Француздық-аустралиялық актриса және режиссер Франсес Энн О'Коннор

Australian actress

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.

O'Connor was born in Wantage, at the time part of Berkshire, England, to a pianist mother and nuclear physicist father; her family moved to Perth, Western Australia, when she was two years old. She is the middle of five children, with one older brother, one older sister, and two younger sisters. O'Connor was raised Roman Catholic, 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.

O'Connor made her film debut in Emma Kate Croghan's critically acclaimed independent romantic comedy Love and Other Catastrophes (1996). 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, and starred opposite Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh in Thank God He Met Lizzie. The following year, O'Connor earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance as Emma Bovary in the film Madame Bovary. 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 (1967 film). 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. 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. From 2013 to 2014, she starred as Rose Selfridge in the British period drama Mr Selfridge. In 2014, O'Connor was cast as the lead in the British drama The Missing. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film for her performance in the series. She then appeared as Belle's mother Colette in the fourth season of the American series Once Upon a Time. In 2016, O'Connor co starred in the horror film The Conjuring 2, alongside Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson, and in Cleverman, opposite Iain Glen. 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).

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.

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

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