Philippa Boyens

Philippa Boyens

Philippa Boyens, MNZM, is a New Zealand screenwriter who co-wrote the screenplay for Peter Jackson's film series The Lord of the Rings with Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, for which the trio won an Oscar at the 76th Academy Awards in 2004. Boyens worked with the same collaborators on the screenplay for Jackson's version of King Kong. Following that movie's completion, the trio once again worked together on The Lovely Bones, Jackson's film adaptation of Alice Sebold's novel of the same name, which was released in 2009. She is also collaborating with Jackson, Walsh and Guillermo del Toro on The Hobbit films which are scheduled for release in 2012 and 2013. Prior to turning to screenwriting with The Lord of the Rings, Boyens was a playwright.

Boyens was a part-time student at the University of Auckland, graduating with a BA in English and History in 1994. She received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the university in 2006.

She has three children, daughter Phoebe Gittins, and sons Calum Gittins (both with actor Paul Gittins) and Isaac Miller. Calum starred as Haleth in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

Filmography

Writer

• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) (screenplay)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) (screenplay)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) (screenplay)
• King Kong (2005) (screenplay)
• The Lovely Bones (2009) (screenplay)
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) (screenplay)
• The Hobbit: There And Back Again (2013) (screenplay)

Producer

• King Kong (2005) (co-producer)
• District 9 (2009) (co-producer)
• The Lovely Bones (2009) (co-producer)

Soundtrack

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) (lyrics: "The Edge of Night", "The Green Dragon")

External links

• Philippa Boyens at the Internet Movie Database