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Niki Caro (Nikola Jean Caro) was born on 20 September, 1966 in Wellington, New Zealand, is a Kiwi film director and screenwriter. Discover Niki Caro's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 58 years old?
Popular As |
Nikola Jean Caro |
Occupation |
Film director, screenwriter |
Age |
58 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
Born |
20 September, 1966 |
Birthday |
20 September |
Birthplace |
Wellington, New Zealand |
Nationality |
New Zealand |
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She is a member of famous Film director with the age 58 years old group.
Niki Caro Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Niki Caro's Husband?
Her husband is Andrew Lister
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Husband |
Andrew Lister |
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2 |
Niki Caro Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Niki Caro worth at the age of 58 years old? Niki Caro’s income source is mostly from being a successful Film director. She is from New Zealand. We have estimated
Niki Caro's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Pending |
Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
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Film director |
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Timeline
In 18 November 2019, Caro will direct Amazon TV series Daisy Jones and the Six which is based on novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid and produced by Reese Witherspoon.
In February 2017, Caro was hired to direct Disney's live-action adaptation of Mulan and then Untitled film based on The Wuzzles. She is the second woman at the studio to direct a film budgeted at over $100 million, after Ava DuVernay (2018's A Wrinkle in Time), and the second New Zealander, after Taika Waititi (2017's Thor: Ragnarok).
Caro directed McFarland, USA starring Kevin Costner. It was released in February 2015 and has received a critical success.
In 2013, Caro planned to direct the film adaptation of The Zookeeper's Wife, based on Diane Ackerman's non-fiction book. It was released in 2017 and received generally mixed to positive reviews. In an interview with FF2 Media, Caro states that "female sexuality from a female's point of view is rather under-explored in cinema" and so felt it necessary to include such a perspective in her film.
After doing North Country, Caro went back to New Zealand to write and direct the feature film The Vintner's Luck (2009) otherwise known as A Heavenly Vintage, which is about a peasant winemaker who sets out to make the perfect vintage wine. The film reunited her with her Whale Rider star Keisha Castle-Hughes.
With the success of Whale Rider under her belt, Caro was chosen to direct her first Hollywood film, North Country (2005), starring Charlize Theron. It was later nominated for Best Actress for lead and supporting role at the Oscars, and also was nominated for a Golden Globe.
It was chosen for Critics' Week at Cannes week in 1998. In 1999 the film was voted best new film at the New Zealand Film Awards.
Caro was born in Wellington, New Zealand. She attended Kadimah College, Auckland, then Diocesan School for Girls, where she received an alumni award. Caro graduated with a BFA from the Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland in 1988 and received a Postgraduate Diploma in Film from the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Nikola Jean Caro MNZM (born 20 September 1966) is a New Zealand film director and screenwriter. Her 2002 film Whale Rider was critically praised and won a number of awards at international film festivals. She was hired to direct the 2020 live-action version of Disney's Mulan, making her the second female and the second New Zealand director hired by Disney to direct a film budgeted at over $100 million.