Anna Maria Monticelli | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Other names | Anna Jemison |
| Occupations | Actor, screenwriter, producer |
| Known for | Silver City (film) |
| Spouse(s) | Steve Jacobs (Actor and director) |
Anna Maria Monticelli is an Australian actress, screenwriter and producer.[1]
Monticelli won the 1984AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role inSilver City.[2][3] In 2001 she was nominated for theAFI Award for Best Original Screenplay forLa Spagnola.[4] At the 2008Australian Writers Guild Awards (AWGIES) she won the best feature film adaptation for her screenplay ofJ. M. Coetzee'sDisgrace.[1] At theFilm Critics Circle of Australia Awards she won the 2010 Award for Best Screenplay forDisgrace and was nominated for Best Film in 2010 (producer) forDisgrace and for Best Screenplay - Original in 2002 forLa Spagnola.
Monticelli is married to actor and directorSteve Jacobs who directedLa Spagnola andDisgrace.[5]
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Smash Palace | Jacqui / Alan's wife (as Anna Jemison) | Feature film |
| 1982 | Heatwave | Victoria West (as Anna Jemison) | Feature film |
| 1982 | The Dark Room | Nicky / Ray's mistress (as Anna Jemison) | Feature film |
| 1984 | My First Wife | Hilary (as Anna Jemison) | Feature film |
| 1984 | Silver City | Anna (as Anna Jemison) | Feature film |
| 1985 | After Hours | Sandra Adams (as Anna-Maria Monticelli) | Film short |
| 1985 | The Empty Beach | Anne Winter (as Anna-Maria Monticelli) | Feature film |
| 1986 | Nomads | Veronique 'Niki' Pommier (as Anna-Maria Monticelli) | Feature film |
| 1994 | Life Forms | Mel | Film short |
| 2004 | The Brother | Catherine | Film short |
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | A Sporting Chance | Guest role | TV series, episode 3: "Whatever Happened to Stephen Doyle?" |
| 1982 | For the Term of His Natural Life | Alicia (as Anna Jemison) | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1984 | Special Squad | Teresa Parrissa (as Anna Jemison) | TV series, 1 episode 3: "Code of Silence" |
| 1984 | Carson's Law | Eva Tarrant (as Anna Jemison) | TV series, 21 episodes |
| 1985 | Archer (akaArcher's Adventure) | Anna Swift (as Anna-Maria Monticelli) | TV film |
| 1985 | Five Mile Creek | Guest role | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1985 | Handle with Care | Kate (as Anna-Maria Monticelli) | TV film |
| 1987 | The Edge of Power | Gail Traynor (as Anna-Maria Monticelli) | TV film |
| 1987 | Play School | Guest Presenter (as Anna Maria-Monticelli) | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1988 | Rafferty's Rules | Diana Newby | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1988 | Emma: Queen of the South Seas | Recurring role: Princess Le'utu | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1988 | Mission: Impossible | Guest role: Lydia | TV series, episode 4: "The Condemned" |
| 1989 | G.P. | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1989 | Living With The Law | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1990 | Family and Friends | Luciana Rossi | TV series |
| 1990; 1993 | English at Work | Herself | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1991 | A Country Practice | Guest role | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1991 | New Faces | Guest Judge | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1991 | In Sydney Today | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1991 | The World Tonight | Herself | TV series, 1 episode ('Beauty and the Beast' segment) |
| 1991 | Chances | Bella | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992 | The Girl from Tomorrow II | Freya | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1993 | Insiders | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1993 | Eggshells | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1994 | Under the Skin | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| 1994 | Sky Trackers | Marie Colbert | TV series, 26 episodes |
| 1995 | Singapore Sling: Road to Mandalay | Tamara | TV film series, 1 episode |
| 1997 | Sex and Beyond: 25 Years of Cleo | Herself | TV special |
| 2001 | The Movie Show | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2002 | La Spagnola: Behind the Scenes | Herself | Short video documentary |
| 2002 | Home and Away | Helen Poulos | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 2002 | White Collar Blue | Mrs. Cable | TV pilot / film |
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | La Spagnola | Writer / producer | Feature film |
| 2008 | Disgrace | Writer / producer | Feature film |
| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Silver City | AFI Awards | AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won[6][7] |
| 2001 | La Spagnola | AFI Awards | AFI Award for Best Original Screenplay | Nominated[8] |
| 2002 | La Spagnola | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | Best Screenplay – Original | Nominated |
| 2008 | Disgrace | Australian Writers Guild Awards | Best Feature Film Adaptation | Won[1] |
| 2010 | Disgrace | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | Best Screenplay | Won |
| 2010 | Disgrace | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | Best Film (producer) | Nominated |
