Essie Davis
Herec, Producent
19. ledna 1970 (56 let)
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. 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.
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. 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.
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Filmography
| 2025 | Alien: Earth · as Dame Sylvia |
| 2025 | The Narrow Road to the Deep North · as Lynette Maison |
| 2025 | Apple Cider Vinegar · as Natalie Dal-Bello |
| 2024 | Exposure (2024) · as Kathy |
| 2024 | One Day (2024) · as Alison |
| 2023 | Faraway Downs · as Cath Carney |
| 2023 | Fungi: The Web of Life · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2022 | Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities · as Nancy Bradley |
| 2021 | Nitram · as Helen |
| 2021 | The Justice of Bunny King · as Bunny King |
| 2020 | Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears · as Phryne Fisher |
| 2019 | Babyteeth · as Anna |
| 2019 | True History of the Kelly Gang · as Ellen Kelly |
| 2019 | Lambs of God · as Sister Iphigenia |
| 2017 | Electric Dreams (2017) · as Vera Herrick |
| 2017 | The Last Post · as Martha Franklin |
| 2017 | True Story With Hamish And Andy · as Dr. Karen |
| 2017 | The White Princess · as Elizabeth Woodville |
| 2016 | Assassin's Creed · as Mary Lynch |
| 2016 | Mindhorn · as Patricia Deville |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | The Babadook · as Amelia VanekNa Plexu |
| 2014 | A Poet in New York · as Caitlin Thomas |
| 2012 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries · as Phryne Fisher |
| 2011 | The Slap · as Anouk |
| 2011 | Burning Man · as KarenNa Plexu |
| 2011 | Cloudstreet · as Dolly Pickles |
| 2011 | Game of Thrones · as Lady Crane |
| 2011 | The Last Time I Saw Michael Gregg · as Lotte |
| 2010 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole · as Marella (voice) |
| 2010 | South Solitary · as Alma Stanley |
| 2010 | The Wedding Party · as Jane |
| 2008 | Australia · as Katherine |
| 2008 | Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger · as Grace Blueburger |
| 2006 | Charlotte's Web · as Mrs. Arable |
| 2006 | The Silence · as Juliet Moore |
| 2006 | Sweeney Todd · as Mrs LovettNa Plexu |
| 2005 | Isolation · as Orla |
| 2003 | Girl with a Pearl Earring · as Catharina Bolnes Vermeer |
| 2003 | The Matrix Revolutions · as Maggie |
| 2003 | Code 46 · as Doctor |
| 2003 | After the Deluge · as Beth |
| 2003 | After The Deluge · as Beth |
| 2003 | The Matrix Reloaded · as Maggie |
| 2003 | Temptation · as Julie |
| 2002 | The Pact · as Helene Davis |
| 2002 | Young Lions · as Julie Morgan |
| 1998 | The Sound of One Hand Clapping · as Jean |
| 1998 | Kings in Grass Castles · as Mary Costello |
| 1997 | The Ripper · as Evelyn Bookman |
| 1997 | Murder Call · as Judy St. John |
| 1997 | Blackrock · as Det. Gilhooley |
| 1996 | River Street · as Wendy Davis |
| 1996 | Lilian's Story · as Zara |
| 1996 | Water Rats · as Senior Detective Nicola Bourke |
| 1995 | |
| 1994 | Halifax FP · as Alison Blount |
| 1993 | The Custodian · as Jilly |
| 2020 | Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears · as Associate Producer |
| 2012 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries · as Associate Producer |
| 2014 | The Babadook: Interviews with the Cast · as Self - Actress |
| 2014 | The Babadook: Behind the Scenes Footage · as Self - Actress |
| 2012 | Sunday Brunch · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight · as Self |
| 2008 | |
| 2004 | The 58th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1995 | Dad and Dave: On Our Selection - On Set Interviews · as Self - Actress |
| 1995 | Dad and Dave: On Our Selection - On Set Footage · as Self - Actress |
| 1966 | Play School (1966) · as Self |