Judy Davis | |
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 Davis in 2012 | |
| Born | Judith Davis 23 April 1955 Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Education | Curtin University National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Works | Full list |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Full list |
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".[1] 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.
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 (1984) and Best Supporting Actress for Allen's comedy-drama Husbands and Wives (1992).
Davis won three Primetime Emmy Awards for starring in the television film Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995), and the miniseries Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001) and The Starter Wife (2007). Her subsequent films include Children of the Revolution (1996), Celebrity (1998), Marie Antoinette (2006), The Eye of the Storm (2011), To Rome with Love (2012), The Dressmaker (2015), and Nitram (2021).
- ^ Multiple sources:
- Peter Biskind (25 August 2016). Gods and Monsters: Thirty Years of Writing on Film and Culture. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781408882160.
- "Judy Davis in the Eye of the Storm". Asia Pacific Screen Academy. 2011. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- Powers, John (3 December 2009). "Judy Davis, Inspiring 'Brilliant Career's 30 Years Later [sic]". NPR.org. NPR. Retrieved 27 January 2020.