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Jennifer Kent(I)

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Jennifer Kent
Jennifer Kent was born on 5 March 1969 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She is an actress and director, known for The Nightingale (2018), The Babadook (2014) and Monster (2005).
BornMarch 5, 1969
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Jennifer Kent

Known for

Aisling Franciosi in The Nightingale (2018)
The Nightingale
7.3
  • Director
  • 2018
Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
The Babadook
6.8
  • Director
  • 2014
Monster (2005)
Monster
6.8
Short
  • Director
  • 2005
Nicole Kidman in Dogville (2003)
Dogville
8.0
  • Additional Crew
  • 2003

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Actress

  • Preservation (2003)
    Preservation
  • Martin Lynes, Judith McGrath, Georgie Parker, Ling Cooper Tang, Ben Tari, Paul Tassone, Erik Thomson, Brian Vriends, and Jenni Baird in All Saints (1998)
    All Saints
  • Drew Forsythe in Six Days Straight (2002)
    Six Days Straight
  • BackBerner (1999)
    BackBerner
  • Lucy Bell and Peter Mochrie in Murder Call (1997)
    Murder Call
  • Above the Law (2000)
    Above the Law
  • Chlorine Dreams
  • Elizabeth Daily and Danny Mann in Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
    Babe: Pig in the City
  • The Well (1997)
    The Well
  • Police Rescue (1989)
    Police Rescue
  • The New Adventures of Black Beauty (1992)
    The New Adventures of Black Beauty
  • G.P. (1989)
    G.P.
    • (as Jenny Kent)
  • A Country Practice (1981)
    A Country Practice
    • (as Jenny Kent)

Director

  • Alice + Freda Forever
    • In Development
  • Guillermo del Toro in Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)
    Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
  • Aisling Franciosi in The Nightingale (2018)
    The Nightingale
  • How the 'Dook Stole Christmas (2014)
    How the 'Dook Stole Christmas
  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    The Babadook
  • Two Twisted (2005)
    Two Twisted
  • Monster (2005)
    Monster

Writer

  • Alice + Freda Forever
    • In Development
  • Guillermo del Toro in Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)
    Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
  • Aisling Franciosi in The Nightingale (2018)
    The Nightingale
  • How the 'Dook Stole Christmas (2014)
    How the 'Dook Stole Christmas
  • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    The Babadook
  • Monster (2005)
    Monster
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Personal details

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    • March 5, 1969
    • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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    She worked as an apprentice to Lars von Trier on the production of Dogville (2003). She considered this to be her "film school".

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