Judi McCrossin
Judi McCrossin | |
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| Occupation |
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| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Education | University of Queensland |
| Notable works | The Secret Life of Us The Wrong Girl The Surgeon The Time of Our Lives Beaconsfield |
| Notable awards | AWGIE Award |
| Spouse | Stephen Hall |
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Judi McCrossin is an Australian screenwriter and producer.
Early life and education[edit]
Judi McCrossin was born in Brisbane and studied at the University of Queensland. In between high school and university, she was selected by Rotary International to travel to Japan as an exchange student.[1]
Family[edit]
McCrossin is married to the Australian actor Stephen Hall and they live in Melbourne, Australia.[2] They have one daughter and are also foster carers with the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency.[3] She is related to the Australian broadcaster Julie McCrossin.[4]
Career[edit]
McCrossin began her career in television working as a production assistant at Channel Seven.[1]
Her first short film Fetch was nominated for the Best Short Film Palme d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival.[5] Some of the footage used in the film is from unplanned shots that were captured by a purpose-built "doggy cam" made by the cinematographers Marty McGrath and Vince Monton.[6]
McCrossin wrote for the Australian television series The Secret Life of Us and her pilot episode, which she wrote with Christopher David Lee, won an AWGIE Award.[7] The series also won the Silver Logie Award for Most Outstanding Drama Series three years in a row.[8] After working together on the show, McCrossin and producer Amanda Higgs went on to create The Time of Our Lives twelve years later.[3] Having also worked with the actress Claudia Karvan, they cast her on the show and her portrayal of one of the lead roles won the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama.[9]
McCrossin wrote and produced The Surgeon with the producer John Edwards. Her writing was strongly influenced by her father and siblings, who are all doctors.[10] The show was nominated for two Logie Awards and two AFI Awards.[11]
McCrossin wrote the telemovie Beaconsfield, based on the true story of the 2006 Beaconsfield Mine Collapse. The show was nominated for two Logie Awards and an AACTA Award.[12] She also adapted Zoë Foster Blake's novel The Wrong Girl for television, creating the series of the same name and writing for the first season.
McCrossin created and produced the live action kids comedy The Listies Work for Peanuts with producer Kate Keegan and both members of the Melbourne-based children’s comedy group The Listies, Richard Higgins and Matt Kelly. ABC Me acquired Australian rights for the 5-part series in 2019.[13]
McCrossin was awarded an Australian Centenary Medal for screenwriting in 2001.[14]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Judi McCrossin Biography". AustLit. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ↑ "Stephen Hall Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Secret Life Of Grownups". Sydney Morning Herald. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ↑ "The Success of The Secret Life Of Us". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ↑ "Fetch Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ↑ "Fetch (1998)". Australian Screen. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ↑ "The Secret Life of Us (2001 TV Movie) Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ↑ "The Secret Life of Us (2001-2006) Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ↑ "Claudia Karvan Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ↑ "The Surgeon: Out On A Limb". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ↑ "The Surgeon (2005) Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ↑ "Beaconsfield (2012 TV Movie) Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ↑ "ABC ME acquires the rights to kids comedy 'The Listies Work for Peanuts'". Mumbrella. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ↑ "Q&A: Judi McCrossin, writer/producer, 53". The Australian. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
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