List of Judy Davis performances
Film | 34 |
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Television series | 21 |
The film career of Judy Davis spans over four decades and includes credits in both film and television. Davis first garnered acclaim for her performance in the period drama My Brilliant Career (1979), which earned her two BAFTA Awards. She garnered international attention for her performance in A Passage to India (1984), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.[1]
In 1990, Davis appeared in Alice, directed by Woody Allen, followed by a supporting role in David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch, as well as Joel Coen's Barton Fink (both 1991). She subsequently starred in Allen's drama Husbands and Wives (1992), which saw her nominated for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress, as well as a BAFTA for Best Actress. She subsequently co-starred with Glenn Close in the television drama film Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995) before reuniting with Allen to appear in Deconstructing Harry (1997) and Celebrity (1998).
Davis starred as Lillian Hellman in the Kathy Bates-directed television film Dash and Lilly (1999), followed by Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001), a critically acclaimed miniseries in which she portrayed Judy Garland. She again portrayed another real-life character, Nancy Reagan, in the television film The Reagans (2003). Subsequent film roles include the romantic comedy The Break-Up (2006), Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006), and The Dressmaker. In 2017, Davis co-starred with Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon on the network series Feud, in which she portrayed journalist Hedda Hopper.
Film[]
Denotes films works that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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1977 | High Rolling | Lynn | Igor Auzins | Alternate title: High Rolling in a Hot Corvette | [2] |
1979 | My Brilliant Career | Sybylla Melvyn | Gillian Armstrong | [3] | |
1981 | Hoodwink | Sarah | Claude Whatham | [4] | |
1981 | Winter of Our Dreams | Lou | John Duigan | [4] | |
1982 | Who Dares Wins | Frankie Leith | Ian Sharp | Alternate title: The Final Option | [4] |
1983 | Heatwave | Kate Dean | Phillip Noyce | [5] | |
1984 | A Passage to India | Adela Quested | David Lean | [4] | |
1986 | Kangaroo | Harriet Somers | Tim Burstall | [1] | |
1987 | High Tide | Lilli | Gillian Armstrong | [6] | |
1988 | Georgia | Nina Bailley/Georgia White | Ben Lewin | [7] | |
1990 | Alice | Vicki | Woody Allen | [8] | |
1991 | Barton Fink | Audrey Taylor | Joel Coen | [8] | |
1991 | Impromptu | George Sand | James Lapine | [6] | |
1991 | Where Angels Fear to Tread | Harriet Harriton | Charles Sturridge | [9] | |
1991 | Naked Lunch | Joan Lee/Joan Frost | David Cronenberg | [10] | |
1991 | On My Own | The Mother | Antonio Tibaldi | [11] | |
1992 | Husbands and Wives | Sally | Woody Allen | [12] | |
1993 | Dark Blood | Buffy | George Sluizer | Incomplete and unreleased until 2012 | [9] |
1994 | The Ref | Caroline Chasseur | Ted Demme | Alternate title: Hostile Hostages | [8] |
1994 | The New Age | Katherine Witner | Michael Tolkin | [13] | |
1996 | Children of the Revolution | Joan Fraser | Peter Duncan | [9] | |
1997 | Deconstructing Harry | Lucy | Woody Allen | [9] | |
1997 | Absolute Power | Gloria Russell | Clint Eastwood | [8] | |
1997 | Blood and Wine | Suzanne Gates | Bob Rafelson | [8] | |
1998 | Celebrity | Robin Simon | Woody Allen | [14] | |
2001 | The Man Who Sued God | Anna Redmond | Mark Joffe | [15] | |
2001 | Gaudi Afternoon | Cassandra Reilly | Susan Seidelman | [16] | |
2003 | Swimming Upstream | Dora Fingleton | Russell Mulcahy | [17] | |
2006 | The Break-Up | Marilyn Dean | Peyton Reed | [18] | |
2006 | Marie Antoinette | Comtesse de Noailles | Sofia Coppola | [19] | |
2011 | The Eye of the Storm | Dorothy de Lascabanes | Fred Schepisi | [20] | |
2012 | To Rome with Love | Phyllis | Woody Allen | [21] | |
2013 | The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet | Jibsen | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | [22][23] | |
2015 | The Dressmaker | Molly Dunnage | Jocelyn Moorhouse | [24] | |
2021 | Nitram | "Mum" | Justin Kurzel | [25] |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1980 | Water Under the Bridge | Carrie Mazzini | Miniseries | |
1982 | A Woman Called Golda | Golda Myerson/Meir | Television film | [6] |
1983 | The Merry Wives of Windsor | Mistress Ford | BBC Television Shakespeare | |
1986 | Rocket to the Moon | Cleo Singer | American Playhouse | [26] |
1991 | One Against the Wind | Mary Lindell | Television film | [11] |
1995 | Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story | Dianne | Television film | [8] |
1998 | The Echo of Thunder | Gladwyn Ritchie | Television film | [27] |
1999 | Dash and Lilly | Lillian Hellman | Television film | [9] |
1999 | A Cooler Climate | Paula Tanner | Television film | [28] |
2001 | Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows | Judy Garland | Miniseries | [29] |
2003 | The Reagans | Nancy Reagan | Television film | [30] |
2003 | Coast to Coast | Maxine Pierce | Television film | [31] |
2006 | A Little Thing Called Murder | Sante Kimes | Television film | [29] |
2007 | The Starter Wife | Joan McAllister | Miniseries | [32] |
2007 | Masters of Science Fiction: A Clean Escape | Dr. Deanna Evans | 2 episodes | [28] |
2011 | Page Eight | Jill Tankard | Television film | [33] |
2009 | Diamonds | Senator Joan Cameron | 2 episodes | [28] |
2014 | Salting the Battlefield | Jill Tankard | Television film | |
2017 | Feud: Bette and Joan | Hedda Hopper | 8 episodes | [28] |
2018 | Mystery Road | Emma James | 6 episodes | [34] |
2020 | Ratched | Betsy Bucket | 8 episodes | [35] |
References[]
- ^ a b Mills, Nancy (April 4, 1987). "Judy Davis is Back on the U.S. Scene with 'Kangaroo'". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020.
- ^ Callahan 2019, p. 179.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (October 6, 1979). "Film: Australian 'Brilliant Career' by Gillian Armstrong:The Cast". The New York Times. New York City, New York. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Callahan 2019, p. 180.
- ^ McFarlane & Mayer 1992, p. 64.
- ^ a b c Callahan 2019, p. 182.
- ^ "Georgia (1988)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Dretzka, Gary (May 12, 1997). "Hard Work Helps Judy Davis Find Her Motivation". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Callahan 2019, p. 187.
- ^ Mitchell, Sean (September 13, 1992). "The Sudden Spotlight: Judy Davis has delivered great performances in mostly small films, but now finds herself in the year's most talked-about movie". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020.
- ^ a b Callahan 2019, p. 185.
- ^ Callahan 2019, p. 186.
- ^ Variety Staff (December 31, 1993). "The New Age". Variety. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Michael (November 20, 1998). "'Celebrity,' Illusion and Reality". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020.
- ^ Russell, Jamie (August 1, 2003). "The Man Who Sued God (2003)". BBC. Archived from the original on June 29, 2019.
- ^ Rabin, Nathan (October 11, 2002). "Gaudi Afternoon". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on November 23, 2019.
- ^ Stratton, David (November 5, 2002). "Swimming Upstream". Variety. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017.
- ^ Travers, Peter (June 1, 2006). "The Break-Up". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020.
- ^ "Who's Who in Marie Antoinette". The Guardian. London, England. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020.
- ^ Bulbeck, Pip (August 9, 2011). "'The Eye Of The Storm' Wins at Melbourne International Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (June 27, 2012). "To Rome with Love". Chicago Sun-Times. Chicago, Illinois. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020.
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (June 12, 2014). "The Young and Prodigious TS Spivet review – like mixing melted chocolate and bleach". The Guardian. London, England. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020.
- ^ "Worricker: Salting the Battlefield". PBS. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020.
- ^ Ebiri, Bilge (September 20, 2016). "Judy Davis on Letting Go of Judy Garland: 'She Would Have Taken Possession of Me'". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020.
- ^ Grater, Tom; N'Duka, Amanda (March 27, 2021). "Justin Kurzel Sets Caleb Landry Jones, Judy Davis & Essie Davis For Port Arthur Massacre Film 'Nitram'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
- ^ Callahan, Dan (February 5, 2007). "5 for the Day: Judy Davis". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020.
- ^ Joyner, Will (April 18, 1998). "A Matter of Love, Trust And, in Short, Family". The New York Times. New York City, New York. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Judy Davis Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ a b Callahan 2019, p. 188.
- ^ Morrison, Patt (November 30, 2003). "What's Striking About 'The Reagans' Film Is What Isn't There". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020.
- ^ Hernandez, Ernio (March 10, 2004). "Sly Fox Star Richard Dreyfuss and Judy Davis Star in Showtime "Coast to Coast," April 4". Playbill. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020.
- ^ Abernethy, Michael (October 9, 2008). "The Starter Wife: Season Premiere". PopMatters. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020.
- ^ Rooney, David (September 14, 2011). "Page Eight: Toronto Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 21, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ Clarke, Stuart (June 19, 2018). "'Mystery Road,' Judy Davis and Aaron Pedersen Drama Series, Heads to Acorn TV in the U.S." Variety. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020.
- ^ Petski, Denise (January 14, 2019). "'Ratched': Sharon Stone, Cynthia Nixon Among 10 Cast In Ryan Murphy's Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020.
Sources[]
- Callahan, Dan (2019). The Art of American Screen Acting, 1960 to Today. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-1-476-67695-1.
- McFarlane, Brian; Mayer, Geoff (1992). New Australian Cinema: Sources and Parallels in American and British Film. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-38768-2.
External links[]
- Actress filmographies
- Australian filmographies