Meet Jessica Hobbs: The Kiwi filmmaker behind The Crown 14 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 5 minutes to read Helena Bonham-Carter pictured with New Zealand born director Jessica Hobbs. Photo / Getty Images Other By: Leena Tailor As a director on The Crown, Kiwi filmmaker Jessica Hobbs has earned an Emmy nomination and chuckled off-screen with "naughty" actors such as 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, Hobbs 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.