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 2011 and 2012. 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 two children, daughter Phoebe Gittins, and son Calum Gittins, who starred as Haleth in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

(From Wikipedia. Automatic image. Gender: Female)

Writer:

• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  2002, UK release: unknown
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  2003, UK release: unknown
• The Hobbit The Battle of The Five Armies (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies)
  2014, New Zealand, United States, UK release: 12 December 2014
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
  2013, New Zealand, United States, UK release: 13 December 2013
• The Lovely bones (The Lovely Bones)
  2009, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States, UK release: 19 February 2010

Colleagues of shooting:

DreamWorks SKG Rachel Weisz Key Creatives WingNut Films Mark Wahlberg Susan Sarandon Saoirse Ronan Stanley Tucci Nikki SooHoo Amanda Michalka Peter Jackson Peter Jackson Fran Walsh Film4 Rachel Weisz Mark Wahlberg Susan Sarandon Peter Jackson Peter Jackson Fran Walsh Cate Blanchett Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) New Line Cinema WingNut Films Peter Jackson Fran Walsh Luke Evans Martin Freeman Orlando Bloom Mikael Persbrandt Ian McKellen Cate Blanchett Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) New Line Cinema WingNut Films Evangeline Lilly Peter Jackson Fran Walsh Lee Pace Benedict Cumberbatch Orlando Bloom New Line Cinema Peter Jackson Peter Jackson Fran Walsh Sean Astin J.R.R. Tolkien Noel Appleby Ali Astin David Aston New Line Cinema WingNut Films Peter Jackson Peter Jackson Fran Walsh Sean Astin Bruce Allpress J.R.R. Tolkien John Bach Sala Baker Stephen Sinclair