Kerry Margaret Heysen (born May 30, 1945) is an Australian

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from

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, known for her work on ''

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(1996)'', ''

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(1999)'', '' No Reservations (2007)'', '' Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2007)'' and '' The Lucky One (2012)''.

Early life

Heysen was born Kerry Margaret Madigan in

and was educated at Cabra College and

Flinders University Flinders University is a public research university based in Adelaide, South Australia, with a footprint extending across 11 locations in South Australia and the Northern Territory. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of British navigator ...

. Her father, Ted Madigan was a well-known South Australian radio broadcaster. Widowed at the age of 22, with a newborn son, she returned to school and entered Flinders University where she met fellow filmmaker,

Scott Hicks Scott Hicks may refer to: * Scott Hicks (basketball) (born 1966), American former college basketball coach * Scott Hicks (director) Robert Scott Hicks (born 4 March 1953), known as Scott, is an Australian film director, producer and screenwrit ...

. In 1971 Heysen and Hicks married and began a lifelong pursuit of making films together. Heysen and Hicks would go on the have a second son, Jethro Heysen-Hicks.

Career

Heysen's company developed the film

which was nominated for seven

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, five

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, nine

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, and won nine

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. Based on the life of pianist David Helgott, the film also won Geoffrey Rush the Oscar for best actor. Kerry Heysen is CEO and a Founding Director of the Kino Films Group of Companies, Color and Movement Films USA.

Awards

In 2006, Flinders University awarded her a Distinguished Alumni Award. In 2009, Heysen produced Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts, which won the 2009

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Awards for Best Feature Length Documentary. In 2014, Heysen was named as one of the most Influential Women of South Australia. At the 2019

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, Heysen was made a Member of the

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for significant service to film, and to women. In 2020, Heysen was awarded The Premier's Lifetime Achievement Award jointly with her husband Scott Hicks. In 2022, an Honorary Doctorate of Letters was awarded to her by Flinders University of South Australia.

Filmography

Executive producer

* Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2007)

Producer

* ''Highly Strung'' (2015) * '' No Reservations'' (2007) * '' Hearts in Atlantis'' (2001)

Co-Producer

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(2016) * The Lucky One (2012 )

Associate Producer

(1999

Creative Consultant

(1996)

References

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