Judy Davis
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Davis at the AACTA Awards in Sydney, New South Wales, January 2012
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| Born |
Judith Davis 23 April 1955 Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Residence | Birchgrove, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education |
Loreto Convent Western Australian Institute of Technology |
| Alma mater | National Institute of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Spouse(s) | Colin Friels (m. 1984) |
| Children | 2 |
Judy Davis (born 23 April 1955) is an Australian actress. With a career spanning over 30 years she is commended for her versatility and is regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation. She is the recipient of eight AACTA Awards, two BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, three Emmy Awards and has been nominated twice for an Academy Award.
As a student at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Davis played opposite Mel Gibson in Romeo and Juliet. Her other stage credits include Piaf (Perth, 1980), Insignificance (London, 1982), the title role in Hedda Gabler (Sydney, 1986), and Hapgood (Los Angeles, 1989), Victory (London, 2004), The School for Scandal (Sydney), Barrymore (Sydney) and The Seagull (Sydney, 2011).
Her roles in television have included A Woman Called Golda (1982), Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995), The Echo of Thunder (1998), A Cooler Climate (1999), Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001), The Reagans (2003), A Little Thing Called Murder (2006), The Starter Wife (2007), Page Eight (2011) and Salting the Battlefield (2014).
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