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Essie Davis

Essie Davis

ActorProductionCrew Jan 19 (age 56) Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 1994–2025 (31 year career)
6.1 avg rating

Biography

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. Her career started after her role in the all Australian movie Dad and Dave: On Our Selection (1995), also starring other prestigious actors such as Geoffre…

Known For

The Matrix Reloaded
Film

The Matrix Reloaded

Maggie
The Matrix Revolutions
Film

The Matrix Revolutions

Maggie
The Babadook
Film

The Babadook

Amelia Vanek
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Film

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Marella (voice)
Australia
Film

Australia

Katherine
Alien: Earth
Film

Alien: Earth

Dame Sylvia
Assassin's Creed
Film

Assassin's Creed

Mary Lynch
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Film

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Catharina Bolnes Vermeer

Filmography

Acting (54)

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Movies (36)

Alien: Earth - On Set Dispatches

Alien: Earth - On Set Dispatches

2025

as Self

Fungi: The Web of Life

Fungi: The Web of Life

2023

as Narrator (voice)

6.4
Nitram

Nitram

2021

as Helen

6.9
The Justice of Bunny King

The Justice of Bunny King

2021

as Bunny King

7.1
Babyteeth

Babyteeth

2020

as Anna

6.9
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears

Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears

2020

as Phryne Fisher

6.1
True History of the Kelly Gang

True History of the Kelly Gang

2019

as Ellen Kelly

5.9
Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed

2016

as Mary Lynch

5.4
Mindhorn

Mindhorn

2016

as Patricia Deville

6.1
They Call Him Mister Babadook: The Making of The Babadook

They Call Him Mister Babadook: The Making of The Babadook

2015
5.2
The Babadook

The Babadook

2014

as Amelia Vanek

6.5
A Poet in New York

A Poet in New York

2014

as Caitlin Thomas

5.3
Burning Man

Burning Man

2011

as Karen

5.9
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

2010

as Marella (voice)

6.8
South Solitary

South Solitary

2010

as Alma Stanley

6.9
The Wedding Party

The Wedding Party

2010

as Jane

5.0
Australia

Australia

2008

as Katherine

6.6
Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger

Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger

2008

as Grace Blueburger

5.8
Charlotte's Web

Charlotte's Web

2006

as Mrs. Arable

6.2
Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd

2006

as Mrs Lovett

6.3
The Silence

The Silence

2006

as Juliet Moore

6.0
Isolation

Isolation

2005

as Orla

5.5
The Matrix Reloaded

The Matrix Reloaded

2003

as Maggie

7.1
The Matrix Revolutions

The Matrix Revolutions

2003

as Maggie

6.7
Code 46

Code 46

2003

as Doctor

6.2
Girl with a Pearl Earring

Girl with a Pearl Earring

2003

as Catharina Bolnes Vermeer

6.6
The Pact

The Pact

2003

as Helene Davis

3.0
After the Deluge

After the Deluge

2003

as Beth

The Sound of One Hand Clapping

The Sound of One Hand Clapping

1998

as Jean

2.8
River Street

River Street

1997

as Wendy Davis

1.0
Blackrock

Blackrock

1997

as Det. Gilhooley

5.3
The Two-Wheeled Time Machine

The Two-Wheeled Time Machine

1997

as Young alice

5.0
The Ripper

The Ripper

1997

as Evelyn Bookman

5.3
Lilian's Story

Lilian's Story

1996

as Zara

4.4
Dad and Dave: On Our Selection

Dad and Dave: On Our Selection

1995
5.0
The Custodian

The Custodian

1994

as Jilly

4.0