Gillian Armstrong (born 18 December 1950) is an award-winning Australian director of feature films and documentaries.

Career

Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Gillian Armstrong grew up in the eastern suburb of Mitcham. She graduated from Swinburne Technical College in 1968 where she studied theatrical costume design and film-making. In 1972 she entered, and later graduated from, the Australian Film Television and Radio School. Three years later she directed two shorts films: The Singer And The Dancer and Smokes and Lollies (1975).