Skip to content
Judy Davis

Judy Davis

Acting·1955·56 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.

Filmography

Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette (2006)Comtesse de Noailles
The Break-Up
The Break-Up (2006)Marilyn Dean
To Rome with Love
To Rome with Love (2012)Phyllis
Barton Fink
Barton Fink (1991)Audrey Taylor
The Dressmaker
The Dressmaker (2015)Molly Dunnage
Absolute Power
Absolute Power (1997)Gloria Russell
Naked Lunch
Naked Lunch (1991)Joan Frost
Deconstructing Harry
Deconstructing Harry (1997)Lucy
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013)G.H. Jibsen
Celebrity
Celebrity (1998)Robin Simon
Husbands and Wives
Husbands and Wives (1992)Sally
The Ref
The Ref (1994)Caroline Chasseur
Alice
Alice (1990)Vicky
Page Eight
Page Eight (2011)Jill Tankard
A Passage to India
A Passage to India (1984)Adela Quested
Nitram
Nitram (2021)Mother
Blood and Wine
Blood and Wine (1996)Suzanne
Salting the Battlefield
Salting the Battlefield (2014)Jill Tankard
My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career (1979)Sybylla Melvyn
The Man Who Sued God
The Man Who Sued God (2001)Anna Redmond
Impromptu
Impromptu (1991)George Sand
Who Dares Wins
Who Dares Wins (1982)Frankie Leith
Swimming Upstream
Swimming Upstream (2003)Dora Fingleton
The New Age
The New Age (1994)Katherine Witner
The Eye of the Storm
The Eye of the Storm (2011)Dorothy de Lascabanes
Where Angels Fear to Tread
Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991)Harriet Herriton
Dark Blood
Dark Blood (2012)Buffy Fletcher
Gaudi Afternoon
Gaudi Afternoon (2001)Cassandra
Children of the Revolution
Children of the Revolution (1996)Joan Fraser Welch
High Tide
High Tide (1987)Lillie
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995)Diane
Heatwave
Heatwave (1982)Kate Dean
A Woman Called Golda
A Woman Called Golda (1982)Young Golda
One Against the Wind
One Against the Wind (1991)Countess Mary Lindell
A Cooler Climate
A Cooler Climate (1999)Paula
Naked Making Lunch
Naked Making Lunch (1992)Self
The Reagans
The Reagans (2003)Nancy Reagan
Winter of Our Dreams
Winter of Our Dreams (1981)Lou
The Echo of Thunder
The Echo of Thunder (1998)Gladwyn Ritchie
A Little Thing Called Murder
A Little Thing Called Murder (2006)Sante Kimes
Hoodwink
Hoodwink (1981)Sarah
Coast to Coast
Coast to Coast (2004)Maxine Pierce
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life (2017)Self
On My Own
On My Own (1993)The Mother
Holy Days
Holy Days (2026)Sister Agnes
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982)Mistress Ford
Dash and Lilly
Dash and Lilly (1999)Lillian Hellman
The Making of Marie Antoinette
The Making of Marie Antoinette (2007)Self
Georgia
Georgia (1989)Nina Bailley / Georgia White
Kangaroo
Kangaroo (1986)Harriet Somers
Diamonds
Diamonds (2009)Joan Cameron
Riding a Train of Thoughts
Riding a Train of Thoughts (2014)Self
High Rolling
High Rolling (1977)Lynn
Kuru: The Science and the Sorcery
Kuru: The Science and the Sorcery (2010)Self - Narrator (voice)
Rocket to the Moon
Rocket to the Moon (1986)Cleo
A Pair of One
A Pair of One (1987)Narrator (voice)