MEET THE KIWI MUM BEHIND The Crown

As a director on The Crown, Kiwi filmmaker Jessica Hobbs has earned an Emmy nomination and chuckled off screen with “naughty” actors like Helena Bonham Carter.

But it’s calling “action” on a scene involving her 13-year-old daughter that will likely remain her highlight from the Netflix series – after all, Jessica was only a child herself when she joined her mum, director Aileen O’Sullivan, on set for a role in local mini-series The Governor.

“My daughter had a small role in season three and hadover the phone from London. “She’s in the background, so unless you’re her mum, you won’t catch it! But it was wonderful having her on set. It’s lovely and validating for my kids to come see what I do.”