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Judith Davis is an Australian actress known for her work in film, television, and theatre. With a career spanning over 40 years she is commended for her versatility and is regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation with frequent collaborator Woody Allen describing her as "one of the most exciting actresses in the world". She is the recipient of eight AACTA Awards, three Emmy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and has received two Academy Award nominations.
Birth Name
Judith Davis
Born
Saturday, 23 April 1955
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Roar | Rosey | 2022 |
| Nitram | Mother / Mum | 2021 |
| Ratched | Nurse Betsy Bucket | 2020 |
| Mystery Road | Detective Emma James / Emma James | 2018 |
| David Stratton: A Cinematic Life | Self | 2017 |
| David Stratton: A Cinematic Life | Self | 2017 |
| Feud | Hedda Hopper | 2017 |
| The Dressmaker | Molly Dunnage | 2015 |
| Salting the Battlefield | Jill Tankard | 2014 |
| The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet | Ms. Jibsen / G.H. Jibsen | 2013 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Roar | Rosey | 2022 |
| Nitram | Mother / Mum | 2021 |
| Ratched | Nurse Betsy Bucket | 2020 |
| Mystery Road | Detective Emma James / Emma James | 2018 |
| David Stratton: A Cinematic Life | Self | 2017 |
| David Stratton: A Cinematic Life | Self | 2017 |
| Feud | Hedda Hopper | 2017 |
| The Dressmaker | Molly Dunnage | 2015 |
| Salting the Battlefield | Jill Tankard | 2014 |
| The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet | Ms. Jibsen / G.H. Jibsen | 2013 |
| Whitlam: The Power and the Passion | Self - Narrator | 2013 |
| Dark Blood | Buffy Fletcher | 2012 |
| Too Young to Die | (archive footage) | 2012 |
| To Rome with Love | Phyllis | 2012 |
| The Eye of the Storm | Dorothy de Lascabanes | 2011 |
| Page Eight | Jill Tankard | 2011 |
| Kuru: The Science and the Sorcery | Narrator | 2010 |
| Mother of Rock Lillian Roxon | Narrator | 2010 |
| Diamonds | Joan Cameron | 2009 |
| The Starter Wife | Joan McAllister | 2008 |
| Masters of Science Fiction | Deanna | 2007 |
| The Starter Wife | Joan McAllister | 2007 |
| The Break-Up | Marilyn Dean | 2006 |
| Marie Antoinette | Comtesse de Noailles | 2006 |
| Coast to Coast | Maxine Pierce | 2004 |
| The Reagans | Nancy Reagan | 2003 |
| Swimming Upstream | Dora Fingleton | 2003 |
| The Man Who Sued God | Anna Redmond | 2001 |
| Gaudi Afternoon | Cassandra | 2001 |
| Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows | Judy Garland | 2005 |
| A Cooler Climate | Paula | 1999 |
| Dash and Lilly | Lillian Hellman | 1999 |
| Celebrity | Robin Simon | 1998 |
| The Echo of Thunder | Gladwyn Ritchie | 1998 |
| Deconstructing Harry | Lucy | 1997 |
| Absolute Power | Gloria Russell | 1997 |
| Children of the Revolution | Joan Fraser Welch / Joan | 1996 |
| Blood and Wine | Suzanne | 1996 |
| Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story | Diane | 1995 |
| The New Age | Katherine Witner | 1994 |
| The Ref | Caroline / Caroline Chasseur | 1994 |
| On My Own | The Mother / Simon's mother | 1993 |
| The 65th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1993 |
| Husbands and Wives | Sally | 1992 |
| Naked Making Lunch | Herself / Self | 1992 |
| Oscar's Greatest Moments | Self | 1992 |
| Naked Lunch | Joan Lee / Joan Frost | 1991 |
| One Against the Wind | Countess Mary Lindell | 1991 |
| Barton Fink | Audrey Taylor | 1991 |
| Where Angels Fear to Tread | Harriet Herriton | 1991 |
| Impromptu | George Sand | 1991 |
| Alice | Vicky / Vicki | 1990 |
| Georgia | Georgia White / Nina Bailley | 1989 |
| High Tide | Lillie / Lilli | 1987 |
| Kangaroo | Harriet Somers | 1986 |
| The 57th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1985 |
| A Passage to India | Adela Quested | 1984 |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | Mistress Ford | 1982 |
| The Final Option | Frankie Leith | 1982 |
| A Woman Called Golda | Young Golda | 1982 |
| Heatwave | Kate Dean | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Cleo | 1982 |
| Hoodwink | Sarah | 1981 |
| Winter of Our Dreams | Lou | 1981 |
| Water Under the Bridge | Carrie Mazzini | 1980 |
| My Brilliant Career | Sybylla Melvyn | 1979 |
| 60 Minutes | Lillie | 1979 |
| High Rolling in a Hot Corvette | Lynn | 1977 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Eye of the Storm | 2011 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2017 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Nominated |
| 2012 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 2007 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | Won |
| 2004 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2004 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 2002 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
| 2001 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Won |
| 2000 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 1999 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 1998 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 1996 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1995 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Won |
| 1993 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1993 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1992 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
| 1992 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
| 1985 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
