Fran Walsh
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- January 10, 1959, Wellington, New Zealand
- Movies
- 20
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.
Upcoming Fran Walsh Movies
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
2027
December 15, 2027
The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past
Release date TBA
Best-Known Movies
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
King Kong
2005
Mortal Engines
2018
The Lovely Bones
2009
Braindead
1992
Filmography
| 2006 | The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' | Self |
| 1996 | The Frighteners | Passerby (uncredited) |
| 1992 | Braindead | Mother at Park |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2027 | The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum | Producer, Writer |
| 2018 | Mortal Engines | Producer, Screenplay |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Producer, Screenplay |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Producer, Screenplay |
| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Producer, Screenplay |
| 2012 | West of Memphis | Producer |
| 2009 | The Lovely Bones | Screenplay, Producer |
| 2005 | King Kong | Producer, Writer |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Screenplay, Producer |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Producer, Screenplay |
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Screenplay, Producer |
| 1996 | Jack Brown: Genius | Writer |
| 1996 | The Frighteners | Screenplay |
| 1995 | Dirty Creature | Screenplay |
| 1994 | Heavenly Creatures | Screenplay |
| 1992 | Braindead | Screenplay |
| 1989 | Meet the Feebles | Screenplay |
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