Frances O'Connor

Frances O'Connor
Frances O'Connor
	O'Connor in Three Dollars, December 2004
Born	Frances Ann O'Connor; 12 June 1967 (age 57); Wantage, Berkshire, England, UK
Alma mater	Curtin University
Occupation(s)	Actress, director, writer
Years active	1993–present
Notable work	Mansfield Park; Bedazzled ; A.I. Artificial Intelligence; The Importance of Being Earnest; Timeline
Spouse	Gerald Lepkowski (m. 2011)
Children	1
Awards	AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role; Blessed (2009)

Frances Ann O'Connor (born 12 June 1967) is an Australian actress and director. She appears in roles in the films Mansfield Park, Bedazzled, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Timeline. O'Connor won an AACTA Award for her performance in Blessed, and also earned two Golden Globe Award nominations for her performances in Madame Bovary and The Missing. In 2022, her debut feature as writer and director, Emily, was released.

Early life

O'Connor was born in Wantage, at the time part of Berkshire, England, to a pianist mother and nuclear physicist father;^{[citation needed]} her family moved to Perth, Western Australia, when she was two years old.^[3] She is the middle of five children, with one older brother, one older sister, and two younger sisters.^{[citation needed]} O'Connor was raised Roman Catholic,^[4] and attended the Mercedes College in Perth. She then went on to attend the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in literature from Curtin University in Western Australia.

Career

O'Connor made her film debut in Emma-Kate Croghan's critically acclaimed independent romantic comedy Love and Other Catastrophes (1996).^[5] She received her first AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role nomination for her performance in the film. In 1997, she had the leading role in Kiss or Kill,^[6] and starred opposite Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh in Thank God He Met Lizzie.^[5] In 1999, O'Connor starred as Fanny Price in the British romantic comedy-drama Mansfield Park. The film also received favourable reviews from critics.^[7] The following year, O'Connor earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance as Emma Bovary in the film Madame Bovary.^[8]

In 2000, O'Connor began her Hollywood career with a role in the remake with Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley of the 1967 British film Bedazzled.^[9] The following year, she had a leading role in the Steven Spielberg science fiction drama A.I. Artificial Intelligence, earning her a nomination for a Saturn Award for Best Actress. In 2002, she starred alongside Rupert Everett, Colin Firth and Judi Dench in the romantic comedy-drama The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by Oliver Parker and based on Oscar Wilde's classic play. In 2003, O'Connor starred opposite Paul Walker in the science fiction film Timeline, which bombed at the box office.^[10]^[11]

In 2004, O'Connor returned to independent films and starred in Book of Love opposite Simon Baker, and Iron Jawed Angels with Hilary Swank, Julia Ormond and Anjelica Huston. In 2008, she starred in the short-lived ABC comedy-drama series Cashmere Mafia alongside Lucy Liu, Miranda Otto and Bonnie Somerville.^[8] In 2009, she won an AACTA Award for Best Actress for her performance in Blessed. She later appeared in Jayne Mansfield's Car, Little Red Wagon and The Truth About Emanuel; and received two more AACTA Award for Best Actress nominations for Three Dollars (2005) and The Hunter (2011). In 2011, O'Connor was cast in the ABC drama pilot Hallelujah, created by Marc Cherry, but the show was not picked up to series.^[12]^[13] From 2013 to 2014, she starred as Rose Selfridge in the British period drama Mr Selfridge.^[14]^[15]

In 2014, O'Connor was cast as the lead in the British drama The Missing.^[16] She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film for her performance in the series.^[17] She then appeared as Belle's mother Colette in the fourth season of the American series Once Upon a Time.^[18] In 2016, O'Connor co-starred in the horror film The Conjuring 2, alongside Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson,^[19] and in Cleverman, opposite Iain Glen.^[20]

In 2022, O'Connor made her directorial debut with Emily, a biographical drama she also wrote, about the life of English writer Emily Brontë (portrayed by Emma Mackey).

Personal life

O'Connor and her long-term partner, Gerald Lepkowski, had a son in 2005. The couple married in 2011 at O'Connor's mother's residence in Australia.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Bathing Boxes	2nd Woman	Short film
1996	Love and Other Catastrophes	Mia
1997	Kiss or Kill	Nikki Davies
1997	Thank God He Met Lizzie	Jenny Follett
1998	A Little Bit of Soul	Kate Haslett
1999	A Margherita with Hot Salami	Diana	Short film
1999	Mansfield Park	Fanny Price
2000	About Adam	Laura Owens
2000	Bedazzled	Alison Gardner/Nicole Delarusso
2001	A.I. Artificial Intelligence	Monica Swinton
2002	The Importance of Being Earnest	Gwendolen Fairfax
2002	Windtalkers	Rita Swelton
2003	Timeline	Kate Ericson
2004	Iron Jawed Angels	Lucy Burns
2004	Book of Love	Elaine Walker
2005	Three Dollars	Tanya Harnovey
2005	The Lazarus Child	Alison Heywood
2005	Piccadilly Jim	Ann Chester
2009	Blessed	Rhonda
2011	The Hunter	Lucy Armstrong
2012	Jayne Mansfield's Car	Camilla Bedford
2012	Best Man Down	Jaime Anderson
2012	Little Red Wagon	Margaret Craig
2013	The Truth About Emanuel	Janice
2014	Mercy	Rebecca McCoy
2016	The Conjuring 2	Peggy Hodgson
2020	Go!	Christie Hooper
2022	Emily	—	Writer, director

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
1993	Law of the Land	Regular role: Marissa Green	TV series, 13 episodes
1994	The Damnation of Harvey McHugh	Guest role: Georgina	ABC TV series, 1 episode: "Heaven Knows Mr. McHugh"
1995	The Man from Snowy River	Recurring role: Rachel McAlister	TV series, season 2, 2 episodes
1995	Halifax f.p. - The Feeding	Lead Guest role: Frances	TV film series, 1 episode 3: "The Feeding"
1996	Blue Heelers	Recurring Guest role: Gabe Greenway	TV series, 3 episodes
1996	G.P.	Guest role: Karen Papadopoulos	TV series, 1 episode: "Someone to Turn To"
1996	Shark Bay	Regular role: Dr. Jane	TV series
1997	Frontline	Guest role: Kristy	ABC TV series, 1 episode: "I Get the Big Names"
1997	Thank God He Met Lizzie: Cast and Crew Interviews	Herself - Actress	Short Video
1997	Thank God He Met Lizzie: B-Roll	Herself - Actress	Short Video
2000	The Movie Show	Herself	SBS TV series, 1 episode
2000	Madame Bovary	Emma Bovary	TV film
2000	The Panel	Herself	TV series, 1 episode
2002	Kiss Or Kill: Matt and Frances Talk About Working with Bill Bennett	Herself - Actress	Short Video documentary
2002	Kiss Or Kill: Matt, Frances, Andy, Chris and Bill Describing 'Kiss Or Kill'	Herself - Actress (as Frances)	Short Video documentary
2002	Kiss Or Kill: Behind the Scenes / the Making of 'Kiss Or Kill'	Herself - Actress	Short Video documentary
2002	Acting A.I.: A Portrait of David	Herself	Short Video, US
2002	The Hollywood Machine	Herself	TV series US, 1 episode
2002	Dressing 'A.I.'	Herself	Short Video documentary, US
2004	Journey Through 'Timeline'	Herself	Video documentary, US
2004	The Textures of 'Timeline'	Herself	Video documentary
2008	Cashmere Mafia	Regular role: Zoe Burden	TV series US, 7 episodes
2009	Nova	Recurring role: Emma Darwin	TV documentary series US, 1 episode: "Darwin's Darkest Hour"
2011	Ice	Lead role: Sarah Fitch	TV miniseries UK/NZ; 2 episodes
2011	Hallelujah	Ruth Turner	Unsold pilot, US
2012	The Making of 'The Hunter'	Herself (as Steven Kennedy)	Short Video documentary
2013	Vegas	Guest role: Barbara Kent	TV series US, 1 episode: "From This Day Forward"
2013–2014	Mr Selfridge	Regular role: Rose Selfridge	TV series UK, 20 episodes
2014	Loose Women	Herself	TV series UK, 1 episode
2014	The Missing	Regular role: Emily Hughes	TV miniseries US/UK/France/Belgium, 8 episodes
2014	Once Upon a Time	Guest role: Colette	TV series US, 1 episode: "Family Business"
2015	72nd Golden Globe Awards	Herself - Nominee	TV special, US
2015	FansTang Live from the Red Carpet	Herself	TV series US, 1 episode
2016	Made in Hollywood	Herself	TV series US, 1 episode
2016	Crafting The Conjuring 2	Herself - 'Peggy Hodgson'	Short film Video documentary
2016	Cleverman	Regular role: Charlotte Cleary	ABC TV series, 12 episodes
2017	Locke & Key	Nina	unsold pilot
2018	Troy: Fall of a City	Regular role: Hecuba	TV series UK/US/AUSTRALIA/South Africa, 7 episodes
2020	The End	Lead regular role: Dr. Kate Brennan	TV series, 10 episodes
2023	Erotic Stories	Annabel	SBS TV series, 1 episode: "Come As You Are"	^[21]
2024	The Twelve	Meredith Nelson-Moore QC	TV series: 8 episodes	^[22]
2025	Wednesday	TBA	Season 2; guest role

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Work	Result
1996	AACTA Awards	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Love and Other Catastrophes	Nominated
1997	AACTA Awards	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Kiss or Kill	Nominated
	Film Critics Circle of Australia	Best Actress^{[citation needed]}		Won
	Montreal World Film Festival	Best Actress^{[citation needed]}		Won
	AACTA Awards	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Thank God He Met Lizzie	Nominated
1999	Satellite Awards	Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy	Mansfield Park	Nominated
2000	Golden Globe Awards	Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film	Madame Bovary	Nominated
2001	Saturn Awards	Best Actress	A.I. Artificial Intelligence	Nominated
2001	American Film Institute	Featured Actor of the Year – Female – Movies		Nominated
2002	Empire Awards	Best Actress		Nominated
2005	AACTA Awards	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Three Dollars	Nominated
2009	AACTA Awards	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Blessed	Won
2009	Film Critics Circle of Australia	Best Actress^{[citation needed]}	Blessed	Won
2011	Film Critics Circle of Australia	Best Actress^{[citation needed]}	The Hunter	Won
2011	AACTA Awards	Best Actress in a Leading Role	The Hunter	Nominated
2013	Ashland Independent Film Festival	Best Acting Ensemble^{[citation needed]}	The Truth About Emanuel	Won
2014	Golden Globe Awards	Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film	The Missing	Nominated
2014	Golden Nymph Awards	Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries^{[citation needed]}	The Missing	Won

References

^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.; at Ancestry.com
^ "Today in History". ABC News. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^ "The earnest gypsy". The Age. 17 June 2002. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
^ "O'Connor Frances: Bedazzled". Urban Cinefile. Archived from the original on 3 February 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Frances O'Connor; Movies and Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
^ "Kiss or Kill". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
^ "Mansfield Park". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Frances O'Connor Biography". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
^ Ojumu, Akin (2 April 2000). "Australia's latest export, Frances O'Connor". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
^ "Timeline (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
^ "Timeline (2003) – Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. 26 November 2003. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (25 February 2011). "Several Actors Join Broadcast Pilots". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^ "Frances O'Connor boards ABC pilot". Digital Spy. 28 February 2011. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
^ Lazarus, Suzanna (2 January 2013). "Meet the cast of Mr Selfridge". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
^ "Playing the Mrs. to 'Mr. Selfridge'". Usnews.com. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
^ Jeffery, Morgan (6 March 2014). "James Nesbitt, Frances O'Connor to star in BBC One's The Missing". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
^ "Golden Globe Awards Nominations: The Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 November 2014. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^ "'Once Upon a Time' casts Frances O'Connor as Belle's mom". Entertainment Weekly. 9 April 2014. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
^ Kit, Borys (15 September 2015). "Frances O'Connor Joins 'The Conjuring 2' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^ Friedlander, Whitney (3 September 2015). "Iain Glen, Frances O'Connor's 'Cleverman' Series to Air on SundanceTV". Variety. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^ Knox, David (27 April 2023). "Production begins on Erotic Stories for SBS | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ Knox, David (31 August 2023). "Production underway on The Twelve S2 | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

External links

Frances O'Connor at IMDb

[birth-1] Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.; at Ancestry.com

[2] "Today in History". ABC News. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

[3] "The earnest gypsy". The Age. 17 June 2002. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2008.

[4] "O'Connor Frances: Bedazzled". Urban Cinefile. Archived from the original on 3 February 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2008.

[yahoo-5] "Frances O'Connor; Movies and Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.

[6] "Kiss or Kill". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.

[7] "Mansfield Park". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.

[rotten-8] "Frances O'Connor Biography". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.

[9] Ojumu, Akin (2 April 2000). "Australia's latest export, Frances O'Connor". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

[10] "Timeline (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.

[11] "Timeline (2003) – Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. 26 November 2003. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2013.

[12] Andreeva, Nellie (25 February 2011). "Several Actors Join Broadcast Pilots". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

[13] "Frances O'Connor boards ABC pilot". Digital Spy. 28 February 2011. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.

[14] Lazarus, Suzanna (2 January 2013). "Meet the cast of Mr Selfridge". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2015.

[15] "Playing the Mrs. to 'Mr. Selfridge'". Usnews.com. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.

[16] Jeffery, Morgan (6 March 2014). "James Nesbitt, Frances O'Connor to star in BBC One's The Missing". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2015.

[17] "Golden Globe Awards Nominations: The Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 November 2014. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

[18] "'Once Upon a Time' casts Frances O'Connor as Belle's mom". Entertainment Weekly. 9 April 2014. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2014.

[19] Kit, Borys (15 September 2015). "Frances O'Connor Joins 'The Conjuring 2' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

[20] Friedlander, Whitney (3 September 2015). "Iain Glen, Frances O'Connor's 'Cleverman' Series to Air on SundanceTV". Variety. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

[21] Knox, David (27 April 2023). "Production begins on Erotic Stories for SBS | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

[22] Knox, David (31 August 2023). "Production underway on The Twelve S2 | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

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Frances O'Connor

Early life

Career

Personal life

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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