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Essie Davis

Acting · Born January 19, 1970 · Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

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.

Movies with Essie Davis

• The Matrix Reloaded (2003) — Maggie
• The Matrix Revolutions (2003) — Maggie
• Charlotte's Web (2006) — Mrs. Arable
• The Babadook (2014) — Amelia Vanek
• Assassin's Creed (2016) — Mary Lynch
• Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) — Marella (voice)
• Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) — Catharina Bolnes Vermeer
• Australia (2008) — Katherine
• True History of the Kelly Gang (2019) — Ellen Kelly
• Babyteeth (2020) — Anna
• Code 46 (2003) — Doctor
• Nitram (2021) — Helen

TV shows with Essie Davis

• Alien: Earth (2025) — Dame Sylvia
• Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012) — Phryne Fisher
• The White Princess (2017) — Elizabeth Woodville
• Apple Cider Vinegar (2025) — Natalie Dal-Bello
• Faraway Downs (2023) — Cath Carney
• The Slap (2011) — Anouk
• The Last Post (2017) — Martha Franklin