Sue Smith is an Australian screenwriter and playwright.

Biography

She is best known for writing or co-writing Australian television productions including '' Mabo'', '' Bastard Boys'', '' RAN'', ''The Road from Coorain'', '' The Leaving of Liverpool,'' and ''

Brides of Christ ''Brides of Christ'' is an Australian television miniseries produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1991.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 94 The series takes place behind the walls of a Sy ...

''. Her screenwriting for film includes '' Peaches'' and co-writing '' Saving Mr. Banks''. Since 2006 she has also written for the stage, with plays including ''Hydra'', ''Machu Picchu'', ''Kryptonite'', ''The Kreutzer Sonata'' (an adaptation of the Tolstoy novella) and ''Strange Attractor'', and the libretto to the opera '' Rembrandt's Wife''. Smith received AACTA/AFI Awards as a screenwriter for ''RAN'' and ''Bastard Boys'' and as a co-screenwriter for ''Brides of Christ'' and ''The Leaving of Liverpool''. She received the

Australian Writers' Guild The Australian Writers' Guild (AWG) is the professional association for Australian performance writers for film, television, radio, theatre, video and new media. The AWG was established in 1962. The AWG is a member of the Australian Council of ...

's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Sue Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Australian screenwriters Australian dramatists and playwrights Australian opera librettists