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Judy Davis

Actress / Stage Actress / Film Actress | * 04/23/1955 (68) | Perth, Western Australia (Australia)
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Judith Davis (born 23 April 1955) is an Australian actress. In a career spanning over four decades of both screen and stage, she has been commended for her versatility and regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation. Frequent collaborator Woody Allen described her as "one of the most exciting actresses in the world". Davis has received numerous accolades, including nine AACTA Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards. After graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, she began her career on the stage and had her film debut in 1977. She rose to international attention with her leading role in the period drama film My Brilliant Career (1979), winning two BAFTA Awards. This led to starring roles in Hollywood projects, receiving her first Emmy nomination for the docudrama A Woman Called Golda (1982). She received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress for starring in the historical film A Passage to India ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Caroline and Lloyd are a married couple constantly at each other's throats, masters at crafting acid-tongued barbs at the other's expense. Indeed, they are so obsessed with belittling each other that ...

The Ref

Certification unknown

1994 | 3.3/5 | 1h 37min
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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In 1950s Australia, beautiful, talented dressmaker Tilly returns to her tiny hometown to right wrongs from her past. As she tries to reconcile with her mother, she starts to fall in love while transfo ...

The Dressmaker

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2015 | 3.5/5 | 1h 58min
Drama, Comedy, Western
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The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin, and dives into a new job as an entertainment journalist. His assignments take him to the swankie ...

Celebrity

Certification unknown

1998 | 3.0/5 | 1h 53min
Drama, Comedy
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When Jack and Sally announce that they're splitting up, this comes as a shock to their best friends Gabe and Judy. Maybe mostly because they also are drifting apart and are now being made aware of it. ...

Husbands and Wives

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1992 | 3.5/5 | 1h 48min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Judy Davis

National Living Treasure (Australia) BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie 2x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Actress
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Movies with Judy Davis as Actress(53)

as Mother2021 Nitram
as herself2017 David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
as Molly Dunnage2015 The Dressmaker
as herself2014 Riding a Train of Thoughts
as Jill Tankard2014 Salting the Battlefield
as G.H. Jibsen2013 The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
as Phyllis2012 To Rome with Love
as Buffy Fletcher2012 Dark Blood
as Jill Tankard2011 Page Eight
as Dorothy de Lascabanes2011 The Eye of the Storm
as Joan Cameron2009 Diamonds
as herself2007 The Making of Marie Antoinette
as Marilyn Dean2006 The Break-Up
as Anne de Noailles2006 Marie Antoinette
as Sante Kimes2006 A Little Thing Called Murder
as Maxine Pierce2004 Coast to Coast
as Nancy Reagan2003 The Reagans
as Dora Fingleton2003 Swimming Upstream
2001 Gaudi Afternoon
as Anna Redmond2001 The Man Who Sued God
as Paula1999 A Cooler Climate
as Lillian Hellman1999 Dash and Lilly
as Gladwyn Ritchie1998 The Echo of Thunder
as Robin Simon1998 Celebrity
as Lucy1997 Deconstructing Harry
as Gloria Russell1997 Absolute Power
as Joan Fraser Welch1996 Children of the Revolution
as Suzanne1996 Blood and Wine
as Diane1995 Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
as Caroline Chasseur1994 The Ref
as Katherine Witner1994 The New Age
as The Mother1993 On My Own
as herself1992 Naked Making Lunch
as Sally1992 Husbands and Wives
as Audrey Taylor1991 Barton Fink
as Joan Frost1991 Naked Lunch
as Harriet Herriton1991 Where Angels Fear to Tread
as Countess Mary Lindell1991 One Against the Wind
as George Sand1991 Impromptu
as Vicky1990 Alice
as Nina Bailley / Georgia White1989 Georgia
as Lillie1987 High Tide
as Cleo1986 Rocket to the Moon
as Harriet Somers1986 Kangaroo
as Adela Quested1984 A Passage to India
as Frankie Leith1982 Who Dares Wins
as Mistress Ford1982 The Merry Wives of Windsor
as Kate Dean1982 Heatwave
as Young Golda1982 A Woman Called Golda
as Lou1981 Winter of Our Dreams
as Sarah1981 Hoodwink
as Sybylla Melvyn1979 My Brilliant Career
as Lynn1977 High Rolling

TV Shows/Series with Judy Davis as Actress(13)

as Rosey2022 Roar
as Nurse Betsy Bucket2020 Ratched
as Emma James2018 Mystery Road
as Detective Emma James2018 Mystery Road
as Hedda Hopper2017 FEUD
2007 Masters of Science Fiction
as Joan McAllister2007 The Starter Wife
as Judy Garland2001 Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
as herself1997 The View
as Cleo1982 American Playhouse
as Carrie Mazzini1980 Water Under the Bridge
as Mary Lindell??? Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Gladwyn Ritchie??? Hallmark Hall of Fame

Additional Information

Official websites:
shanahan.com.au
Full Name: Judy Davis
Citizenship: Australia
Born: Saturday, 04/23 1955 (April) in Perth, Western Australia (Australia) (current age: 68 years + 362 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Educated at: National Institute of Dramatic Art, Curtin University, John XXIII College, Loreto Convent, Claremont
Spouses (current/former): Colin Friels
Other names for Judy Davis (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Judith Davis"
Judy Davis frequently works together with these people:
Woody Allen (13x, Actor)
Maurice Evans (11x, Actor)
Julie Harris (10x, Actress)
Helen Robin (7x, Crew)
George Rose (7x, Actor)
Denholm Elliott (6x, Actor)
Richard Thomas (6x, Actor)
Robert Hein (6x, Crew)
Juliet Taylor (5x, Crew)
Lee Dichter (5x, Crew)
Jack Rollins (5x, Crew)
Carl Turnquest (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:3443, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/24/2024