Between 18 and 26 I acted professionally, on the stage and a little bit on television. Acting is okay, but it's quite pressurized. Then I went to England - I wanted to reinvent myself.

London: Pocket Essentials 2000. W. Having left the Australian Film and Television School Jane Campion directed an episode for ABC's light entertainment series Dancing Daze (1986) which led to her first TV film Two Friends (1986) produced by Jan Chapman.

Jane Campion (born Elizabeth Jane Campion; 30 April 1954) is a New Zealand screenwriter producer and director based in Australia.