Embeth Davidtz

Embeth Davidtz

Oyuncu Doğum: 1965-08-11 • Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Biyografi

Embeth Jean Davidtz (born August 11, 1965) is an American-born South African actress and director. She has appeared in movies such as Schindler's List, Matilda, Bridget Jones's Diary, and The Amazing Spider-Man, and in the television series In Treatment, Californication, and Mad Men. In 2024 Davidtz made her directorial debut with Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, an adaptation of the best-selling memoir of the same name by Alexandra Fuller about growing up on a farm in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. The film had its Canadian premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Davidtz was born on August 11, 1965, in Lafayette, Indiana, to South African parents John and Jean, while her father was studying chemical engineering at Purdue University. The family later moved to Trenton, New Jersey, and then to South Africa when Davidtz was nine years old Davidtz has Dutch, English, and French ancestry. She had to learn Afrikaans before attending school classes in South Africa, where her father took up a teaching post at Potchefstroom University. Davidtz graduated from The Glen High School in Pretoria in 1983 and studied at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. In 1992, Davidtz played the part of Sheila in Sam Raimi's Army of Darkness alongside Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams. The third movie in the Evil Dead franchise would eventually become a big cult classic worldwide. In 1993, Davidtz played the role of Helen Hirsch in Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List. In 1995, Davidtz had a central role in the fact-based film Murder in the First, and the Merchant Ivory Productions Feast of July.

Filmografi (Rol Aldığı Yapımlar)

Nelson Mandela Redrawn
★ 10.0
2014

Nelson Mandela Redrawn

Schindler'ın Listesi
★ 8.6
1993

Schindler'ın Listesi

Love, Victor
★ 8.5
2020

Love, Victor

Görsel Yok
★ 8.5
2013

Miracle Rising: South Africa

Grey's Anatomy
★ 8.2
2005

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy
★ 8.2
2005

Grey's Anatomy

Scrubs
★ 8.2
2001

Scrubs

Mad Men
★ 8.1
2007

Mad Men

A Private Life
★ 8.0
1989

A Private Life

The Morning Show
★ 7.7
2019

The Morning Show

In Treatment
★ 7.7
2008

In Treatment

Californication
★ 7.6
2007

Californication

Ray Donovan
★ 7.5
2013

Ray Donovan

Ejderha Dövmeli Kız
★ 7.4
2011

Ejderha Dövmeli Kız

Simon Magus
★ 7.4
1999

Simon Magus

Robot Adam
★ 7.3
1999

Robot Adam

Cinayet Gecesi
★ 7.3
2007

Cinayet Gecesi

Karanlığın Ordusu
★ 7.3
1992

Karanlığın Ordusu

Matilda
★ 7.2
1996

Matilda

Shackleton
★ 7.2
2002

Shackleton

İlk Canilik
★ 7.1
1995

İlk Canilik

İmparatorlar Kulübü
★ 7.1
2002

İmparatorlar Kulübü

Screen Two
★ 7.1
1985

Screen Two

Till Death Us Do Part
★ 7.0
1992

Till Death Us Do Part

The Garden of Redemption
★ 7.0
1997

The Garden of Redemption

Görsel Yok
★ 7.0
1991

Nag van die 19de

Citizen Baines
★ 7.0
2001

Citizen Baines

Tales of the Walking Dead
★ 6.9
2022

Tales of the Walking Dead

Cani Ruh
★ 6.8
1998

Cani Ruh

İnanılmaz Örümcek-Adam
★ 6.8
2012

İnanılmaz Örümcek-Adam

Bridget Jones'un Günlüğü
★ 6.7
2001

Bridget Jones'un Günlüğü

Bu Gece Köpeklere Gitmeyelim
★ 6.7
2025

Bu Gece Köpeklere Gitmeyelim

The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
★ 6.7
2015

The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe

Mansfield Park
★ 6.7
1999

Mansfield Park

İnanılmaz Örümcek-Adam 2
★ 6.6
2014

İnanılmaz Örümcek-Adam 2

Junebug
★ 6.5
2005

Junebug

Durdurulamaz
★ 6.5
2023

Durdurulamaz

Zamanda Tutsak
★ 6.3
2021

Zamanda Tutsak

Last Rites
★ 6.3
1999

Last Rites

Jupiter Macerası
★ 6.3
2013

Jupiter Macerası

Not Okay
★ 6.2
2022

Not Okay

Delik
★ 6.2
2001

Delik

13 Hayalet
★ 6.2
2001

13 Hayalet

Kayıp Yol
★ 5.9
2009

Kayıp Yol

Feast of July
★ 5.8
1995

Feast of July

Paranoya
★ 5.7
2013

Paranoya

Deadly Matrimony
★ 5.6
1992

Deadly Matrimony

Kaybetme Zamanı
★ 5.6
1998

Kaybetme Zamanı

My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson
★ 5.5
2005

My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson

Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
★ 4.5
2005

Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'

3 Backyards
★ 4.3
2010

3 Backyards

Sweet Murder
★ 4.2
1990

Sweet Murder

Canavarın Günü
★ 3.5
1989

Canavarın Günü

An Oral History of: Schindler's List
2018

An Oral History of: Schindler's List