Judy Davis Movies and Career Information

Judy Davis (born 23 April 1955) is an Australian actress best known for her roles in Husbands and Wives, Barton Fink, A Passage to India and in the TV mini series Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows. Davis first came to attention for her role as the fiery Sybylla Melvyn in the 1979 film My Brilliant Career. She has won many acting awards, including two Golden Globe Awards, three Emmy Awards, one BAFTA and five AFI Awards. She has also been nominated twice for an Academy Award. Davis was born in Perth and had a strict Catholic upbringing. She was educated at Loreto Convent and the Western Australian Institute of Technology, and graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1977. She has been married to actor and fellow NIDA graduate Colin Friels (who was also in the film The Man Who Sued God with her) since 1984. They have two children, Jack and Charlotte. They currently reside in Sydney. Off-screen, Davis protested against Prime Minister John Howard's decision to participate in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. First coming to prominence for her role as Sybylla Melvyn in the coming-of-age saga My Brilliant Career (1979), for which she won BAFTA Awards for Best