Jessica Hobbs (born 1967) is a New Zealand television director. She won the 2021 Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Emmy Award for the episode "War" of ''

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''.

Early life

Hobbs grew up in

Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon Rive ...

. Her mother is director

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Career

After studying acting but deciding not to pursue it as a career, she got her start in radio drama productions. She moved into film and was assistant director for

Jane Campion Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion (born 30 April 1954) is a New Zealand filmmaker. She is best known for writing and directing the critically acclaimed films '' The Piano'' (1993) and '' The Power of the Dog'' (2021), for which she has received a to ...

's ''

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''. Her directing credits after moving to Australia in the 1990s include ''

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'' and '' The Slap''. She then worked on the UK series ''

Broadchurch ''Broadchurch'' is a British crime drama television series broadcast on ITV for three series between 2013 and 2017. It was created by Chris Chibnall, who acted as an executive producer and wrote all 24 episodes and produced by Kudos in asso ...

''. She began directing episodes of ''The Crown'' beginning in season three, and was nominated for an Emmy Award for directing that season's final episode. She won an Emmy Award for directing the season-four episode "War".

Personal life

She has a daughter and a son. Her husband is director

Jonathan Teplitzky Jonathan Teplitzky is an Australian writer and film director who has directed the movies '' Better Than Sex'' (2000), ''Gettin' Square'' (2003), ''Burning Man'' (2011), '' The Railway Man'' (2013), and ''Churchill'' (2017). Teplitzky has also dir ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hobbs, Jessica New Zealand television directors Women television directors 1967 births Living people People from Christchurch