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Essie Davis

Acting

Born: 1970-01-19
From: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Gender: Female
Popularity: 1.5

Also Known As

Esther "Essie" DavisEssie Davies

Biography

Essie Davis is an Australian actress. Born and raised in Hobart, Tasmania, she is the daughter of locally famed artist George Davis. She emerged from the Old Nick Company at the University of Tasmania in the late 1980s and has gone on to appear in Hollywood movies. She is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney. Her career started after her role in the all Australian movie Dad and Dave: On Our Selection (1995), also starring other prestigious actors such as Geoffrey Rush, Leo McKern, and Joan Sutherland. Her most famous movie roles are in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, Richard Flanagan's 1998 Tasmanian film The Sound of One Hand Clapping, and Girl with a Pearl Earring. In 2003 she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for her UK performance in the Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire. In 2004 she starred in a Broadway production of Tom Stoppard's Jumpers, for which she earned a Tony nomination. In 2005 she appeared as Mrs. Nellie Lovett in the BBC production of Sweeney Todd with Ray Winstone. In the 2008 film Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger she plays Esther's controlling mother.

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Awards & Nominations6 won · 17 nominated

🏆 Won

AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Nitram

2021
🏆 Won

AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Babyteeth

2020
Nominated

AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama

Lambs of God

2019
Nominated

Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

2016
Nominated

Logie Award for Most Popular Actress

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

2016
Nominated

Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress in a Series

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

2016
🏆 Won

Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress

The Babadook

2015
Nominated

AACTA International Award for Best Actress

The Babadook

2015
Nominated

Saturn Award for Best Actress

The Babadook

2015
Nominated

Empire Award for Best Newcomer

The Babadook

2015
Nominated

AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

The Babadook

2015
🏆 Won

Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award

The Babadook

2014
Nominated

Logie Award for Most Popular Actress

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

2014
Nominated

AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

2013
Nominated

AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Burning Man

2013
Nominated

Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress in a Series

The Slap

2012
Nominated

AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama

Cloudstreet

2012
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play

Jumpers

2004
🏆 Won

Laurence Olivier Awards

A Streetcar Named Desire

2003
🏆 Won

AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama

After the Deluge

2003
Nominated

Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Play

The School for Scandal

2002
Nominated

AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama

Halifax f.p.

2000
Nominated

AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Dad and Dave: On Our Selection

1995

Acting53 titles

Young Lions
10.0
Series

Young Lions

2002Drama
Kings in Grass Castles
9.0
Series

Kings in Grass Castles

1998Drama
Game of Thrones
8.5
Series

Game of Thrones

2011-2019Sci-Fi
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
7.7
Series

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

2012-2015Thriller
One Day
7.7
Series

One Day

2024Drama
The White Princess
7.7
Series

The White Princess

2017Drama
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
7.5
Series

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

2022Drama
Alien: Earth
7.3
Series

Alien: Earth

2025 - ...Sci-Fi
The Justice of Bunny King
7.2
Movie

The Justice of Bunny King

2021Drama
The Matrix Reloaded
7.1
Movie

The Matrix Reloaded

2003Action
Cloudstreet
7.0
Series

Cloudstreet

2011Drama
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
7.0
Series

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

2017-2018Sci-Fi
South Solitary
6.9
Movie

South Solitary

2010Drama
Babyteeth
6.9
Movie

Babyteeth

2020Drama
Nitram
6.9
Movie

Nitram

2021Thriller
Faraway Downs
6.9
Series

Faraway Downs

2023Action
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
6.8
Cartoon

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

2010Animation
The Matrix Revolutions
6.8
Movie

The Matrix Revolutions

2003Action
Dad and Dave: On Our Selection
6.7
Movie

Dad and Dave: On Our Selection

1995Comedy
Apple Cider Vinegar
6.7
Series

Apple Cider Vinegar

2025Drama
Girl with a Pearl Earring
6.6
Movie

Girl with a Pearl Earring

2003Drama
Australia
6.6
Movie

Australia

2008Action
The Last Post
6.6
Series

The Last Post

2017Drama
The Slap
6.6
Series

The Slap

2011Drama
The Babadook
6.5
Movie

The Babadook

2014Drama
Fungi: The Web of Life
6.5
Movie

Fungi: The Web of Life

2023Documentary
Sweeney Todd
6.3
Movie

Sweeney Todd

2006Drama
The Silence
6.3
Movie

The Silence

2006Thriller
Charlotte's Web
6.2
Movie

Charlotte's Web

2006Comedy
Code 46
6.2
Movie

Code 46

2003Drama
Halifax f.p.
6.2
Series

Halifax f.p.

1994-2002Drama
Mindhorn
6.1
Movie

Mindhorn

2016Comedy
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears
6.1
Movie

Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears

2020Drama
The Two-Wheeled Time Machine
6.0
Movie

The Two-Wheeled Time Machine

1997Sci-Fi
Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger
5.9
Movie

Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger

2008Comedy
Burning Man
5.9
Movie

Burning Man

2011Drama
They Call Him Mister Babadook: The Making of The Babadook
5.9
Movie

They Call Him Mister Babadook: The Making of The Babadook

2015Documentary
True History of the Kelly Gang
5.9
Movie

True History of the Kelly Gang

2019Thriller
Lambs of God
5.8
Series

Lambs of God

2019Drama
The Ripper
5.6
Movie

The Ripper

1997Drama
Blackrock
5.5
Movie

Blackrock

1997Drama
Isolation
5.5
Movie

Isolation

2005Horror
Assassin's Creed
5.4
Movie

Assassin's Creed

2016Action
A Poet in New York
5.3
Movie

A Poet in New York

2014Drama
The Wedding Party
5.0
Movie

The Wedding Party

2010Comedy
Lilian's Story
5.0
Movie

Lilian's Story

1996Drama
The Pact
4.7
Movie

The Pact

2003Thriller
The Custodian
4.5
Movie

The Custodian

1994Drama
After the Deluge
4.3
Series

After the Deluge

2003Drama
River Street
4.0
Movie

River Street

1997Comedy
The Sound of One Hand Clapping
3.6
Movie

The Sound of One Hand Clapping

1998Drama
After the Deluge
0
Movie

After the Deluge

2003Drama
Play School
0
Series

Play School

1966 - ...Drama

Production1 title

Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears
6.1
Movie

Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears

2020Drama

Crew1 title

Emu Runner
5.5
Movie

Emu Runner

2019Drama