Essie Davis
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 Geoffre
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.
Born
Jan 19, 1970
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Known For
Acting
Movies
36 acting
2 crew
Popularity
2.3
Known For
The Matrix Reloaded
2003
as Maggie
The Matrix Revolutions
2003
as Maggie
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
2010
as Marella (voice)
The Babadook
2014
as Amelia Vanek
Charlotte's Web
2006
as Mrs. Arable
Australia
2008
as Katherine
Assassin's Creed
2016
as Mary Lynch
Girl with a Pearl Earring
2003
as Catharina Bolnes Vermeer
Code 46
2003
as Doctor
Babyteeth
2020
as Anna
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