Cast & creator
Fran Walsh
Best known for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fran Walsh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Frances Walsh
40
film credits
4
television credits
6
1953–2027 · acting roles
7.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
★ 8.4The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Screenplay · 2001
★ 8.4The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Producer · 2001
★ 8.5The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Screenplay · 2003
★ 8.5The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Producer · 2003
★ 8.5The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Songs · 2003
Across film & television
Filmography (44)
Showing 44 of 44 credits
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Screenplay
2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Producer
2001The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Screenplay
2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Producer
2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Songs
2003
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Producer
2014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Screenplay
2014
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Producer
2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Screenplay
2002
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Screenplay
2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Producer
2012
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Screenplay
2013The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Producer
2013
The Oscars
Self
1953
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Executive Producer
2024
The Lovely Bones
Screenplay
2009The Lovely Bones
Producer
2009
Mortal Engines
Producer
2018Mortal Engines
Screenplay
2018
King Kong
Producer
2005King Kong
Writer
2005
The Frighteners
Passerby (uncredited)
1996The Frighteners
Screenplay
1996The Frighteners
Associate Producer
1996
Braindead
Mother at Park
1992Braindead
Screenplay
1992Braindead
Casting
1992
Reunited Apart
Self
2020
Heavenly Creatures
Screenplay
1994
Worzel Gummidge Down Under
Writer
1987
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
Producer
2027The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
Writer
2027
Meet the Feebles
Screenplay
1989
West of Memphis
Producer
2012
The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past
Producer
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
Self
2006
Forgotten Silver
Script Supervisor
1997Untitled The Adventures of Tintin Sequel
Writer
The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder
Casting
1989
Crossing the Line
Executive Producer
2008
Jack Brown: Genius
Writer
1996Sex Box
2013Dirty Creature
Screenplay
1995Dirty Creature
Casting
1995