie Lvovsky, Roger Planchon, Raymond Depardon, and Rupert Julian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Fran Walsh ranks 258. Before her are Crin Antonescu, Tom Arnold, Lobo Carrasco, Choi Kang-hee, Kirsty MacColl, and Rahm Emanuel. After her are Sito Pons, Martin Brundle, Petra Felke, Valdemaras Chomičius, Gerd Wessig, and Stephen Chow.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Fran Walsh ranks 56 out of 303. Before her are Kevin Smith (1963), Howden Ganley (1941), Meri Mangakāhia (1868), Wallace Fard Muhammad (1893), Terence Bayler (1930), and Hugh Anderson (1936). After her are Rupert Julian (1879), Vaughan Jones (1952), Lee Tamahori (1950), John Dew (1948), Martin Henderson (1974), and Murray Halberg (1933).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In New Zealand

Among film directors born in New Zealand, Fran Walsh ranks 5. Before her are Peter Jackson (1961), Martin Campbell (1943), Jane Campion (1954), and Andrew Niccol (1964). After her are Rupert Julian (1879), Lee Tamahori (1950), Andrew Adamson (1966), Geoff Murphy (1938), Niki Caro (1967), and Andrew Dominik (1967).

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Filmography

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Director
Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.
Dec 18o 20028.39 / 10
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Director
Aragorn is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship struggle to save Gondor from Sauron's forces. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam take the ring closer to the heart of Mordor, the dark lord's realm.
Dec 1o 20038.476 / 10
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Director
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.
Dec 18o 20018.407 / 10