Essie Davis
Birth Place: Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
Latest News on Essie Davis:
How Many Tom Stoppard Plays Have Been Performed on Broadway? (Oct 2, 2022)
Imagine This Women's International Film Festival Announces Lineup For Seventh Annual Film Festival (Sep 6, 2022)
GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S CABINET OF CURIOSITIES Sets October Netflix Premiere (Aug 15, 2022)
How Many Tom Stoppard Plays Have Been Performed on Broadway? (Oct 2, 2022)
Imagine This Women's International Film Festival Announces Lineup For Seventh Annual Film Festival (Sep 6, 2022)
GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S CABINET OF CURIOSITIES Sets October Netflix Premiere (Aug 15, 2022)
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Movies
The Custodian
[ 1993 ] Jilly
[ 1993 ] Jilly
Dad and Dave: On Our Selection
[ 1995 ] Kate
[ 1995 ] Kate
River Street
[ 1996 ] Wendy Davis
[ 1996 ] Wendy Davis
Lilian's Story
[ 1996 ] Zara
[ 1996 ] Zara
Blackrock
[ 1997 ] Det.Gilhooley
[ 1997 ] Det.Gilhooley
The Sound of One Hand Clapping
[ 1998 ] Jean
[ 1998 ] Jean
The Pact
[ 2002 ] Helene Davis
[ 2002 ] Helene Davis
Girl with a Pearl Earring
[ 2003 ] Catharina
[ 2003 ] Catharina
Code 46
[ 2003 ] Doctor
[ 2003 ] Doctor
The Matrix Reloaded
[ 2003 ] Maggie
[ 2003 ] Maggie
The Matrix Revolutions
[ 2003 ] Maggie
[ 2003 ] Maggie
Isolation
[ 2005 ] Orla
[ 2005 ] Orla
Charlotte's Web
[ 2006 ] Mrs. Arable
[ 2006 ] Mrs. Arable
Australia
[ 2008 ] Cath Carney
[ 2008 ] Cath Carney
Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger
[ 2008 ] Grace Blueburger
[ 2008 ] Grace Blueburger
South Solitary
[ 2010 ] Alma Stanley
[ 2010 ] Alma Stanley
The Wedding Party
[ 2010 ] Jane
[ 2010 ] Jane
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
[ 2010 ] Marella
[ 2010 ] Marella
Burning Man
[ 2011 ] Karen
[ 2011 ] Karen
The Babadook
[ 2014 ] Amelia Vanek
[ 2014 ] Amelia Vanek
Assassin's Creed
[ 2016 ] Cal's Mother
[ 2016 ] Cal's Mother
Mindhorn
[ 2016 ] Patricia Deville
[ 2016 ] Patricia Deville
Babyteeth
[ 2019 ] Anna
[ 2019 ] Anna
True History of the Kelly Gang
[ 2019 ] Ellen Kelly
[ 2019 ] Ellen Kelly
Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears
[ 2020 ] Phryne Fisher
[ 2020 ] Phryne Fisher
The Justice of Bunny King
[ 2021 ] Bunny
[ 2021 ] Bunny
Nitram
[ 2021 ] Helen
[ 2021 ] Helen
TV Shows
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Phryne Fisher
Phryne Fisher
Awards and Nominations
Tony Awards - 2004 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Essie Davis, Jumpers
winner
Olivier Awards - 2003 - Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Essie Davis, A Streetcar Named Desire
Videos
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News
How Many Tom Stoppard Plays Have Been Performed on Broadway?
Leopoldstadt marks the 19th production of a Tom Stoppard play to open on Broadway since Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead opened 55 years ago. Stoppard has won four Best Play Tony Awards, more than any other playwright in history. What are the 18 other productions of Tom Stoppard plays to open on Broadway? Let's take a look back!
Leopoldstadt marks the 19th production of a Tom Stoppard play to open on Broadway since Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead opened 55 years ago. Stoppard has won four Best Play Tony Awards, more than any other playwright in history. What are the 18 other productions of Tom Stoppard plays to open on Broadway? Let's take a look back!
Imagine This Women's International Film Festival Announces Lineup For Seventh Annual Film Festival
Imagine This Productions has announced the 136 films and 17 screenplays named as finalists for 2022 Imagine This Women's International Film Festival (ITWIFF), which will be presented in a hybrid format in New York from Sept. 23 to Oct. 2, 2022.
Imagine This Productions has announced the 136 films and 17 screenplays named as finalists for 2022 Imagine This Women's International Film Festival (ITWIFF), which will be presented in a hybrid format in New York from Sept. 23 to Oct. 2, 2022.
GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S CABINET OF CURIOSITIES Sets October Netflix Premiere
In CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, acclaimed Academy Award-winning filmmaker and creator, executive producer and co-showrunner Guillermo del Toro has curated a collection of unprecedented and genre-defining stories meant to challenge our traditional notions of horror. Watch a new video first look at the series now!
In CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, acclaimed Academy Award-winning filmmaker and creator, executive producer and co-showrunner Guillermo del Toro has curated a collection of unprecedented and genre-defining stories meant to challenge our traditional notions of horror. Watch a new video first look at the series now!
VIDEO: NITRAM Film Trailer Released Ahead of Premiere
The film stars Caleb Landry Jones, Essie Davis, Oscar nominee Judy Davis, and Anthony LaPaglia. Directed by Justin Kurzel, the film was written by Shaun Grant. NITRAM explores the events leading up to the real-life devastating mass shooting in Port Arthur, Australia. It's an intimate depiction of the man and events that led up to the tragedy.
The film stars Caleb Landry Jones, Essie Davis, Oscar nominee Judy Davis, and Anthony LaPaglia. Directed by Justin Kurzel, the film was written by Shaun Grant. NITRAM explores the events leading up to the real-life devastating mass shooting in Port Arthur, Australia. It's an intimate depiction of the man and events that led up to the tragedy.
Guillermo Del Toro's CABINET OF CURIOSITIES on Netflix Sets Cast
The cast includes F. Murray Abraham, Andrew Lincoln, Glynn Turman, and more! In the series, Guillermo del Toro has curated a collection of unprecedented and genre-defining stories meant to challenge our traditional notions of horror.
The cast includes F. Murray Abraham, Andrew Lincoln, Glynn Turman, and more! In the series, Guillermo del Toro has curated a collection of unprecedented and genre-defining stories meant to challenge our traditional notions of horror.
Acorn TV Original Detective Series AGATHA RAISIN S3 Debuts On DVD 5/26
Acorn TV features the DVD debut of Acorn TV Original popular comedic mystery, AGATHA RAISIN, Series 3 on May 26, 2020. Emmy and SAG-nominated actress Ashley Jensen (Extras, Catastrophe, Love, Lies & Records) is back in the P.I business as she resumes the comic antics, crafty know-how, and chic fashions of the charismatic sleuth in the quintessentially British village mystery based on the bestselling novels by M.C. Beaton.
Acorn TV features the DVD debut of Acorn TV Original popular comedic mystery, AGATHA RAISIN, Series 3 on May 26, 2020. Emmy and SAG-nominated actress Ashley Jensen (Extras, Catastrophe, Love, Lies & Records) is back in the P.I business as she resumes the comic antics, crafty know-how, and chic fashions of the charismatic sleuth in the quintessentially British village mystery based on the bestselling novels by M.C. Beaton.
PLAY OF THE DAY! Today's Play: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE By Tennessee Williams
During this time when productions all over the world have been put on pause, we are coming together to celebrate plays that have left their mark on theater history.
During this time when productions all over the world have been put on pause, we are coming together to celebrate plays that have left their mark on theater history.
Acorn TV Presents MISS FISHER AND THE CRYPT OF TEARS
AMC Networks' Acorn TV expands the brand of the internationally-renowned Australian series and one of their most popular shows, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries with their first feature film to stream exclusively on Monday, March 23 and to screen in select U.S. theaters.
AMC Networks' Acorn TV expands the brand of the internationally-renowned Australian series and one of their most popular shows, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries with their first feature film to stream exclusively on Monday, March 23 and to screen in select U.S. theaters.
Acorn TV Announces 2020 Lineup
AMC Networks' Acorn TV - North America's largest streamer devoted to British and international television - has announced a stellar 2020 lineup, consisting of five commissioned Acorn TV Originals. As the largest streamer devoted to a specialized audience, Acorn TV is the ultimate destination of high-quality, world class dramas, mysteries and comedies from all sides of the pond.
AMC Networks' Acorn TV - North America's largest streamer devoted to British and international television - has announced a stellar 2020 lineup, consisting of five commissioned Acorn TV Originals. As the largest streamer devoted to a specialized audience, Acorn TV is the ultimate destination of high-quality, world class dramas, mysteries and comedies from all sides of the pond.
Acorn TV Acquires New UK Drama DEADWATER FELL Starring David Tennant
AMC Networks' Acorn TV has acquired exclusive North American rights to new four-part British drama Deadwater Fell from Endemol Shine International. Acorn TV General Manager Matthew Graham announced the news today at the winter Television Critics Association tour. Produced by Kudos and filmed in picturesque Scotland, the darkly gripping drama's stellar ensemble cast features David Tennant (Broadchurch, Doctor Who, Good Omens), Cush Jumbo (The Good Fight, The Good Wife, Vera), Matthew McNulty (Versailles, Cleaning Up, The Terror) and Anna Madeley (Patrick Melrose, The Crown, Utopia). The miniseries is created and written by Daisy Coulam (Grantchester, Humans) and directed by Lynsey Miller (The Boy with the Topknot, Eve). The Channel 4 series will make its US Premiere as an Acorn TV Original in April 2020.
AMC Networks' Acorn TV has acquired exclusive North American rights to new four-part British drama Deadwater Fell from Endemol Shine International. Acorn TV General Manager Matthew Graham announced the news today at the winter Television Critics Association tour. Produced by Kudos and filmed in picturesque Scotland, the darkly gripping drama's stellar ensemble cast features David Tennant (Broadchurch, Doctor Who, Good Omens), Cush Jumbo (The Good Fight, The Good Wife, Vera), Matthew McNulty (Versailles, Cleaning Up, The Terror) and Anna Madeley (Patrick Melrose, The Crown, Utopia). The miniseries is created and written by Daisy Coulam (Grantchester, Humans) and directed by Lynsey Miller (The Boy with the Topknot, Eve). The Channel 4 series will make its US Premiere as an Acorn TV Original in April 2020.
Photo Flash: Jacki Weaver, Drag Queens, and More Attend the World Premiere of STAGE MOTHER at PSIFF
Last night, the Palm Springs International Film Festival hosted the World Premiere of Stage Mother, a comedic drama starring Jacki Weaver, Lucy Lui and Adrian Grenier about a conservative church choir director who inherits a drag club in San Francisco from the son from whom she became estranged when he came out.
Last night, the Palm Springs International Film Festival hosted the World Premiere of Stage Mother, a comedic drama starring Jacki Weaver, Lucy Lui and Adrian Grenier about a conservative church choir director who inherits a drag club in San Francisco from the son from whom she became estranged when he came out.
IFC Will Distribute BABYTEETH
Variety reports that Eliza Scanlen-led drama 'Babyteeth' will be distributed by IFC Films in North America.
Variety reports that Eliza Scanlen-led drama 'Babyteeth' will be distributed by IFC Films in North America.
TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG Lands at IFC
Deadline reports that IFC Films has acquired the rights to 'True History of the Kelly Gang.' The film stars George MacKay, Russel Crowe, and Nicholas Hoult, and is directed by Justin Kurzel.
Deadline reports that IFC Films has acquired the rights to 'True History of the Kelly Gang.' The film stars George MacKay, Russel Crowe, and Nicholas Hoult, and is directed by Justin Kurzel.
Casting Announced For FIRST LOVE IS THE REVOLUTION
Basti is having a rough go of it without his mom, and Rdeca is struggling just to make her first kill. When this 14 year-old boy and this young fox connect, the world just seems to make a whole lot more sense. Rita Kalnejais' First Love is the Revolution is a wild take on the timeless tale of star-crossed lovers - from different sides of the animal kingdom.
Basti is having a rough go of it without his mom, and Rdeca is struggling just to make her first kill. When this 14 year-old boy and this young fox connect, the world just seems to make a whole lot more sense. Rita Kalnejais' First Love is the Revolution is a wild take on the timeless tale of star-crossed lovers - from different sides of the animal kingdom.
Acorn TV Announces the Return of MISS FISHER
Marking the return of one of Australia's greatest heroines and one of its most successful series worldwide with fans and media alike, Acorn TV is thrilled to announce at the winter Television Critics Association tour that it will be the exclusive North American partner for the new feature film MISS FISHER AND THE CRYPT OF TEARS starring Essie Davis, as well as a new spin-off, 1960s-set series MS FISHER'S MODERN MURDER MYSTERIES in a deal with international distributor all3media international. Every Cloud Productions' Fiona Eagger and Deb Cox are executive producing the film and series. Acorn TV will exclusively premiere the film and the Acorn TV Original series in North America in 2019 with the feature film also showing in select theatres. Featuring “the most robust, reliable selection of European, British, Canadian and Australian shows” (The New York Times), Acorn TV is North America's largest streaming service specializing in British and international television from RLJ Entertainment.
Marking the return of one of Australia's greatest heroines and one of its most successful series worldwide with fans and media alike, Acorn TV is thrilled to announce at the winter Television Critics Association tour that it will be the exclusive North American partner for the new feature film MISS FISHER AND THE CRYPT OF TEARS starring Essie Davis, as well as a new spin-off, 1960s-set series MS FISHER'S MODERN MURDER MYSTERIES in a deal with international distributor all3media international. Every Cloud Productions' Fiona Eagger and Deb Cox are executive producing the film and series. Acorn TV will exclusively premiere the film and the Acorn TV Original series in North America in 2019 with the feature film also showing in select theatres. Featuring “the most robust, reliable selection of European, British, Canadian and Australian shows” (The New York Times), Acorn TV is North America's largest streaming service specializing in British and international television from RLJ Entertainment.
Kevin Jackson Directs New Australian Play on PTSD, 'MUM, ME, AND THE I.E.D'
Kevin Jackson is directing this new Australian play on the complexities and ravages of PTSD on Australian soldiers and their families.
Kevin Jackson is directing this new Australian play on the complexities and ravages of PTSD on Australian soldiers and their families.
Australian TV Series MISS FISHER'S MURDER MYSTERIES to Get Film Adaptation
According to Variety, 'Game of Thrones” star Essie Davis will take the title role in “Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears,” an Australian-made murder mystery film.
According to Variety, 'Game of Thrones” star Essie Davis will take the title role in “Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears,” an Australian-made murder mystery film.
Amazon Prime Debuts Original Anthology Series PHILIP K. DICK'S ELECTRIC DREAMS, Today
Amazon announced that its new sci-fi anthology series PHILIP K. DICK'S ELECTRIC DREAMS will premiere today, January 12, exclusively on Prime Video.
Amazon announced that its new sci-fi anthology series PHILIP K. DICK'S ELECTRIC DREAMS will premiere today, January 12, exclusively on Prime Video.
Amazon Prime Debuts Original Anthology Series PHILIP K. DICK'S ELECTRIC DREAMS, 1/12
Amazon announced that its new sci-fi anthology series PHILIP K. DICK'S ELECTRIC DREAMS will premiere on Friday, January 12, exclusively on Prime Video.
Amazon announced that its new sci-fi anthology series PHILIP K. DICK'S ELECTRIC DREAMS will premiere on Friday, January 12, exclusively on Prime Video.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many Broadway shows has Essie Davis been in?
Essie Davis has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.
How many West End shows has Essie Davis been in?
Essie Davis has not appeared in the West End.
What awards has Essie Davis been nominated for?
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Jumpers and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Olivier Awards) for A Streetcar Named Desire.
What awards has Essie Davis won?
Essie Davis won the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in A Streetcar Named Desire.
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