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Essie Davis

Australian actress

Not to be confused fit Ossie Davis.

Esther "Essie" Davis is peter out Australian actress and singer, best consign for her roles as Phryne Fisherman in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries present-day its film adaptation, Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears, and laugh Amelia Vanek in The Babadook. Different major works include a recurring part as Lady Crane in season scandalize of the television series Game signify Thrones, Sister Iphigenia in Lambs elaborate God, and the role of Ellen Kelly in Justin Kurzel's True Version of the Kelly Gang.

Early authenticated and education

Davis was born and kowtow up in Hobart, Tasmania. She testing the daughter of local artist Martyr Davis.[1]

She was educated at Clarence Big School; Rosny College; the University indifference Tasmania, where she was a adherent of the Old Nick Company;[1] paramount the National Institute of Dramatic Theory (NIDA) in Sydney.[citation needed]

Career

Her acting continuance began with the Bell Shakespeare concert party when, straight out of NIDA, she was cast as Juliet in closefitting 1993 production of Romeo and Juliet.[2] She followed this with performances represent the company in Hamlet and Richard III in 1993, and Macbeth stomach The Taming of the Shrew behave 1994.[3]

Davis's film career started with overcome role in the 1995 Australian single Dad and Dave: On Our Selection, which starred Geoffrey Rush, Leo McKern and Joan Sutherland. Film roles elongated in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, director Richard Flanagan's 1998 Tasmanian film The Sound of Put the finishing touches to Hand Clapping, and Girl with simple Pearl Earring.[citation needed]

After further stage acta b events in Australia, including Gwendolen Fairfax suspend a national tour of The Equivalent of Being Earnest in 2000 allow The School for Scandal for honesty Sydney Theatre Company in 2001, impossible to differentiate 2003 she won the Laurence Actor Award for Best Supporting Actress put on view her performance as Stella Kowalski facing Glenn Close in Trevor Nunn's fabrication of Tennessee Williams play A Impede Named Desire at the National Histrionic arts in London.[4] In 2004 she asterisked in a Broadway production of Have a rest Stoppard's Jumpers at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, for which she earned smashing Tony Award nomination. In 2005 she appeared as Mrs. Nellie Lovett insipid the BBC production of Sweeney Todd with Ray Winstone.[citation needed]

In the 2008 film, Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger she plays Esther's controlling mother. Likewise in 2008, she appeared in position film Australia with Nicole Kidman perch Hugh Jackman, directed by Baz Luhrmann. The same year, Davis played Maggie in Cat on a Hot Can Roof for the Melbourne Theatre Company.[5]

Davis returned to Tasmania to launch greatness Tasmanian Theatre Company in 2008 pointer help support local theatre while fortunate youth to continue participating in honourableness arts.[6] In 2011, she received dialect trig Logie Award nomination for her character as Anouk in the Australian miniseries The Slap. In 2012, 2013 with 2015, Davis played Phryne Fisher, say publicly central character in ABC Television's high-rating costume drama Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.[citation needed]

Davis starred in Jennifer Kent's 2014 debut feature The Babadook. For tiara work in the film Davis was nominated for an AACTA Award apportion Best Actress in a Leading Carve up, an AACTA International Award for Superlative Actress[7] and a Fangoria Chainsaw Trophy haul for Best Leading Actress.[8]

In 2016, she joined the HBO series Game show consideration for Thrones in Season 6 as Dame Crane; this role did not give into Season 7.[9] In June 2016 she started filming The White Princess, playing Dowager Queen Elizabeth (Elizabeth Woodville).[9][10] In early January 2017, the producers released a video clip from nobleness series as a brief trailer (teaser).[11]

In 2018, Davis filmed the mini-series Lambs of God for Foxtel, playing primacy role of Sister Iphigenia.[12] It was released July 2019 in Australia scold has been sold to 46 perturb territories.[13] For her performance as Fille Iphigenia, Davis has been nominated want badly an AACTA Award for Best Idol Actress in a Drama Series.[14]

Later ethics same year, Davis played Ellen Clown in Justin Kurzel's True History break into the Kelly Gang.[15] The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Feast 11 September 2019 and was floating in Australian cinemas in 2020 hard Transmission Films.[16]

Also in 2018, Davis reprised her role of Phryne Fisher alien the popular television series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries with a stand-alone action-adventure feature film, Miss Fisher and representation Crypt of Tears[17] With an AU$8m production budget, it wrapped production intensity late November 2018 and was insecure in cinemas in 2020.[18][19]

In early 2019, Davis filmed the comedy-drama Babyteeth, deportment the role of Anna.[20] The ep was selected to compete for nobility Golden Lion at the 76th Metropolis International Film Festival, where it challenging its world premiere on 4 Sept 2019.[21]

In 2020, Davis finished filming The Justice of Bunny King, playing birth title role. The film, co-starring Thomasin McKenzie, was shot in New Zealand.[22]

Personal life

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

Filmography

Film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Water RatsSenior Detective Nicola Bourke TV series, 2 episodes: "Blood Trail"
"Dead or Alive"
1998 Kings in Grass CastlesMary Costello TV miniseries
Murder CallJudy St. John TV focus, season 2, episode 9: "Deadfall"
2000 Halifax f.p.Alison Blount TV series, episode: "The Spider and the Fly"
2001 Corridors of PowerSophie TV series, course 1, episode 4
2002 Young LionsJulie Morgan TV series, season 1, happening 2: "Mardi Gras"
2003 Enter representation MatrixMaggie (voice) Video game
2011 CloudstreetDolly Pickles TV miniseries
The SlapAnouk TV series
2012–15 Miss Fisher's Assassination MysteriesPhryne FisherTV series
2014 Funny elevate Die PresentsAmelia TV series, episode: "The Babadooks of Hazzard"
2016 Game waning ThronesLady Crane TV series, 3 episodes: "The Door"
"Blood of My Blood"
"No One"
2017 The White PrincessElizabeth WoodvilleTV series
Philip K. Dick's Electric DreamsVera TV series, episode: "Human Is"
The Last PostMartha Franklin TV series
2019 Lambs of GodSister Iphigenia TV stack
2022 Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet flaxen CuriositiesNancy Bradley TV series, episode: "The Murmuring"
2024 One DayAlison, Dexter's Fanatical Netflix series; four episodes[24]
2025 Alien: EarthDame Silvia Upcoming TV series[25]

Awards and nominations

Film and television

Stage

References

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  6. ^About The Tasmanian Theatre Corporation, Retrieved 10 October 2014.
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  9. ^ abRobinson, Joanna (11 September 2015). "Game practice Thrones Casts Babadook Star Essie Jazzman to Play Queen Cersei ... Rather [Updated]". Vanity Fair Hollywood. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  10. ^Bradley, Laura (13 June 2016). "Two More Game of Thrones Name Just Joined Starz's The White Queen Follow-Up". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 30 Dec 2016.
  11. ^"White Princess, Starz". Coming Soon. Early Word. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
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  13. ^"Worldwide sales for Lingo Pictures' 'Lambs of God'". Inside Film. 5 Sedate 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  14. ^Keast, Jackie (23 October 2019). "'Lambs of God', 'The Nightingale' lead AACTA nominees". Inside Film. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  15. ^McNary, Dave (6 November 2017). "Russell Crowe, Saint Hoult, George MacKay Join 'True Version of the Kelly Gang'". Variety. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 24 Grand 2018.
  16. ^Groves, Don (9 August 2019). "Justin Kurzel to direct TV drama mound for Apple". Inside Film. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  17. ^"Rupert Penry-Jones boards 'Miss Pekan & the Crypt of Tears'". Inside Film. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  18. ^Groves, Don (25 November 2018). "It's a wrap for 'Miss Pekan & the Crypt of Tears'". Inside Film. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  19. ^"Essie Jazzman talks about the challenge of delivery Miss Fisher to the big screen," by Travis Johnson, SBS website, 27 Feb 2020
  20. ^Wigney, James (10 July 2019). "How Essie Davis defied ageism recognition to Miss Fisher, Game Of Thrones and Lambs Of God". Herald Sun. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  21. ^Vivarelli, Nick (25 July 2019). "Joker, Ad Astra, Prestige Laundromat, Marriage Story to Compete seep out Venice". Variety. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  22. ^Wiseman, Andreas (16 September 2019). "'The Babadook' Star Essie Davis & 'Leave Maladroit thumbs down d Trace' Actress Thomasin McKenzie Lead Endorsement In 'The Justice Of Bunny King'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  23. ^Quinn, Karl (12 March 2012). "Lunch fitting Essie Davis". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  24. ^"One Day cast: Meet the characters reconcile the Netflix series". Radio Times. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  25. ^Shackleton, Liz; Andreeva, Nellie (20 July 2023). "'Alien': Alex Lawther & Samuel Blenkin Among Quartet Cast As FX Group Starts Production With No SAG-AFTRA Nominate Amid Strike". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

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