Judy Davis
Biography
Judy Davis is an Australian actress known for playing brittle, neurotic women, mostly in independent films. Born in Perth, she graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art and began on stage before her 1977 film debut. International attention came with My Brilliant Career (1979), which won her two BAFTA Awards. She earned Oscar nominations for A Passage to India (1984) and Husbands and Wives (1992), and became a frequent Woody Allen collaborator in Alice (1990), Deconstructing Harry (1997) and Celebrity (1998). She won three Primetime Emmy Awards, for Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995), Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001) and The Starter Wife (2007). Later films include Marie Antoinette (2006), The Eye of the Storm (2011), To Rome with Love (2012), The Dressmaker (2015) and Nitram (2021). Her accolades include nine AACTA Awards and two Golden Globes.
71years old
Turns 72 on April 23in 193 days
- Born Perth
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Judith Davis (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 31
- Career span
- 42 years1979 to 2021
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A first
Judy Davis became the first Australian to be nominated for Academy Awards in both the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories, and the fourth Australian actress nominated for an Academy Award.
Beyond film
In a 1984 Nimrod Theatre Company staging of King Lear, Judy Davis took on the roles of both Cordelia and the Fool. She also appeared in the company's productions of Miss Julie, The Bear, and Inside The Island.
Judy Davis movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Woody Allen directed five of these films, David Hare two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by David Hare
Also two films together23 more actors
- Michael LernerCelebrity (1998) and Barton Fink (1991)
- Julian RichingsThe Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013) and Naked Lunch (1991)
- Blythe DannerHusbands and Wives (1992) and Alice (1990)
- Julian SandsImpromptu (1991) and Naked Lunch (1991)
- Joe MantegnaCelebrity (1998) and Alice (1990)
- Mia FarrowHusbands and Wives (1992) and Alice (1990)
- Geoffrey RushThe Eye of the Storm (2011) and Swimming Upstream (2003)
- Ewen BremnerSalting the Battlefield (2014) and Page Eight (2011)
- Felicity JonesSalting the Battlefield (2014) and Page Eight (2011)
- Peter WellerThe New Age (1994) and Naked Lunch (1991)
- Rupert GravesSalting the Battlefield (2014) and Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991)
- Bernadette PetersImpromptu (1991) and Alice (1990)
- Ralph BrownImpromptu (1991) and The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982)
- Christine WillesA Little Thing Called Murder (2006) and Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995)
- Saskia ReevesSalting the Battlefield (2014) and Page Eight (2011)
- Colin FrielsThe Eye of the Storm (2011) and The Man Who Sued God (2001)
- Bille BrownThe Eye of the Storm (2011) and The Man Who Sued God (2001)
- Elizabeth SpriggsImpromptu (1991) and The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982)
- Julia BlakeThe Dressmaker (2015) and My Brilliant Career (1979)
- Peter WhitfordThe Man Who Sued God (2001) and My Brilliant Career (1979)
- Wendy HughesThe Man Who Sued God (2001) and My Brilliant Career (1979)
- Kate BurdetteSalting the Battlefield (2014) and Page Eight (2011)
- Andrew CleaverSalting the Battlefield (2014) and Page Eight (2011)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Judy Davis's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$509 million
14 of the 31 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 31 films: 14 worldwide figure; 8 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 14Worldwide figure
- 8US gross only
- 6Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$206M40.4% of the total
- 2$73M14.4% of the total
- 3$61M12.0% of the total
- 4$50M9.8% of the total
- 5$40M7.9% of the total
- 6$25M4.9% of the total
- 7$11M2.2% of the total
- 8$11M2.1% of the total
$31.8 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total
Awards
Five awards and honors from 1995 to 2007, four of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA | |||
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Won | ||
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2007 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | The Starter Wife | Won |
| 2001 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows | Won |
| 1995 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| Australian National Living Treasure | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.