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Essie Davis
Actor

Essie Davis

19 Jan 1970Born
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Hobart, Tasmania, AustraliaBirthplace

Biography

Essie Davis is an Australian actress. Born and raised in Hobart, Tasmania, she is the daughter of locally famed artist George Davis. She emerged from the Old Nick Company at the University of Tasmania in the late 1980s and has gone on to appear in Hollywood movies. She is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney.

Her career started after her role in the all Australian movie Dad and Dave: On Our Selection (1995), also starring other prestigious actors such as Geoffrey Rush, Leo McKern, and Joan Sutherland.

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Her most famous movie roles are in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, Richard Flanagan's 1998 Tasmanian film The Sound of One Hand Clapping, and Girl with a Pearl Earring.

In 2003 she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for her UK performance in the Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire. In 2004 she starred in a Broadway production of Tom Stoppard's Jumpers, for which she earned a Tony nomination. In 2005 she appeared as Mrs. Nellie Lovett in the BBC production of Sweeney Todd with Ray Winstone. In the 2008 film Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger she plays Esther's controlling mother.

Known for

Filmography

  1. TBAUnspeakableFilm: Judith
  2. 2025Alien: EarthSeries: Dame Sylvia (8 episodes)
  3. 2025The Narrow Road to the Deep NorthSeries: Lynette Maison (3 episodes)
  4. 2025Apple Cider VinegarSeries: Natalie Dal-Bello (6 episodes)
  5. 2024One DaySeries: Alison (4 episodes)
  6. 2023Faraway DownsSeries: Cath Carney (6 episodes)
  7. 2023Fungi: The Web of LifeFilm: Narrator (voice)
  8. 2022Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of CuriositiesSeries: Nancy Bradley (1 episode)
  9. 2021NitramFilm: Helen
  10. 2021The Justice of Bunny KingFilm: Bunny King
  11. 2020BabyteethFilm: Anna
  12. 2020Miss Fisher and the Crypt of TearsFilm: Phryne Fisher
  13. 2019True History of the Kelly GangFilm: Ellen Kelly
  14. 2019Lambs of GodSeries: Sister Iphigenia (4 episodes)
  15. 2017The Last PostSeries: Martha Franklin (5 episodes)
  16. 2017Philip K. Dick's Electric DreamsSeries: Vera Herrick (1 episode)
  17. 2017The White PrincessSeries: Elizabeth Woodville (8 episodes)
  18. 2016Assassin's CreedFilm: Mary Lynch
  19. 2016MindhornFilm: Patricia Deville
  20. 2014The BabadookFilm: Amelia Vanek
  21. 2014A Poet in New YorkFilm: Caitlin Thomas
  22. 2012Miss Fisher's Murder MysteriesSeries: Phryne Fisher (34 episodes)
  23. 2011The SlapSeries: Anouk (8 episodes)
  24. 2011Burning ManFilm: Karen
  25. 2011CloudstreetSeries: Dolly Pickles (3 episodes)
  26. 2011Game of ThronesSeries: Lady Crane (3 episodes)
  27. 2010South SolitaryFilm: Alma Stanley
  28. 2010Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'HooleFilm: Marella (voice)
  29. 2010The Wedding PartyFilm: Jane
  30. 2008AustraliaFilm: Katherine
  31. 2008Hey Hey It's Esther BlueburgerFilm: Grace Blueburger
  32. 2006Charlotte's WebFilm: Mrs. Arable
  33. 2006The SilenceFilm: Juliet Moore
  34. 2006Sweeney ToddFilm: Mrs Lovett
  35. 2005IsolationFilm: Orla
  36. 2003Girl with a Pearl EarringFilm: Catharina Bolnes Vermeer
  37. 2003The Matrix RevolutionsFilm: Maggie
  38. 2003Code 46Film: Doctor
  39. 2003After the DelugeFilm: Beth
  40. 2003After the DelugeSeries: Beth (2 episodes)
  41. 2003The Matrix ReloadedFilm: Maggie
  42. 2003The PactFilm: Helene Davis
  43. 2002Young LionsSeries: Julie Morgan (2 episodes)
  44. 1998The Sound of One Hand ClappingFilm: Jean
  45. 1998Kings in Grass CastlesSeries: Mary Costello (2 episodes)
  46. 1997The RipperFilm: Evelyn Bookman
  47. 1997River StreetFilm: Wendy Davis
  48. 1997The Two-Wheeled Time MachineFilm: Young alice
  49. 1997BlackrockFilm: Det. Gilhooley
  50. 1996Lilian's StoryFilm: Zara
  51. 1995Dad and Dave: On Our SelectionFilm
  52. 1994Halifax f.p.Series: Alison Blount (1 episode)
  53. 1994The CustodianFilm: Jilly

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