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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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…
Known for
- Holy Days — Sister Agnes2026
- Roar — Rosey2022
- Nitram — Mother2021
- Ratched — Betsy Bucket2020
- Mystery Road — Detective Emma James2018
- Mystery Road — Emma James2018
- David Stratton: A Cinematic Life — Self2017
- FEUD — Hedda Hopper2017
- FEUD2017
- The Dressmaker — Molly Dunnage2015
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Key facts
- Born
- Judith Davis , ( 1955-04-23 ) 23 April 1955 (age 71) , Perth , Western Australia , Australia
- Education
- Curtin University , National Institute of Dramatic Art ( BFA )
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1977–present
- Works
- Full list
- Spouse
- Colin Friels ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1984 )
- Awards
- Full list
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Judy
- Family name
- Davis
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Perth
- Spouse
- Colin Friels
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Judy Davis - Eye of The Storm.jpg
- Work location
- Australia
- Residence
- Birchgrove
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- birth name
- Judith Davis
- date of birth
- 1955-04-23
- notable role
- Golda Meir
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- Commons category
- Judy Davis
- name in native language
- Judy Davis
- start of work period
- 1977-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Judith Davis (born 23 April 1955) is an Australian actress. In a career spanning over four decades of both screen and stage, she is known for portraying brittle, neurotic women in independent film. She is commended for her versatility and regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation with collaborator Woody Allen describing her as "one of the most exciting actresses in the world". She is the most rewarded recipient of the AACTA Award with nine wins and has received numerous other accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and an Laurence Olivier Award.
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).
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