Directing
Shirley Barrett
Born January 1, 1961
Died August 3, 2022 · aged 61
Shirley Barrett (1961 – 3 August 2022) was an Australian film director, screenwriter and author. Her first film Love Serenade won the Caméra d'Or at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. She has written and directed two other feature films Walk the Talk (2000) and South Solitary (2010). Barrett's script for South Solitary was awarded multiple prizes, including the Queensland Premier's Prize and the West…
Known For
South Solitary · 2010South Solitary
★ 6.92010
MovieDrama
Meredith is a 35 year-old unmarried woman who arrives at a remote lighthouse island 1928 with her uncle the new head keeper.
Love Serenade · 1996Love Serenade
★ 6.01996
MovieComedyRomance
Two sisters in an Australian country town develop a fierce and competitive crush on their new neighbour, a brooding and self-centred radio personality.
Cherith · 1988Cherith
★ 8.01988
Movie
Cherith is the daughter of a evangelist and is seen as an outcast because of her inability to speak in tongues, which the rest of her father's sect can do quite easily. She also has problems with relationships.
Walk the Talk · 2000Walk the Talk
★ 7.22000
Movie
A well-meaning but misguided talent agent uses his paraplegic girlfriend's government compensation to fund his quest to resurrect a faded club singer's career.
Before the Rain · 2010Before the Rain
★ 10.02010
MovieDrama
Four stories, one hot day - Sydney, Australia, just before the rain.
Heartbreak High · 1994Heartbreak High
★ 6.91994
SeriesDrama
The ins and outs of the classroom lives of a group of students who attend the fictional Hartley High School in Sydney.
Police Rescue · 1991Police Rescue
★ 6.71991
SeriesDrama
Police Rescue was an Australian television series The series dealt with the New South Wales Police Rescue Squad based in Sydney and their work attending to various incidents from road accidents to train crashes.
Love Child · 2014Love Child
★ 5.32014
SeriesDrama
The lives of staff at the fictional Kings Cross Hospital and the wild streets of Darlinghurst in the 1960s.
Joan Miller is a smart and sophisticated midwife who returns home from London to take a job at the Kings Cross Hospital. Dr Patrick McNaughton is a charismatic head of obstetrics at Kings Cross Hospital. Frances Bolton is the tough matron who also controls the running of Stanton House, a home for unwed pregnant young women.
Movies
South Solitary · 2010South Solitary
★ 6.92010
MovieDrama
Meredith is a 35 year-old unmarried woman who arrives at a remote lighthouse island 1928 with her uncle the new head keeper.
Love Serenade · 1996Love Serenade
★ 6.01996
MovieComedyRomance
Two sisters in an Australian country town develop a fierce and competitive crush on their new neighbour, a brooding and self-centred radio personality.
Cherith · 1988Cherith
★ 8.01988
Movie
Cherith is the daughter of a evangelist and is seen as an outcast because of her inability to speak in tongues, which the rest of her father's sect can do quite easily. She also has problems with relationships.
Walk the Talk · 2000Walk the Talk
★ 7.22000
Movie
A well-meaning but misguided talent agent uses his paraplegic girlfriend's government compensation to fund his quest to resurrect a faded club singer's career.
Before the Rain · 2010Before the Rain
★ 10.02010
MovieDrama
Four stories, one hot day - Sydney, Australia, just before the rain.
TV Shows
Heartbreak High · 1994Heartbreak High
★ 6.91994
SeriesDrama
The ins and outs of the classroom lives of a group of students who attend the fictional Hartley High School in Sydney.
Police Rescue · 1991Police Rescue
★ 6.71991
SeriesDrama
Police Rescue was an Australian television series The series dealt with the New South Wales Police Rescue Squad based in Sydney and their work attending to various incidents from road accidents to train crashes.
Love Child · 2014Love Child
★ 5.32014
SeriesDrama
The lives of staff at the fictional Kings Cross Hospital and the wild streets of Darlinghurst in the 1960s.
Joan Miller is a smart and sophisticated midwife who returns home from London to take a job at the Kings Cross Hospital. Dr Patrick McNaughton is a charismatic head of obstetrics at Kings Cross Hospital. Frances Bolton is the tough matron who also controls the running of Stanton House, a home for unwed pregnant young women.
Mr & Mrs Murder · 2013Mr & Mrs Murder
★ 5.72013
SeriesComedyCrime
Charlie and Nicola Buchanan are crime scene cleaners whose unique quirks and talents solve the most baffling murder mysteries.