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Judy Davis

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 and has been commended for her versatility and regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation. Frequent collaborator Woody Allen described her as "one of the most exciting actresses in the world". She is the most rewarded recipient of the AACTA Award with nine wins and has received numerous other accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and an Laurence Olivier Award.

After graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, she began her career on the stage and had her film debut in 1977. She rose to international attention with her leading role in the period drama film ''My Brilliant Career'' (1979), winning two BAFTA Awards. This led to starring roles in Hollywood projects, receiving her first Emmy nomination for the docudrama ''A Woman Called Golda'' (1982). She received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress for starring in the historical film ''A Passage to India'' (1984) and Best Supporting Actress for Allen's comedy-drama ''Husbands and Wives'' (1992).

Davis won three Primetime Emmy Awards for starring in the television film ''Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story'' (1995), and the miniseries ''Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows'' (2001) and ''The Starter Wife'' (2007). Her subsequent films include ''Children of the Revolution'' (1996), ''Celebrity'' (1998), ''Marie Antoinette'' (2006), ''The Eye of the Storm'' (2011), ''To Rome with Love'' (2012), ''The Dressmaker'' (2015), and ''Nitram'' (2021). Provided by Wikipedia