Judy Davis
Date of birth: 1955-04-23
Place of birth: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
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.
Movie Credits
Absolute Power
1997-02-14
A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of the United
Barton Fink
1991-08-01
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the he
Marie Antoinette
2006-05-24
The retelling of France’s iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette - from her betrothal and marr
Deconstructing Harry
1997-12-12
Writer Harry Block draws inspiration from people he knows, and from events that happened to him, som
Naked Lunch
1991-12-27
Blank-faced bug killer Bill Lee and his dead-eyed wife, Joan, like to get high on Bill's pest poison
The Ref
1994-03-09
A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve.
Blood and Wine
1996-10-03
A man who has failed as a father and husband commits a heist to make money for his fledging business
Alice
1990-12-25
Alice Tate, mother of two, with a marriage of 16 years, finds herself falling for a handsome sax pla
Celebrity
1998-09-07
The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Rob
The Break-Up
2006-06-01
Pushed to the breaking-up point after their latest 'why can't you do this one little thing for me?'
Children of the Revolution
1996-12-26
A man (Richard Roxburgh) the Australian government blames for 1990s political woes blames his mother
The Man Who Sued God
2001-10-25
A lawyer becomes a fisherman from frustration. When his one piece of property, his boat, is struck b
Husbands and Wives
1992-09-18
When their best friends announce that they're separating, a professor and his wife discover the faul
The New Age
1994-09-16
Peter and Katherine Witner are Southern California super-yuppies with great jobs but no center to th
A Passage to India
1984-12-14
Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an India
Swimming Upstream
2003-02-27
A young man aspiring for recognition of his talents battles against his estranged father's sentiment
One Against the Wind
1991-12-01
Mary Linden works for the French Red Cross in Occupied France during World War II and helps allied s
My Brilliant Career
1979-08-17
A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family w
Heatwave
1982-03-08
During a Christmas heatwave, a community activist attempts to stop a redevelopment project that is d
Impromptu
1991-04-12
In 1830s France, pianist/composer Frédéric Chopin is pursued romantically by the determined, individ
Rocket to the Moon
1986-05-05
In 1938 New York City, a dentist finds his business and marriage failing as he embarks on a love aff
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
1995-01-23
After serving in the military for more than twenty years, including a tour of duty in Vietnam, Colon
High Tide
1987-07-30
A backup singer gets stranded in a small coastal town after losing her job in a band. She winds up i
To Rome with Love
2012-04-20
Four tales unfold in the Eternal City: While vacationing in Rome, architect John encounters a young
Who Dares Wins
1982-08-26
When SAS Captain Peter Skellen is thrown out of the service for gross misconduct due to unnecessary
Page Eight
2011-08-28
Johnny is a long-serving MI5 officer. His boss dies suddenly, leaving behind an inexplicable file wh
Where Angels Fear to Tread
1991-06-21
An English widow goes to Italy, falls in love with a dentist's son and marries him, against her stra
Hoodwink
1981-11-05
Hoodwink is based on the true story of an Australian con artist who briefly won the hearts of the me
The Eye of the Storm
2011-09-15
In a Sydney suburb, two nurses, Maria and Flora, a housekeeper, Lotte, and a solicitor, Arnold, atte
A Little Thing Called Murder
2006-01-23
Fast forgery without mistakes. Shoplifting under pressure. Effective body disposal. The ability to m
A Cooler Climate
1999-08-22
Iris is broke after her divorce and takes a job working as a housekeeper for a wealthy woman named P
The Reagans
2003-11-30
The miniseries featured James Brolin as Ronald Reagan and Judy Davis as Nancy Reagan, and covers the
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
2013-10-16
A 10-year-old child prodigy cartographer secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he live
Dash and Lilly
1999-05-31
Biographical look at the bombastic love affair that writers Dashiell Hammett and Lillian Hellman sha
Winter of Our Dreams
1981-07-31
When a womanizing bookshop owner hears about the suicide of a former girlfriend, he tries to find ou
Diamonds
2009-04-04
Complex tale about small and big players in the African diamond business wrapped around a murder of
The Making of Marie Antoinette
2007-07-02
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006).
Naked Making Lunch
1992-12-29
A 1992 documentary about the making of Naked Lunch.
Gaudi Afternoon
2001-05-01
Barcelona hasn’t turned out to be the romantic dreamland fledgling translator Cassandra thought it w
Salting the Battlefield
2014-03-27
David Hare concludes his trilogy of films about MI5 renegade Johnny Worricker with another fugue on
The Echo of Thunder
1998-04-19
Scenic settings in Australia enhance this Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation, a simple yet engaging
Georgia
1989-10-12
A young woman investigates the death of her mother, who drowned when her daughter was still a baby.
On My Own
1993-07-02
Simon Henderson is at boarding school in Canada while his father works in Hong Kong, and his mother
Coast to Coast
2004-04-03
Barnaby and Maxine Pierce, an embattled married couple in Connecticut, are on the verge of divorce.
The Dressmaker
2015-10-29
In 1950s Australia, beautiful, talented dressmaker Tilly returns to her tiny hometown to right wrong
A Woman Called Golda
1982-04-26
The story of the Russian-born, Wisconsin-raised woman who rose to become Israel's prime minister in
Riding a Train of Thoughts
2014-06-06
A documentary directed by Julien Lecat.
High Rolling
1977-08-04
Two fun-loving carnival workers take a vacation with the hope of finding plenty of sex and drugs. Th
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
2017-03-09
A compelling personal journey with David Stratton, as he relates the fascinating development of our
The Merry Wives of Windsor
1982-12-28
When Sir John Falstaff decides that he wants to have a little fun he writes two letters to a pair of
Ciné regards: Judy Davis
1980-04-10
Television documentary about Australian actress Judy Davis and her film debut MY BRILLIANT CAREER (1
Kangaroo
1986-07-24
A mild-mannered English conscientious objector moves to what he feels will be the relative calm of A
Nitram
2021-09-30
Based on true events, "Nitram" lives with his parents in suburban Australia in the mid-90s. He lives
Dark Blood
2012-09-27
Filmed in 1993 but never completed due to River Phoenix's death, Dark Blood tells the story of Boy,
A Pair of One
1987-01-01
Tells the story of Greta and Freda Chaplin, a pair of English identical twins who dress alike, try t
Holy Days
Three quirky older nuns hit the road looking for miracles but end up learning to drive like demons i
Butterfly Stroke
Ruth is an eccentric, determined woman who wants control over everything. Even death. So, she goes t
Whitlam: The Power And The Passion
2013-05-26
An extraordinary story of the hard-fought rise and dramatic fall of a visionary Australian prime min
Mask and Memory: Sidney Nolan
2009-06-04
A documentary about the great 20th century Australian painter Sidney Nolan, and how his life was sha
Kuru: The Science and the Sorcery
2010-12-01
Australian scientist Michael Alpers dedicated over 50 years to researching Kuru, an obscure and incu