Judy Davis
Biography
Judy Davis is an Australian actress born on April 23, 1955, in Perth, Western Australia. She has been active in the screen and stage for over four decades, known for her versatility. Davis has received numerous accolades, including nine AACTA Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. She has also been nominated for two Academy Awards. Her career has spanned multiple mediums, with a total of 76 known credits. Davis is considered one of the finest actresses of her generation, with Woody Allen describing her as "one of the most exciting actresses in the world".
Career overview
Judy Davis is an Australian actress born on April 23, 1955, in Perth, Western Australia. She has had a career spanning over four decades, with a significant presence in both screen and stage productions. Her versatility as an actress has been widely commended, and she is regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation.
Davis has collaborated with various notable figures in the industry, including Woody Allen, who has described her as "one of the most exciting actresses in the world." Throughout her career, she has received numerous accolades, including recognition from the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), and the Golden Globe Awards.
Davis has been involved in a significant number of projects, with 76 known credits to her name. Her work has been recognized with a total of 13 awards, including three Primetime Emmy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards.
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- Holy Days (2026) as Sister Agnes
- Roar (2022) as Rosey
- Nitram (2021) as Mother
- Ratched (2020) as Betsy Bucket
- Mystery Road (2018) as Detective Emma James
- Mystery Road (2018) as Emma James
- FEUD (2017) as Hedda Hopper
- David Stratton: A Cinematic Life (2017) as Self
- The Dressmaker (2015) as Molly Dunnage
- Riding a Train of Thoughts (2014) as Self
- Salting the Battlefield (2014) as Jill Tankard
- The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013) as G.H. Jibsen
- To Rome with Love (2012) as Phyllis
- Dark Blood (2012) as Buffy Fletcher
- Page Eight (2011) as Jill Tankard
- The Eye of the Storm (2011) as Dorothy de Lascabanes
- The Eye of the Storm (2011) Executive Producer
- Kuru: The Science and the Sorcery (2010) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Diamonds (2009)
- Diamonds (2009) as Joan Cameron
- Mask and Memory: Sidney Nolan (2009) as Self (Narrator)
- The Starter Wife (2008) as Joan McAllister
- Masters of Science Fiction (2007)
- The Starter Wife (2007) as Joan McAllister
- The Making of Marie Antoinette (2007) as Self
- The Break-Up (2006) as Marilyn Dean
- Marie Antoinette (2006) as Comtesse de Noailles
- A Little Thing Called Murder (2006) as Sante Kimes
- Coast to Coast (2004) as Maxine Pierce
- The Reagans (2003) as Nancy Reagan
- The Reagans (2003) as Nancy Reagan
- Swimming Upstream (2003) as Dora Fingleton
- Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001) as Judy Garland
- Gaudi Afternoon (2001) as Cassandra
- The Man Who Sued God (2001) as Anna Redmond
- Dash and Lilly (1999) as Lillian Hellman
- A Cooler Climate (1999) as Paula
- Celebrity (1998) as Robin Simon
- The Echo of Thunder (1998) as Gladwyn Ritchie
- The View (1997) as Self
- Deconstructing Harry (1997) as Lucy
- Absolute Power (1997) as Gloria Russell
- Blood and Wine (1996) as Suzanne
- Children of the Revolution (1996) as Joan Fraser Welch
- Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995) as Diane
- The Ref (1994) as Caroline Chasseur
- The New Age (1994) as Katherine Witner
- On My Own (1993) as The Mother
- Naked Making Lunch (1992) as Self
- Husbands and Wives (1992) as Sally
- Barton Fink (1991) as Audrey Taylor
- One Against the Wind (1991) as Countess Mary Lindell
- Impromptu (1991) as George Sand
- Naked Lunch (1991) as Joan Frost
- Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991) as Harriet Herriton
- Alice (1990) as Vicky
- Georgia (1989) as Nina Bailley / Georgia White
- High Tide (1987) as Lillie
- A Pair of One (1987) as Narrator (voice)
- Rocket to the Moon (1986) as Cleo
- Kangaroo (1986) as Harriet Somers
- A Passage to India (1984) as Adela Quested
- American Playhouse (1982) as Cleo Singer
- The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982) as Mistress Ford
- A Woman Called Golda (1982) as Young Golda
- Who Dares Wins (1982) as Frankie Leith
- Heatwave (1982) as Kate Dean
- Hoodwink (1981) as Sarah
- Winter of Our Dreams (1981) as Lou
- Ciné regards: Judy Davis (1980) as Interviewee
- Water Under the Bridge (1980) as Carrie Mazzini
- My Brilliant Career (1979) as Sybylla Melvyn
- Ciné regards (1978) as Self
- The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978) as Mistress Ford
- High Rolling (1977) as Lynn
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Mary Lindell
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Gladwyn Ritchie
- Butterfly Stroke as Ruth