Kristen Dunphy is an Australian

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and producer. She is best known as creator, co-writer and co-executive producer of ''

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'', which screened on ABC TV in 2021.

Career

Dunphy's career in film and television began when producer Sandra Levy employed her to work as assistant to

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, who was directing the 1987 film, ''

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''. When Levy became head of drama at ABC TV she employed Dunphy as a screenwriter on '' G.P.'' (1992–1996), ''

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'' (1995) and ''

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'' (1995–1997). Dunphy, as creator, co-writer and joint executive producer, began developing the eight-part serial, ''Wakefield'' in 2012. During its production in 2020 she worked as joint

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. ''Wakefield'' screened on ABC TV in 2021 and received five AACTA Award nominations.

Awards and recognition

Dunphy won her first AWGIE in 2003 for Best Television Series Episode for episode 14 of ''

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'' (

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/Knapman Wyld). She won the 2008 AWGIE for Best Television Series Drama for '' Eastwest 101'' ( SBS/Knapman Wyld) and the 2012 AWGIE for Best Mini-Series Television Drama for '' The Straits'' ( ABC/Matchbox) 2012. She was awarded the Foxtel Fellowship in 2012 for her "significant contribution to the Australian cultural landscape made by television writing".

Selected filmography

Television series

Films

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dunphy, Kristen Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Australian television writers Australian women screenwriters Australian women television writers