Writer

Fran Walsh

Born 1959-01-1067 years old

Fran Walsh (1959) is best known for Mortal Engines, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

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. 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 fifth richest on the 2025 NBR Rich List in New Zealand. Together their estimated net worth is $2.6 billion NZD.

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