Maude Davey
Biography
Maude Davey, an Australian actress, director and screenwriter, has worked in theater, television and film since the 1980s. Born in Perth and raised in Melbourne, she trained at the Victorian College of the Arts and graduated in 1985. She began on stage in musical theater and burlesque, then directed her own shows, among them Fish! For the Rollercoaster Ensemble and Mongrel. She was part of HotHouse Theatre's directorate from 1999 to 2002 and ran Vital Statistics from 2002 to 2007, later leading Melbourne Workers Theatre. In 2018 she appeared in a theater adaptation of Lars von Trier's Melancholia. Her television roles include Janus, Summer Heights High, Offspring and The Newsreader. Her films include Noise (2007), My Year Without Sex, The Dry and Spit (2025), and she was cast in Evil Dead Burn (2026).
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 19 years2007 to 2026
Every film, newest first
- 2026Evil Dead BurnIMDb rating 6.3
- 2025SpitIMDb rating 6.1
- 2007NoiseIMDb rating 6.6
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Getting ready for a role
In 2026, Davey was cast in the horror production Evil Dead Burn as a lady much older than herself. She spent five or six hours in makeup to look 90, and director Sébastien Vaniček said an actually elderly lady could not have performed the script's required movements.
Behind the camera
Davey went on to direct shows of her own, among them Fish! for the Rollercoaster Ensemble in 2017 and Mongrel in 2018.
A change of course
From 2002 until 2007, Davey was in charge of the companies Vital Statistics, and she went on to run the Melbourne Workers Theatre.
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Worked with
Maude Davey made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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David Field's page
Gary Sweet's page
Lewis Fitz-Gerald's page
Michael Hurst's page
Nicholas Bell's page
Sébastien VaničekDirector, 1 film, 2026
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Matthew SavilleDirector, 1 film, 2007
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Jonathan TeplitzkyDirector, 1 film, 2025
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