Biography
The petite, pale redhead, whose slash of red or brown lipstick has almost become her trademark, is considered one of the finest actresses of contemporary cinema and has garnered a reputation for her passion, high artistic standards and frank speech. Not unlike Bette Davis in the 1930s and 40s, Judy Davis was not one to suffer fools and had no trouble expressing her feelings. To her, the work was paramount and she consistently delivered superb …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Again directed by Woody Allen in the romantic comedy "To Rome with Love"; played the wife of Allen's character | |
2011 | Cast in BBC drama "Page Eight" | |
2007 | Played Molly's (Debra Messing) oldest friend Joan in the USA Network miniseries "The Starter Wife" | |
2006 | Portrayed The Comtesse de Noailles in Sofia Coppola's "Marie Antoinette" | |
2006 | Earned an Emmy nomination for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for "A Little Thing Called Murder" (Lifetime) | |
2005 | Portrayed Dora Fingleton, the long-suffering mother of champion swimmer Tony Fingleton in the true story "Swimming Upstream" | |
2003 | Portrayed Nancy Reagan in the controversal television movie "The Reagans" (Showtime); earned a Golden Globe and an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (2004) | |
2003 | Cast as an American translator who agrees to help a friend locate her missing husband in "Gaudi Afternoon" | |
2001 | Starred in the Australian box office hit "The Man Who Sued God" | |
2001 | Portrayed Judy Garland in the ABC miniseries "Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows," adapted from Lorna Luft's memoir; won second Emmy | |
1999 | Starred opposite Sally Field in "A Cooler Climate" (Showtime); received sixth Emmy nomination | |
1999 | Made stage directorial debut with the Australian premiere of the one-man show "Barrymore" | |
1999 | Cast as Lillian Hellman opposite Sam Shepard as Dashiell Hammett in the A&E biopic "Dash & Lilly," directed by Kathy Bates; picked up another Emmy nomination as Best Actress | |
1998 | Cast in featured role as a teacher whose marriage crumbles in Allen's "Celebrity" | |
1998 | Received Emmy nomination playing a struggling farmer in Australia's Outback faced with raising her husband's daughter from his first marriage in "Echo of Thunder" (CBS) | |
1997 | Third teaming with Woody Allen. "Deconstructing Harry" | |
1997 | Landed featured role as the ex-wife of Jack Nicholson in "Blood & Wine" | |
1996 | Returned to Australian films as star of "Children of the Revolution"; reteamed onscreen with Sam Neill | |
1995 | Played the lesbian lover of a U.S. Army nurse in "Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story" (NBC); received Emmy Award as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | |
1994 | Teamed with Denis Leary and Kevin Spacey for the quirky comedy "The Ref" | |
1993 | Cast to co-star with Jonathan Pryce and River Phoenix in "Dark Blood"; project terminated after Phoenix's death | |
1992 | Received Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her memorable performance as a woman undergoing a divorce who finds a new love in Woody Allen's "Husbands and Wives" | |
1991 | Earned first Emmy nomination as a British woman involved with the French Underground during WWII in "One Against the Wind" (CBS); again paired with Sam Neill; earned Emmy nomination | |
1991 | Played George Sand in the period drama "Impromptu" | |
1990 | Cast in first U.S.-produced film, Woody Allen's "Alice" | |
1989 | Made U.S. stage debut in Los Angeles production of Tom Stoppard's play "Hapgood" | |
1987 | Reteamed with Gillian Armstrong for "High Tide"; film co-starred Friels | |
1986 | First feature pairing with husband Colin Friels, "Kangaroo" | |
1984 | Received an Oscar nomination as Best Actress for her widely seen performance as Adela Quested in David Lean's "A Passage to India" | |
1982 | Portrayed the young Golda Meir in the syndicated miniseries "A Woman Called Golda"; received first Emmy nomination | |
1982 | First non-Australian screen credit, the British thriller "Who Dares Wins/The Final Conflict" | |
1979 | Landed breakthrough screen role as Sybylla Melvyn in "My Brilliant Career," directed by Gillian Armstrong and co-starring Sam Neill | |
1977 | Screen acting debut, "High Rolling"; delivered one line | |
| Appeared on stage with theater companies in Adelaide and Sydney, Australia and with the Royal Court Theatre in London | ||
| Dropped out of convent school to sing in a rock band | ||
Awards
2012 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Miniseries or Movie in Page Eight |
2007 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Miniseries or Movie in The Starter Wife |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie in A Little Thing Called Murder |
2004 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie in The Reagans (Showtime) |
2003 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in The Reagans (Showtime) |
2002 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries in Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows |
2001 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress in a Picture Made For Television in Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows |
2001 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows |
2001 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie in Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows |
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries in A Cooler Climate |
1999 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Dash and Lilly |
1999 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie in Dash and Lilly |
1995 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Miniseries or Special in Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story |
1992 | BAFTA Award for Actress In a Leading Role in Husbands and Wives |
1992 | Academy Award for Actress In a Supporting Role in Husbands and Wives |
1992 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in Husbands and Wives |
1992 | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress in Husbands and Wives |
1992 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress in Husbands and Wives |
1992 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress in Husbands and Wives |
1992 | National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress in Husbands and Wives |
1992 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead in Impromptu |
1991 | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress in Barton Fink |
1991 | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress in Naked Lunch |
1991 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in One Against the Wind |
1988 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress in High Tide |
1984 | Academy Award for Actress In a Leading Role in A Passage to India |
1984 | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress in A Passage to India |
1982 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Limited Series or a Special in A Woman Called Golda |
1980 | BAFTA Award for Actress in My Brilliant Career |
1980 | BAFTA Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer To Leading Film Roles in My Brilliant Career |