Kate Woods
Kate Woods is an Australian film and television director who has directed and produced mini series, television shows, pilots and feature films. Career 
In 1984, Woods became the first female to direct for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as an assistant director for Kindred Spirits. She worked as director on shows such as G.P., Heartland, and Something in the Air. During this time she had the opportunity to work with Academy-Award winner Jane Campion, while also providing Cate Blanchett and Hugh Jackman with some of their first on-screen roles. Woods made her feature film directorial debut with the film Looking for Alibrandi (2000), which won 5 AACTA Awards from Australian Film Institute, including Best Film. In 2005, Woods moved to America, working as a television director on shows including Person of Interest, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and The Umbrella Academy. In 2020, Woods directed four of the ten episodes of the controversial Netflix miniseries, Messiah. Selected filmography

Director

Films 
 Looking for Alibrandi (2000)

TV 
 Phoenix (1992-93)
 Heartland (1994)
 Escape from Jupiter (1994-95)
 G. P.
 Police Rescue
 Farscape
 Changi (2001)
 Crossing Jordan
 Once Upon a Time
 Person of Interest 
 Rizzoli & Isles
 Without a Trace 
 Bones
 Castle
 NCIS: Los Angeles 
 Hawaii Five-0
 Private Practice 
 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 
 Body of Proof 
 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Underground 
 Unsolved (2018)
 The Umbrella Academy (2019—)
 The Good Lord Bird (2020, miniseries)
 Messiah (2020, miniseries, 4 episodes)
 The Lost Symbol (2021)
 The Lincoln Lawyer

List of awards and nominations received by Kate Woods

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Australian expatriates in the United States
Australian film directors
Australian television directors
Australian women film directors
Australian women television directors
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)