Jan Sharp
Jan Sharp | |
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Born | Cobram, Australia | 16 May 1946
Died | 24 July 2012 Los Angeles, California, United States | (aged 66)
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Film producer, director and cinematographer |
Spouse(s) | Phillip Noyce (1979–2004) |
Jan Sharp (16 May 1946 – 24 July 2012) was an Australian film producer, director and cinematographer.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Jan Sharp was born on 16 May 1946 in Cobram, Australia.[1][2] She attended Catholic boarding schools in Australia.[1][2] She graduated from the University of Melbourne, where she studied Fine Arts.[1][2]
Career[]
She started her career at Film Australia and later worked for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.[1][2] She then worked again at Film Australia, this time as an Associate Producer and Director.[1] Later, she had a weekly column in The Australian and a cultural program on Radio Australia.[1] She continued to work as a film producer in Los Angeles, California.[1]
Personal life[]
She was married to Australian film producer Phillip Noyce from 1979 to 2004.[1] They had one daughter, Lucia, and Sharp had a daughter, Alice, by a previous relationship with the well-known Sydney-based artist and cartoonist Michael Lodge.[1][2] She resided in the former private residence of actress Barbara Stanwyck (1907–1990).[2] She died on 24 July 2012 in Los Angeles, California.[1]
Legacy[]
The 39th Telluride Film Festival in 2013 was dedicated to her.[2][3]
Filmography[]
As a producer[]
- Sue and Mario: The Italian Australians (1979).[1]
- Peter Kenna's The Good Wife (1987).[1]
- Wide Sargasso Sea (1993).[1]
- Damage Control (2008).[1]
- Beard: Pecking Order (2010).[1]
As an executive producer[]
- Echoes of Paradise (1987).[1]
- Rick Michele and Scarlett (2010).[1]
As a director[]
- Jenny (1978).[1]
- Damage Control (2008).[1]
- Beard: Pecking Order (2010).[1]
- Rick Michele and Scarlett (2010).[1]
As a cinematographer[]
- Damage Control (2008).[1]
As an editor[]
- Damage Control (2008).[1]
External links[]
- Sharp, Jan in The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia
References[]
- 1946 births
- 2012 deaths
- People from Victoria (Australia)
- People from Los Angeles
- University of Melbourne alumni
- Australian film producers
- Australian film directors
- Australian women film directors
- Australian cinematographers