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Jan Sharp | |
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| Born | 16 May 1946 Cobram, Australia |
| Died | 24 July 2012 (aged 66) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, director and cinematographer |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Jan Sharp (16 May 1946 – 24 July 2012) was an Australian film producer, director and cinematographer.
Jan Sharp was born on 16 May 1946 in Cobram, Australia.[1][2] She attended Catholic boarding schools in Australia.[1][2] She graduated from the University of Melbourne, where she studied Fine Arts.[1][2]
She started her career at Film Australia and later worked for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.[1][2] She then worked again at Film Australia, this time as an Associate Producer and Director.[1] Later, she had a weekly column in The Australian and a cultural program on Radio Australia.[1] She continued to work as a film producer in Los Angeles, California.[1]
She was married to Australian film producer Phillip Noyce from 1979 to 2004.[1] They had one daughter, Lucia, and Sharp had a daughter, Alice, by a previous relationship with the well-known Sydney-based artist and cartoonist Michael Lodge.[1][2] She resided in the former private residence of actress Barbara Stanwyck (1907–1990).[2] She died on 24 July 2012 in Los Angeles, California.[1]
The 39th Telluride Film Festival in 2013 was dedicated to her.[2][3]
