Jessica Hobbs

She won the 2021 Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Emmy Award for the episode "War" of The Crown.

[1] After studying acting but deciding not to pursue it as a career, she got her start in radio drama productions.

She moved into film and was assistant director for Jane Campion's An Angel at My Table.

Her directing credits after moving to Australia in the 1990s include Heartbreak High and The Slap.

[1] She won an Emmy Award for directing the season-four episode "War".