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Australian actor, writer and director
She graduated from Australias National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1991.
Is a descendant of Australian silent film producers E.J. and Dan Carroll. The Carroll brothers produced a number of feature films in the 1920s including On Our Selection and The Blue Mountains Mystery with Raymond Longford and Lottie Lyell.
She worked as an apprentice to Lars von Trier on the production of Dogville . She considered this to be her "film school".
She was in drama school a year ahead of Essie Davis, whom she would later direct in The Babadook.
She was in talks to direct Wonder Woman before Patty Jenkins was hired.
She switched to directing after losing interest in acting.
