Frances O'Connor

Frances Ann O'Connor (born 12 June 1967) is a British-Australian actress and director. She is known for her roles in the films Mansfield Park (1999), Bedazzled (2000), A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), The Importance of Being Earnest (2002), and Timeline (2003). O'Connor has won an AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Blessed (2009), and earned Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film nominations for her performances in Madame Bovary (2000) and The Missing (2014). Description above from the Wikipedia article Frances O'Connor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

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David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Spielberg
CAST:  Haley Joel Osment  •  Frances O'Connor  •  Sam Robards  •  Jake Thomas

David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Spielberg
CAST:  Haley Joel Osment  •  Frances O'Connor  •  Sam Robards  •  Jake Thomas

Bedazzled (2000)

Elliot Richardson, a suicidal techno geek, is given seven wishes to turn his life around when he meets a very seductive Satan. The catch: his soul. Some of his wishes include a 7 foot basketball star, a rock star, and a hamburger. But, as could be expected, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Ramis
CAST:  Elizabeth Hurley  •  Brendan Fraser  •  Frances O'Connor  •  Orlando Jones

Elliot Richardson, a suicidal techno geek, is given seven wishes to turn his life around when he meets a very seductive Satan. The catch: his soul. Some of his wishes include a 7 foot basketball star, a rock star, and a hamburger. But, as could be expected, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Ramis
CAST:  Elizabeth Hurley  •  Brendan Fraser  •  Frances O'Connor  •  Orlando Jones

Book of Love (2004)

Living among fusty academics, an unusual young man gets between a high school history teacher and his wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Brown
CAST:  Simon Baker  •  Frances O'Connor  •  Gregory Smith  •  Bryce Dallas Howard

Living among fusty academics, an unusual young man gets between a high school history teacher and his wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Brown
CAST:  Simon Baker  •  Frances O'Connor  •  Gregory Smith  •  Bryce Dallas Howard

The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oliver Parker
CAST:  Rupert Everett  •  Colin Firth  •  Reese Witherspoon  •  Judi Dench

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oliver Parker
CAST:  Rupert Everett  •  Colin Firth  •  Reese Witherspoon  •  Judi Dench

Timeline (2003)

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A group of archaeological students become trapped in the past when they go there to retrieve their professor. The group must survive in 14th century France long enough to be rescued.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Donner
CAST:  Paul Walker  •  Frances O'Connor  •  Gerard Butler  •  Billy Connolly

A group of archaeological students become trapped in the past when they go there to retrieve their professor. The group must survive in 14th century France long enough to be rescued.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Donner
CAST:  Paul Walker  •  Frances O'Connor  •  Gerard Butler  •  Billy Connolly

Windtalkers (2002)

Joe Enders is a gung-ho Marine assigned to protect a "windtalker" - one of several Navajo Indians who were used to relay messages during World War II because their spoken language was indecipherable to Japanese code breakers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Woo
CAST:  Nicolas Cage  •  Adam Beach  •  Peter Stormare  •  Noah Emmerich

Joe Enders is a gung-ho Marine assigned to protect a "windtalker" - one of several Navajo Indians who were used to relay messages during World War II because their spoken language was indecipherable to Japanese code breakers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Woo
CAST:  Nicolas Cage  •  Adam Beach  •  Peter Stormare  •  Noah Emmerich

Thank God He Met Lizzie (1997)

The romantic myth is exposed for Guy when he is plagued by memories of an old girlfriend on his wedding day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cherie Nowlan
CAST:  Richard Roxburgh  •  Cate Blanchett  •  Frances O'Connor  •  John Gaden

The romantic myth is exposed for Guy when he is plagued by memories of an old girlfriend on his wedding day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cherie Nowlan
CAST:  Richard Roxburgh  •  Cate Blanchett  •  Frances O'Connor  •  John Gaden

About Adam (2001)

A waitress falls for a handsome customer who seduces her, her two sisters, her brother, and her brother's girlfriend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerard Stembridge
CAST:  Kate Hudson  •  Tommy Tiernan  •  Frances O'Connor  •  Stewart Roche

A waitress falls for a handsome customer who seduces her, her two sisters, her brother, and her brother's girlfriend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerard Stembridge
CAST:  Kate Hudson  •  Tommy Tiernan  •  Frances O'Connor  •  Stewart Roche

Three Dollars (2005)

Eddie is a principled man, with a wife, a daughter and a mortgage and leads a seemingly stable and happy life as a government land assessor. Yet when the forces of economic and social change threaten this, he realises just how fragile his reality and security is. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Connolly
CAST:  David Wenham  •  Sarah Wynter  •  Nico Billeam  •  Christopher Bunworth

Eddie is a principled man, with a wife, a daughter and a mortgage and leads a seemingly stable and happy life as a government land assessor. Yet when the forces of economic and social change threaten this, he realises just how fragile his reality and security is. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Connolly
CAST:  David Wenham  •  Sarah Wynter  •  Nico Billeam  •  Christopher Bunworth

Piccadilly Jim (2004)

Set in the 1930s, an American with a scandalous reputation on both sides of the Atlantic must do an about-face in order to win back the woman of his dreams.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John McKay
CAST:  Sam Rockwell  •  Frances O'Connor  •  Tobias Menzies  •  Tom Wilkinson

Set in the 1930s, an American with a scandalous reputation on both sides of the Atlantic must do an about-face in order to win back the woman of his dreams.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John McKay
CAST:  Sam Rockwell  •  Frances O'Connor  •  Tobias Menzies  •  Tom Wilkinson

The Hunter (2011)

Martin, a mercenary, is sent from Europe by an anonymous biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Nettheim
CAST:  Willem Dafoe  •  Sam Neill  •  Frances O'Connor  •  Sullivan Stapleton

Martin, a mercenary, is sent from Europe by an anonymous biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Nettheim
CAST:  Willem Dafoe  •  Sam Neill  •  Frances O'Connor  •  Sullivan Stapleton

Iron Jawed Angels (2004)

Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katja von Garnier
CAST:  Hilary Swank  •  Anjelica Huston  •  Molly Parker  •  Margo Martindale

Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katja von Garnier
CAST:  Hilary Swank  •  Anjelica Huston  •  Molly Parker  •  Margo Martindale

Best Man Down (2012)

A newlywed couple cancels their honeymoon and returns to the snowy Midwest to make the funeral arrangements for their best man, who died unexpectedly after their ceremony.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Koland
CAST:  Justin Long  •  Jess Weixler  •  Tyler Labine  •  Addison Timlin

A newlywed couple cancels their honeymoon and returns to the snowy Midwest to make the funeral arrangements for their best man, who died unexpectedly after their ceremony.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Koland
CAST:  Justin Long  •  Jess Weixler  •  Tyler Labine  •  Addison Timlin

Ice (2011)

It is 2020. Findings by environmental scientist Professor Thom Archer suggest that Halo, the corporate energy company drilling on the Greenland Glacier are causing it to melt. Archer's warnings are ignored, so he heads to the Arctic to find indisputable evidence. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Copus
CAST:  Stephen Moyer  •  Frances O'Connor  •  Patrick Bergin  •  Claire Forlani

It is 2020. Findings by environmental scientist Professor Thom Archer suggest that Halo, the corporate energy company drilling on the Greenland Glacier are causing it to melt. Archer's warnings are ignored, so he heads to the Arctic to find indisputable evidence. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Copus
CAST:  Stephen Moyer  •  Frances O'Connor  •  Patrick Bergin  •  Claire Forlani

The Truth About Emanuel (2014)

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A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francesca Gregorini
CAST:  Kaya Scodelario  •  Jessica Biel  •  Alfred Molina  •  Frances O'Connor

A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francesca Gregorini
CAST:  Kaya Scodelario  •  Jessica Biel  •  Alfred Molina  •  Frances O'Connor

Jayne Mansfield's Car (2013)

Alabama; 1969: The death of a clan's estranged wife and mother brings together two very different families. The scars of the past hide differences that will either tear them apart or expose truths that could lead to unexpected collisions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Bob Thornton
CAST:  Kevin Bacon  •  Tippi Hedren  •  Shawnee Smith  •  Ray Stevenson

Alabama; 1969: The death of a clan's estranged wife and mother brings together two very different families. The scars of the past hide differences that will either tear them apart or expose truths that could lead to unexpected collisions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Bob Thornton
CAST:  Kevin Bacon  •  Tippi Hedren  •  Shawnee Smith  •  Ray Stevenson

Little Red Wagon (2012)

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With nothing more than a blazing spirit of philanthropy and his beat-up red wagon, Zach sets out to help homeless children in America. In the process, he sweeps his fractured family - and ultimately the entire country - along with him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Anspaugh
CAST:  Chandler Canterbury  •  Anna Gunn  •  Frances O'Connor  •  Daveigh Chase

With nothing more than a blazing spirit of philanthropy and his beat-up red wagon, Zach sets out to help homeless children in America. In the process, he sweeps his fractured family - and ultimately the entire country - along with him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Anspaugh
CAST:  Chandler Canterbury  •  Anna Gunn  •  Frances O'Connor  •  Daveigh Chase

Madame Bovary (2000)

A young woman in her late teens, a reader of novels and with high hopes of romance and passion, marries a widowed country doctor. Although he dotes on her, she is soon bored and discontent. First, she gives her imagination to a law student in town, and next she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Fywell
CAST:  Frances O'Connor  •  Greg Wise  •  Eileen Atkins  •  Hugh Bonneville

A young woman in her late teens, a reader of novels and with high hopes of romance and passion, marries a widowed country doctor. Although he dotes on her, she is soon bored and discontent. First, she gives her imagination to a law student in town, and next she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Fywell
CAST:  Frances O'Connor  •  Greg Wise  •  Eileen Atkins  •  Hugh Bonneville

Darwin's Darkest Hour (2009)

In 1858 Charles Darwin struggles to publish one of the most controversial scientific theories ever conceived, while he and his wife Emma confront family tragedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Bradshaw
CAST:  Henry Ian Cusick  •  Frances O'Connor  •  Nigel Bennett  •  Richard Donat

In 1858 Charles Darwin struggles to publish one of the most controversial scientific theories ever conceived, while he and his wife Emma confront family tragedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Bradshaw
CAST:  Henry Ian Cusick  •  Frances O'Connor  •  Nigel Bennett  •  Richard Donat

Blessed (2009)

Seven lost children wander the night streets while their mothers await their return home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ana Kokkinos
CAST:  Frances O'Connor  •  Miranda Otto  •  Deborra-Lee Furness  •  Victoria Haralabidou

Seven lost children wander the night streets while their mothers await their return home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ana Kokkinos
CAST:  Frances O'Connor  •  Miranda Otto  •  Deborra-Lee Furness  •  Victoria Haralabidou
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