My Take
Judy Davis is one of those actors who makes you feel slightly inadequate for ever being impressed by anyone else — she's just that good. Growing up in Perth and training at Curtin University before breaking out internationally, she built a reputation for playing brittle, complicated women with an intensity that never tips into melodrama, and that's an incredibly rare skill. Three Primetime Emmy wins across different decades tells you this isn't a one-era wonder. Woody Allen calling her "one of the most exciting actresses in the world" isn't hype — watch her in anything and you'll get it within minutes. She's been named an Australian National Living Treasure, which frankly undersells her. The fact that she stays largely out of the celebrity machine and just keeps delivering extraordinary work makes her even more compelling to me.
Overview
Judith Davis (born 23 April 1955) is an Australian actress. In a career spanning over four decades of both screen and stage, she is known for portraying brittle, neurotic women in independent film. She is commended for her versatility and regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation with collaborator Woody Allen describing her as "one of the most exciting actresses in the world".
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Judy Davis
- Name (Japanese)
- ジュディ・デイヴィス
- Reading
- じゅでぃ・でいゔぃす
- Born
- April 23, 1955 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Goat
- Origin
- Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Curtin University
Awards & achievements
- Australian National Living Treasure
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
- 2001 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
- 1995 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
- 2007 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.