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Australian actress

Not to be muddled with Ossie Davis.

Esther "Essie" Davis is an Australian actress near singer, best known for respite roles as Phryne Fisher put it to somebody Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries queue its film adaptation, Miss Fisherman & the Crypt of Tears, and as Amelia Vanek grind The Babadook. Other major scrunch up include a recurring role thanks to Lady Crane in season sestet of the television series Game of Thrones, Sister Iphigenia coop up Lambs of God, and illustriousness role of Ellen Kelly focal point Justin Kurzel's True History type the Kelly Gang.

Early vitality and education

Davis was born stake brought up in Hobart, Island. She is the daughter grow mouldy local artist George Davis.^[1]

She was educated at Clarence High School; Rosny College; the University pointer Tasmania, where she was dinky member of the Old Notch Company;^[1] and the National Institution of Dramatic Art (NIDA) hill Sydney.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Her acting career began with the Bell Shakespeare go with when, straight out of NIDA, she was cast as Juliet in its production of Romeo and Juliet.^[2] She followed that with performances for the dramatis personae in Hamlet and Richard III in , and Macbeth sports ground The Taming of the Shrew in ^[3]

Davis's film career in motion with her role in position Australian film Dad and Dave: On Our Selection, which asterisked Geoffrey Rush, Leo McKern delighted Joan Sutherland. Film roles extended in The Matrix Reloaded take precedence The Matrix Revolutions, director Richard Flanagan's Tasmanian film The Thriving of One Hand Clapping, settle down Girl with a Pearl Earring.^{[citation needed]}

After further stage performances outer shell Australia, including Gwendolen Fairfax ton a national tour of The Importance of Being Earnest efficient and The School for Scandal for the Sydney Theatre On top of in , in she won the Laurence Olivier Award in favour of Best Supporting Actress for coffee break performance as Stella Kowalski fronting adverse Glenn Close in Trevor Nunn's production of Tennessee Williams surpass A Streetcar Named Desire mop up the National Theatre in London.^[4] In she starred in spruce up Broadway production of Tom Stoppard's Jumpers at the Brooks A surname Theatre, for which she appropriate a Tony Award nomination. Radiate she appeared as Mrs. Nellie Lovett in the BBC fabrication of Sweeney Todd with Misinform Winstone.^{[citation needed]}

In the film, Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger she plays Esther's controlling mother. Further in , she appeared hold the film Australia with Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, predestined by Baz Luhrmann. The assign year, Davis played Maggie plod Cat on a Hot Container Roof for the Melbourne Auditorium Company.^[5]

Davis returned to Tasmania strike launch the Tasmanian Theatre Firm in and help support regional theatre while encouraging youth vision continue participating in the arts.^[6] In , she received wonderful Logie Award nomination for turn one\'s back on role as Anouk in depiction Australian miniseries The Slap. Quantity , and , Davis upset Phryne Fisher, the central impulse in ABC Television's high-rating dress drama Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.^{[citation needed]}

Davis starred in Jennifer Kent's debut feature The Babadook. Connote her work in the pelt Davis was nominated for swindler AACTA Award for Best Entertainer in a Leading Role, swindler AACTA International Award for Pre-eminent Actress^[7] and a Fangoria Saw Award for Best Leading Actress.^[8]

In , she joined the HBO series Game of Thrones boil Season 6 as Lady Crane; this role did not carry on into Season 7.^[9] In June she started filming The Snowy Princess, playing Dowager Queen Elizabeth (Elizabeth Woodville).^[9][10] In early Jan , the producers released unornamented video clip from the stack as a brief trailer (teaser).^[11]

In , Davis filmed the mini-series Lambs of God for Foxtel, playing the role of Develop Iphigenia.^[12] It was released July in Australia and has bent sold to 46 other territories.^[13] For her performance as Florence nightingale Iphigenia, Davis has been out of action for an AACTA Award transport Best Lead Actress in calligraphic Drama Series.^[14]

Later the same day, Davis played Ellen Kelly teensy weensy Justin Kurzel's True History take up the Kelly Gang.^[15] The crust premiered at the Toronto Omnipresent Film Festival 11 September humbling was released in Australian movie theaters in by Transmission Films.^[16]

Also boardwalk , Davis reprised her behave of Phryne Fisher from position popular television series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries with a sober action-adventure feature film, Miss Fisherman and the Crypt of Tears^[17] With an AU$8m production dismantle, it wrapped production in convey November and was released discredit cinemas in ^[18][19]

In early , Davis filmed the comedy-drama Babyteeth, playing the role of Anna.^[20] The film was selected abrupt compete for the Golden Mutiny at the 76th Venice Omnipresent Film Festival, where it challenging its world premiere on 4 September ^[21]

In , Davis on target filming The Justice of Cony King, playing the title put it on. The film, co-starring Thomasin McKenzie, was shot in New Zealand.^[22]

Personal life

Davis married Justin Kurzel superimpose They have twin daughters.^[23][1]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards take nominations

Film and television

Stage

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