Essie Davis
Photograph: Rachell Smith
Acting
Voiceover
Acting
1993-Nomination for Best Newcomer in ROMEO & JULIET-Sydney Theatre Critics Awards. 1995-Nomination for Best Supporting Actresses in ON OUR SELECTION-Australian Film Institute Awards. 2000-Winner Best Actress Tropfest Short Film Festival for MEETING MISTY RAIN. 2000-Nomination for Best Actress in a Telemovie in Halifax fp -Australian Film Institute Awards. 2002 - Nomination for Best Actress for Lady Teazle in SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL, directed by Judi Davis for the STC-Helpman Award. Winner, best supporting actress A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE 2003 Laurence Olivier Awards.AFI Award Winner 2003 for Best Supporting Actress in TV Drama, After the Deluge. Tony Award Nominee 2004, JUMPERS
Film
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
MISS FISHER AND THE CRYPT OF TEARS | Phryne Fisher | Tony Tilse | |
THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG | Ellen Kelly | Justin Kurzel | Daybreak Pictures |
BABYTEETH | Anna | Shannon Murphy | Whitefalk Films |
ASSASSIN'S CREED | Mary Lynch | Justin Kurzel | |
MINDHORN | Patricia Deville | Sean Foley | Scott Free Productions |
THE BABADOOK | Amelia | Jennifer Kent | |
BURNING MAN | Karen | Jonathan Teplitzky | Archer Street Productions |
LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS | Marella, Voice | Zack Snyder | Warner Bros |
SOUTH SOLITARY | Alma | Shirley Barrett | Remote & Blowy Pty Ltd |
THE WEDDING PARTY | Jane | Amanda Jane | A Minchin/Jane Production |
HEY HEY IT'S ESTHER BLUEBURGER | Grace Blueburger | Cathy Randall/ Miriam Stein | |
AUSTRALIA | Cath Carney | Baz Luhrmann | Twentieth Century Fox |
CHARLOTTE'S WEB | Mrs. Arable | Gary Winick | Paramount Pictures |
ISOLATION | Orla | Billy O'Brien | Castle Films |
CODE 46 | Doctor | Michael Winterbottom | Code 46 Productions |
A GIRL WITH THE PEARL EARRING | Castavina | Peter Webber | Archer St/Deluxe |
MATRIX REVOLUTIONS | Maggie | Larry&Andy Wachowski | Warner Bros |
MATRIX RELOADED | Maggie | Larry&Andy Wachowski | Warner Bros |
THE SOUND OF ONE HAND CLAPPING | Jean | Richard Flanagan | |
THE TWO WHEELED TIME MACHINE (short) | Young Alice | David Lowe | |
BLACKROCK | Det. Gilhooley | Steven Vidler | |
LILIAN'S STORY | Zara | Jerzy Domaradkzi | |
RIVER STREET | Wendy | Tony Mahood | House & Morehouse |
ON OUR SELECTION | Kate | George Whaley | ICON Films |
THE CUSTODIAN | Jilly | John Dingwall | |
MEETING MISTY RAIN | Claire | Justin Kurzel | |
TUNNEL VISION | Woman | Robert Connolly |
Television
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
LAMBS OF GOD | Sister Iphigenia | Jeffrey Walker | Foxtel |
THE LAST POST | Martha | Jonny Campbell | BBC |
PHILIP K. DICK'S ELECTRIC DREAMS | Vera | Francesca Gregorini | Channel 4 |
THE WHITE PRINCESS | Lady Elizabeth Grey | Jamie Payne | Starz |
GAME OF THRONES | Lady Crane | Various | HBO |
A POET IN NEW YORK | Caitlin | Aisling Walsh | |
MISS FISHER MYSTERIES | Phyrne Fisher | Various | ABC |
THE SLAP | Anouk | Various | ABC/BBC |
CLOUDSTREET | Dolly | Matthew Saville | |
THE SILENCE | Juliet | Cate Shortland | |
SWEENEY TODD | Mrs Lovett | Dave Moore | Pie Shop Productions/BBC |
AFTER THE DELUGE | Beth | Brendan Maher | Cox Knight Productions |
CORRIDORS OF POWER | Sophie Hamilton | CoxKnight Productions/ ABC | |
HALIFAX F.P | Alison | Halifax 5 Ptt. Ltd | |
KINGS IN GRASS CASTLES | Mary Durack | John Wood | Barron Productions |
THE RIPPER | Evelyn Bookman | Calamari Productions | |
WATER RATS | Nicola Bourke | Quicksilver Productions |
Stage
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
TOT MOM | Nancy Grace | Steven Soderbergh | STC |
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF | Margaret | Gale Edwards | MTC |
JUMPERS | Dottie | David Leveaux | Royal National |
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE | Stella | Trevor Nunn | Royal National Theatre |
HAMLET | Player Queen/Court Lady | John Bell | Bell Shakespeare Co |
JUMPERS | Dorothy | David Leveaux | Royal National Theatre |
MACBETH | Second Witch/Gentlewoman | Bell Shakespeare Co | |
MACBETH | Lady Macbeth | Rodney Fisher | STCSA |
NIGHT ON BALD MOUNTAIN | Stella Summerhayes | Neil Armfield | Company B |
RICHARD III | Jane Shore/Citizen | John Bell | Bell Shakespeare Co |
ROMEO & JULIET | Juliet | John Bell | Bell Shakespeare Co |
THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN | Helen | Maeloisa Stafford | STC |
THE IDIOT | Agalaya | Rodney Fisher | STCSA |
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST | Gwendolen Fairfax | Christopher Morahan | ICA/Triumph Prods/ Savoy Theatre London |
THE ROSE TATOO | Rosa | Rodney Fisher | STCSA |
THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL | Lady Teazle | Judy Davis | STC |
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW | Katherina | John Bell | Bell Shakespeare Co |
TWELFTH NIGHT | Viola | Rodney Fisher | STCSA |
VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE | Catherine | Adam Cooke | Company B |