Cherie Nowlan (born Singleton, New South Wales, Australia)THE DIRECTOR INTERVIEWS CHERIE NOWLAN, INTRODUCING THE DWIGHTS , Wednesday, 4 July 2007, Filmmaker Magazine.com is an Australian film and television director, best known for the 2007 film Clubland (a.k.a. Introducing the Dwights)RGM Artists Cherie Nowlan. Retrieved 14 March 2015. and the 1997 film Thank God He Met Lizzie, starring Cate Blanchett and Frances O'Connor, her feature film directorial debut.
Career Nowlan grew up in the country town of Singleton, Australia, and after working briefly as a journalist began a career in film and television. She worked as a production assistant, researcher and writer for various independent production companies, including Kennedy Miller, as well as in commercial television.Cherie Nowlan at FilmBug.com Cherie Nowlan. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
Nowlan's first film was a documentary entitled God's Girls (1991),Ronin Films GOD'S GIRLS: Stories from an Australian Convent. Retrieved 15 March 2015.Australian Screen God's Girls: Stories from an Australian Convent. Retrieved 15 March 2015.Artfilms God's Girls: Stories from an Australian Convent. Retrieved 15 March 2015. about the nuns who taught in her former high school. The film won the Best Documentary prize at the Australian Film Institute Awards. The ABC/BBC co-production was described by The Guardian in the UK as 'much more gripping than the fictional Brides of Christ '. It was nominated for an Australian Film Institute Award and was a finalist in the Sydney Film Festival's Dendy Short Film Competition.
Nowlan studied scriptwriting at the Australian Film Television and Radio School in 1993.
Clubland, which starred Oscar nominee Brenda Blethyn and rising star Emma Booth, sold to Warner Independent Pictures for $4.1 million,Urban Cinephile "NOWLAN, CHERIE - CLUBLAND". (28 June 2007) Retrieved 14 March 2015. after debuting at Sundance Film Festival. The film generated standing ovations at Sundance, and was nominated for eleven AFI awards, including Best Director and Best Actress.
In 1995, she wrote and directed the short film Lucinda 31, which was screened in film festivals in New York City and Brisbane, where it was voted Most Popular Film at the 1995 Brisbane Exposure Festival. The script was an adaptation of a short story by Alexandra Long.
She has also had a career in television, directing episodes of The Secret Life of Us, All Saints, Dance Academy, Packed to the Rafters and the American series Life Unexpected and 90210. As well as the television films Marking Time (2003), Small Claims (2004), The Alice (2005), Small Claims: White Wedding (2007), Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away (2011) and Underbelly: Razor (2011).
Filmography Film Year Title Note 1991 God's Girls 1992 Everyman 1995 Lucinda 31 Short film 1997 Thank God He Met Lizzie 2004 Small Claims 2005 Small Claims: White Wedding 2007 Introducing the Dwights(aka) Clubland2013 Murder in Manhattan Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away
Television Year Title Note 2002 The Secret Life of Us 2 episodes 2003 Marking Time Miniseries 2008–2009 All Saints 2 episodes 2009–2010 Packed to the Rafters 6 episodes2010 Life Unexpected Episode: "Thanks Ungiven" Dance Academy 8 episodes2011 Gossip Girl Episode: "All the Pretty Sources" Underbelly: Razor 2 episodes Crownies 2 episodes 2011–2013 90210 4 episodes2013 Grey's Anatomy 2 episodes Mistresses 2 episodes 2014, 2016–2017 Suits 5 episodes 2014 Rake 2 episodes 2015 The Messengers Episode: "Path to Paradise" 2015–2016 The Mysteries of Laura 4 episodes 2017–2019 How to Get Away with Murder 4 episodes 2017–2019 Animal Kingdom 3 episodes 2017 Dynasty Episode: "Company Slut"2018 The Good Doctor Episode: "Islands Part Two" Riverdale Episode: "Chapter Thirty-Four: Judgment Night" 2018–2019 Instinct 2 episodes 2018 Claws Episode: "Crossroads" 2018–2022 The Rookie 2 episodes2019 Reprisal 2 episodes You Episode: "Have a Good Wellkend, Joe!"2020 Outer Banks 2 episodes Helstrom Episode: "Underneath" The Wilds Episode: "Day Six" 2021, 2023–2024 La Brea 5 episodes2022 Young Rock 3 episodes The Rookie: Feds Episode: "Countdown" 2025 The Irrational Episode: "Conversation Games"
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External links
Interview with Cherie Nowlan at UrbanCineFile.com