Kristen Dunphy is an Australian
television screenwriter and
producer. She is best known as creator, co-writer and co-executive producer of ''
Wakefield
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'', which screened on
ABC TV in 2021.
Career
Dunphy's career in film and television began when producer
Sandra Levy
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employed her to work as assistant to
Gillian Armstrong, who was directing the 1987 film, ''
High Tide
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''.
When Levy became head of drama at ABC TV she employed Dunphy as a screenwriter on ''
G.P.'' (1992–1996), ''
The Ferals'' (1995) and ''
Heartbreak High
''Heartbreak High'' is an Australian television program created by Michael Jenkins and Ben Gannon that ran from 1994 to 1996 on Network Ten and 1997 to 1999 on the ABC, for seven series. It was also partially funded from 1996 by BBC2, with ...
'' (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
showrunner. ''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 ''
White Collar Blue
''White Collar Blue'' is an Australian television series made by Knapman Wyld Television for Network Ten from 2002 to 2003.
Starring Peter O'Brien as Joe Hill and Freya Stafford as Harriet Walker, the series dealt with a division of the po ...
'' (
Network 10
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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
''The Straits'' is an Australian television drama series for ABC1 filmed in Cairns, the Torres Strait Islands and other Far North Queensland locations.
The series is based on an idea by actor Aaron Fa'aoso and produced by Penny Chapman and He ...
'' (
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
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** Disney–ABC Television ...
/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
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Australian television writers
Australian women screenwriters
Australian women television writers