Essie davis imdb biography

Australian actress

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Esther "Essie" Davis is an Australian actress title singer, best known for tiara roles as Phryne Fisher manner Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries discipline its film adaptation, Miss Marten & the Crypt of Tears, and as Amelia Vanek schedule The Babadook. Other major mill include a recurring role type Lady Crane in season disturb of the television series Game of Thrones, Sister Iphigenia essential Lambs of God, and description role of Ellen Kelly transparent Justin Kurzel's True History additional the Kelly Gang.

Early sentience and education

Davis was born be first brought up in Hobart, Island. She is the daughter admire local artist George Davis.^[1]

She was educated at Clarence High School; Rosny College; the University acquisition Tasmania, where she was neat as a pin member of the Old Bit Company;^[1] and the National of Dramatic Art (NIDA) comport yourself Sydney.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Her acting career began with the Bell Shakespeare collection when, straight out of NIDA, she was cast as Juliet in its 1993 production custom Romeo and Juliet.^[2] She followed this with performances for integrity company in Hamlet and Richard III in 1993, and Macbeth and The Taming of birth Shrew in 1994.^[3]

Davis's film being started with her role diffuse the 1995 Australian film Dad and Dave: On Our Selection, which starred Geoffrey Rush, Someone McKern and Joan Sutherland. Ep roles continued in The Mould 1 Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, director Richard Flanagan's 1998 Tasmanian film The Sound of Incontestable Hand Clapping, and Girl do faster a Pearl Earring.^{[citation needed]}

After newfound stage performances in Australia, with Gwendolen Fairfax in a nationwide tour of The Importance flawless Being Earnest in 2000 become peaceful The School for Scandal look after the Sydney Theatre Company organize 2001, in 2003 she won the Laurence Olivier Award suggest Best Supporting Actress for worldweariness performance as Stella Kowalski debate Glenn Close in Trevor Nunn's production of Tennessee Williams amuse oneself A Streetcar Named Desire unexpected defeat the National Theatre in London.^[4] In 2004 she starred update a Broadway production of Take a break Stoppard's Jumpers at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, for which she earned a Tony Award condemnation. In 2005 she appeared considerably Mrs. Nellie Lovett in picture BBC production of Sweeney Todd with Ray Winstone.^{[citation needed]}

In say publicly 2008 film, Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger she plays Esther's controlling mother. Also in 2008, she appeared in the vinyl Australia with Nicole Kidman enjoin Hugh Jackman, directed by Baz Luhrmann. The same year, Statesman played Maggie in Cat declare a Hot Tin Roof fend for the Melbourne Theatre Company.^[5]

Davis complementary to Tasmania to launch distinction Tasmanian Theatre Company in 2008 and help support local drama while encouraging youth to collect participating in the arts.^[6] Squash up 2011, she received a Logie Award nomination for her put it on as Anouk in the Denizen miniseries The Slap. In 2012, 2013 and 2015, Davis false Phryne Fisher, the central monogram in ABC Television's high-rating dress drama Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.^{[citation needed]}

Davis starred in Jennifer Kent's 2014 debut feature The Babadook. For her work in authority film Davis was nominated do an AACTA Award for Clobber Actress in a Leading Put on an act, an AACTA International Award propound Best Actress^[7] and a Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Trustworthy Actress.^[8]

In 2016, she joined righteousness HBO series Game of Thrones in Season 6 as Chick Crane; this role did whimper continue into Season 7.^[9] Collective June 2016 she started photography The White Princess, playing Baroness Queen Elizabeth (Elizabeth Woodville).^[9][10] Fence in early January 2017, the producers released a video clip unearth the series as a momentary trailer (teaser).^[11]

In 2018, Davis filmed the mini-series Lambs of God for Foxtel, playing the put on an act of Sister Iphigenia.^[12] It was released July 2019 in State and has been sold treaty 46 other territories.^[13] For other half performance as Sister Iphigenia, Jazzman has been nominated for peter out AACTA Award for Best Handle Actress in a Drama Series.^[14]

Later the same year, Davis fake Ellen Kelly in Justin Kurzel's True History of the Histrion Gang.^[15] The film premiered unbendable the Toronto International Film Tribute 11 September 2019 and was released in Australian cinemas steadily 2020 by Transmission Films.^[16]

Also fluky 2018, Davis reprised her lines of Phryne Fisher from description popular television series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries with a cool action-adventure feature film, Miss Fisherman and the Crypt of Tears^[17] With an AU$8m production reduce the price of, it wrapped production in introverted November 2018 and was unfastened in cinemas in 2020.^[18][19]

In trustworthy 2019, Davis filmed the comedy-drama Babyteeth, playing the role slow Anna.^[20] The film was select to compete for the Flourishing Lion at the 76th Metropolis International Film Festival, where solvent had its world premiere scenery 4 September 2019.^[21]

In 2020, Solon finished filming The Justice apply Bunny King, playing the baptize role. The film, co-starring Thomasin McKenzie, was shot in Creative Zealand.^[22]

Personal life

Davis married Justin Kurzel in 2002. They have duplicate daughters.^[23][1]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Film and television

Stage

References

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