Essie Davis

Essie Davis Movies and TV Shows

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   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. She has recently completed filming the movie Australia with Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, directed by Baz Luhrmann. In 2008 Davis played Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof for the Melbourne Theatre Company. She returned to Tasmania to launch the "The Tasmanian Theatre Company" in 2008 and help support local theatre whilst encouraging youth to continue participating in the arts. Description above from the Wikipedia article Essie Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal info

  • Gender: Female
  • Date of birth: 1/19/1970 (54 years old)
  • Place of birth: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
One Day
IMDB 8.2
TMDB 80%
role:
Alison Mayhew
2024

Drama

8.2
80%
Nitram
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 69%
role:
Helen
2021

Crime

Drama

7.1
69%
2021
6.7
74%
Babyteeth
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 69%
role:
Anna
2020

Comedy

Drama

Romance

7.2
69%
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 58%
role:
Associate Producer & 1 more
2020

Adventure

Drama

Mystery

6.0
58%
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2019

Crime

Drama

History

6.0
59%
Lambs of God
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 60%
role:
Sister Iphigenia
2019

Drama

7.3
60%
The White Princess
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 79%
role:
Elizabeth Woodville
Not available
2017

Drama

7.5
79%
Not available
Assassin's Creed
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 54%
role:
Mary Lynch
2016

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.6
54%
Mindhorn
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 61%
role:
Patricia Deville
Not available
2016

Comedy

6.3
61%
Not available
The Babadook
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 65%
role:
Amelia Vanek
2014

Drama

Horror

6.8
65%
2012

Crime

Drama

Mystery

8.2
77%
The Slap
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 70%
role:
Anouk
2011

Drama

7.5
70%
Burning Man
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 61%
role:
Karen
2011

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.4
61%
2010

Adventure

Animation

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.9
68%
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Australia
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 66%
role:
Katherine
2008

Adventure

Drama

Romance

6.6
66%
Charlotte's Web
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 62%
role:
Mrs. Arable
2006

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
62%
Isolation
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 54%
role:
Orla
2005

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.6
54%
Girl with a Pearl Earring
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 66%
role:
Catharina Bolnes Vermeer
Not available
2003

Drama

Romance

6.9
66%
Not available
2003

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7
67%
Code 46
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 62%
role:
Doctor
2003

Drama

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1
62%
2003

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.2
70%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Essie Davis are, for example, One Day, Nitram and The Justice of Bunny King.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, iTunes and Amazon.
The best Anystream ratings are One Day (8.1), Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (8.0) and The Slap (7.3).
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