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.
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Writing
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Female
1959-01-10
Wellington, New Zealand
Frances Walsh
Braindead
The Frighteners
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
King Kong
The Lovely Bones
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
West of Memphis
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Jack Brown: Genius
Mortal Engines
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past