Embeth Davidtz
Embeth Davidtz
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.
Acted Movies
Director: Nimród Antal
Writers: Chris Salmanpour,
Cast: Arian Moayed, Bernhard Piesk, Embeth Davidtz, Emily Kusche, Jack Champion, Liam Neeson, Lilly Aspell, Luca Márkus, Matthew Modine, Noma Dumezweni,
Director: Quinn Shephard
Writers: Quinn Shephard,
Cast: Brennan Brown, Dash Perry, Dylan O'Brien, Embeth Davidtz, Karan Soni, Mia Isaac, Nadia Alexander, Negin Farsad, Tia Dionne Hodge, Zoey Deutch,
Director: Marc Webb
Writers: Jeff Pinkner,
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Campbell Scott, Colm Feore, Dane DeHaan, Embeth Davidtz, Emma Stone, Felicity Jones, Jamie Foxx, Paul Giamatti, Sally Field,
Director: Robert Luketic
Writers: Jason Hall,
Cast: Amber Heard, Angela Sarafyan, Embeth Davidtz, Gary Oldman, Harrison Ford, Josh Holloway, Julian McMahon, Liam Hemsworth, Lucas Till, Richard Dreyfuss,
Director: Sebastián Cordero
Writers: Philip Gelatt,
Cast: Anamaria Marinca, Christian Camargo, Dan Fogler, Daniel Wu, Embeth Davidtz, Isiah Whitlock, Jr., Karolina Wydra, Michael Nyqvist, Sharlto Copley,
Director: Marc Webb
Writers: Steve Kloves,
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Campbell Scott, Chris Zylka, Denis Leary, Embeth Davidtz, Emma Stone, Irrfan Khan, Martin Sheen, Rhys Ifans, Sally Field,
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Writers: Daniel Pyne,
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Billy Burke, Bob Gunton, Cliff Curtis, David Strathairn, Embeth Davidtz, Fiona Shaw, Josh Stamberg, Rosamund Pike, Ryan Gosling,
Director: Michael Hoffman
Writers: Ethan Canin,
Cast: Edward Herrmann, Embeth Davidtz, Emile Hirsch, Helen Carey, Jesse Eisenberg, Katherine O'Sullivan, Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, Purva Bedi, Rob Morrow,
Director: Steve Beck
Writers: Todd Alcott,
Cast: Alec Roberts, Charles Andre, Embeth Davidtz, F. Murray Abraham, JR Bourne, Matthew Harrison, Matthew Lillard, Rah Digga, Shannon Elizabeth, Tony Shalhoub,
Director: Nick Hamm
Writers: Caroline Ip,
Cast: Daniel Brocklebank, Desmond Harrington, Embeth Davidtz, Emma Griffiths Malin, Jemma Powell, Keira Knightley, Kelly Hunter, Laurence Fox, Steven Waddington, Thora Birch,
Director: Sharon Maguire
Writers: Richard Curtis,
Cast: Colin Firth, Embeth Davidtz, Gemma Jones, Hugh Grant, James Callis, Jim Broadbent, Lisa Barbuscia, Renée Zellweger, Sally Phillips, Shirley Henderson,
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Writers: Nicholas Kazan,
Cast: Aida Turturro, Denzel Washington, Donald Sutherland, Elias Koteas, Embeth Davidtz, Gabriel Casseus, James Gandolfini, John Goodman, Michael J. Pagan, Robert Joy,
Director: Danny DeVito
Writers: Robin Swicord,
Cast: Brian Levinson, Danny DeVito, Embeth Davidtz, Jean Speegle Howard, Mara Wilson, Pam Ferris, Paul Reubens, Rhea Perlman, Sara Magdalin, Tracey Walter,
Director: Marc Rocco
Writers: Dan Gordon,
Cast: Brad Dourif, Christian Slater, Embeth Davidtz, Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Mia Kirshner, R. Lee Ermey, Stephen Tobolowsky, William H. Macy,
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writers: Steven Zaillian,
Cast: Béatrice Macola, Ben Kingsley, Caroline Goodall, Embeth Davidtz, Jonathan Sagall, Liam Neeson, Malgorzata Gebel, Mark Ivanir, Ralph Fiennes, Shmuel Levy,
Director: Sam Raimi
Writers: Ivan Raimi,
Cast: Bridget Fonda, Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Ian Abercrombie, Marcus Gilbert, Michael Earl Reid, Patricia Tallman, Richard Grove, Ted Raimi, Timothy Patrick Quill,