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Embeth Davidtz | |
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Born | Embeth Jean Davidtz August 11, 1965 Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. |
Nationality | South African |
Education | Rhodes University in Grahamstown |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1989–present |
Spouse |
Jason Sloane (m. 2002) |
Children | 2 |
Embeth Jean Davidtz (born August 11, 1965)[1] is an American-South African actress and director. She's appeared in movies such as Army of Darkness, Schindler's List, Matilda, Fallen, Mansfield Park, Bicentennial Man, Bridget Jones's Diary, Junebug, Fracture, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Old, and Not Okay, and in the television series In Treatment, Californication, Mad Men, Grey's Anatomy, Ray Donovan, and The Morning Show.
In 2024 Davidtz made her directorial debut with Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, an adaptation of the best-selling memoir of the same name by Alexandra Fuller about growing up on a farm in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. The film is having its Canadian premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).[2]