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Judy Davis

Actor

Judy Davis

Born April 23, 1955 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia51 films

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.

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Essential films

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Marie Antoinette poster6.7Marie Antoinette2006The Dressmaker poster7.0The Dressmaker2015Deconstructing Harry poster7.2Deconstructing Harry1997Naked Lunch poster7.0Naked Lunch1991Absolute Power poster6.7Absolute Power1997The Break-Up poster5.9The Break-Up2006The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet poster6.9The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet2013To Rome with Love poster5.8To Rome with Love2012

Filmography

51 films as actor
  1. TBAButterfly StrokeRuth
  2. 2026Holy DaysSister Agnes
  3. 2021NitramMother
  4. 2015The DressmakerMolly Dunnage
  5. 2014Salting the BattlefieldJill Tankard
  6. 2013The Young and Prodigious T.S. SpivetG.H. Jibsen
  7. 2012Dark BloodBuffy Fletcher
  8. 2012To Rome with LovePhyllis
  9. 2011The Eye of the StormDorothy de Lascabanes
  10. 2011Page EightJill Tankard
  11. 2009DiamondsJoan Cameron
  12. 2006The Break-UpMarilyn Dean
  13. 2006Marie AntoinetteComtesse de Noailles
  14. 2006A Little Thing Called MurderSante Kimes
  15. 2004Coast to CoastMaxine Pierce
  16. 2003The ReagansNancy Reagan
  17. 2003Swimming UpstreamDora Fingleton
  18. 2001The Man Who Sued GodAnna Redmond
  19. 2001Gaudi AfternoonCassandra
  20. 1999A Cooler ClimatePaula
  21. 1999Dash and LillyLillian Hellman
  22. 1998CelebrityRobin Simon
  23. 1998The Echo of ThunderGladwyn Ritchie
  24. 1997Deconstructing HarryLucy
  25. 1997Absolute PowerGloria Russell
  26. 1996Children of the RevolutionJoan Fraser Welch
  27. 1996Blood and WineSuzanne
  28. 1995Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer StoryDiane
  29. 1994The New AgeKatherine Witner
  30. 1994The RefCaroline Chasseur
  31. 1993On My OwnThe Mother
  32. 1992Husbands and WivesSally
  33. 1991Naked LunchJoan Frost
  34. 1991One Against the WindCountess Mary Lindell
  35. 1991Barton FinkAudrey Taylor
  36. 1991Where Angels Fear to TreadHarriet Herriton
  37. 1991ImpromptuGeorge Sand
  38. 1990AliceVicky
  39. 1989GeorgiaNina Bailley / Georgia White
  40. 1987High TideLillie
  41. 1986KangarooHarriet Somers
  42. 1986Rocket to the MoonCleo
  43. 1984A Passage to IndiaAdela Quested
  44. 1982The Merry Wives of WindsorMistress Ford
  45. 1982Who Dares WinsFrankie Leith
  46. 1982A Woman Called GoldaYoung Golda
  47. 1982HeatwaveKate Dean
  48. 1981HoodwinkSarah
  49. 1981Winter of Our DreamsLou
  50. 1979My Brilliant CareerSybylla Melvyn
  51. 1977High RollingLynn