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Judy Davis

Acting

Born April 23, 1955 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Biography

Judy 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 (of which she is the most rewarded recipient), three Primetime Emmy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Judy Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie · 2007
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie · 2001
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1995
  • Australian National Living Treasure
  • BAFTA AwardBest Actress in a Leading Role
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  • Academy AwardBest Supporting Actress · 1993 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 1985 · nominated

Filmography35 titles

The Merry Wives of Windsor

1982as Mistress Ford

The Reagans

as Nancy Reagan

Ratched

2020as Betsy Bucket

Feud

2017as Hedda Hopper

Barton Fink

1991as Audrey Taylor

Deconstructing Harry

1997as Lucy

The Dressmaker

2015as Molly Dunnage

Coast to Coast

2004as Maxine Pierce

Husbands and Wives

1992as Sally

Nitram

2021as Mother

Mystery Road

2018as Emma James

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

2013as G.H. Jibsen

Swimming Upstream

2003as Dora Fingleton

A Passage to India

1984as Adela Quested

Marie Antoinette

2006as Comtesse de Noailles

Absolute Power

1997as Gloria Russell

The Ref

1994as Caroline Chasseur

Where Angels Fear to Tread

1991as Harriet Herriton

Alice

1990as Vicky

Holy Days

2026as Sister Agnes

The Final Option

1982as Frankie Leith

Masters of Science Fiction

2007

The Echo of Thunder

1998as Gladwyn Ritchie

My Brilliant Career

1979as Sybylla Melvyn

Impromptu

1991as George Sand

Dark Blood

2012as Buffy Fletcher

Celebrity

1998as Robin Simon

The Break-Up

2006as Marilyn Dean

The Reagans

2003as Nancy Reagan

To Rome with Love

2012as Phyllis

Blood and Wine

1996as Suzanne

Roar

2022as Rosey

Gaudi Afternoon

2001as Cassandra

The Starter Wife

2007as Joan McAllister

The View

1997as Self