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Embeth Davidtz
Embeth Jean Davidtz was born on the 11th August 1965 in Lafayette in Indiana.
She played "Juliet" in a stage production of Romeo and Juliet, at the Maynardville Open-Air Theatre in Cape Town, performing in both English and Afrikaans.
She also starred in other local plays, including Stille Nag (Silent Night) and A Chain of Voices, both for which she was nominated for the South African equivalent of the Tony Award.
Other roles include Deadly Matrimony, Shattered Promises playing the part of Dianne Masters with Brian Dennehy, Treat Williams and Susan Ruttan, Till Death Us Do Part as Katherine Palliko, Sweet Murder as Laurie Shannon and The Garden of Redemption as Adriana .
Embeth also appeared in the horror film called Mutator as Jennifer, A Private Life as older Karen, the daughter of an interracial couple and in Nag van die 19de (Night of the 19th).
Other roles include Matilda as Miss Jennifer Honey with Mara Wilson, Rhea Perlman, Pam Ferris and Danny De Vito, Murder In The First as Mary McCasslin with Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon and Gary Oldman and in Feast Of July as Bella Ford opposite Ben Chaplin and Tom Bell.
Another role was in Schindler's List as Helen Hirsch, a young Jewish woman who is taken by Göth to work as a maid in his home, who is soon lusted after by him alongside Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes and Caroline Goodall.
She has also starred in Army of Darkness also known as Army of Darkness - The Evil Dead 3 - Embeth played the part of Sheila with Bruce Campbell and Marcus Gilbert and in Mansfield Park as Mary Crawford with Jonny Lee Miller and Alessandro Nivola.
Embeth starred in Simon Magus also known as Simon le Magicien in the part of Leah with Stuart Townsend and Rutger Hauer, The Gingerbread Man as Mallory Doss alongside Kenneth Branagh and Robert Downey Jr, Fallen as Gretta Milano opposite Denzel Washington, John Goodman and Donald Sutherland and in Last Rites as Dr. Lauren Riggs with Randy Quaid.
She has also had roles in Thirteen Ghosts as Kalina Oretzia opposite F. Murray Abraham and Shannon Elizabeth and in The Hole also known as After The Hole as Dr. Philippa Horwood alongside Thora Birch and Daniel Brocklebank.
Other roles were in Bridget Jones's Diary as Natasha with Colin Firth, Hugh Grant and Renee Zellweger and in Bicentennial Man as Amanda's Granddaughter Portia with Robin Williams and Sam Neill.
Another role was in Fracture as Jennifer Crawford opposite Anthony Hopkins, David Strathairn and Ryan Gosling and in Junebug as newlywed Madeleine alongside Amy Adams and Alessandro Nivola.
Embeth has also starred in Winged Creatures as Lydia Jasperson with Kate Beckinsale, Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce, Forest Whitaker, Jennifer Hudson, Jackie Earle Haley and Jeanne Tripplehorn.
She has appeared in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen portraying the mother of Megan Fox and in Three Backyards as the actress with Kathryn Erbe.
Embeth has also been in "In Treatment" as Amy opposite Gabriel Byrne and in Grey's Anatomy - Season 3 as Nancy Shepherd in the episode called Let the Angels Commit alongside Patrick Dempsey, Isaiah Washington, Sandra Oh, James Pickens, Justin Chambers, Ellen Pompeo, T.R. Knight, Kate Walsh, Chandra Wilson, Eric Dane and Sara Ramirez.
Other roles include The Emperor's Club as Elizabeth with Kevin Kline and Emile Hirsch and in Shackleton as Rosalind Chetwynd alongside Kenneth Branagh, Lorcan Cranitch and Paul McGann.
Another role was in xXx: State of the Union also known as XXX 2 - The Next Level with Ice Cube, Samuel L. Jackson and Willem Dafoe and also in Scrubs - Season 3 as Maddie in the episode called My Tormented Mentor with Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke and Donald Faison.
She also starred in Citizen Baines playing the daughter of a defeated United States Senate incumbent - Ellen Baines Croland with Jacinda Barrett and James Cromwell and was also seen in the short film called Oh, What A Day, opposite Viggo Mortensen.
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Fragments
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Marshall Allman, Kate Beckinsale, Dakota Fanning
Director: Rowan Woods
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A moment of random violence erupts in an ordinary Los Angeles diner. The survivors find that the meanings of their lives have changed. No matter how much their families and friends attempt to understand, these individuals must follow their own paths to recovery seeking to regain trust in a world ..read more »
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49%
from 321 members
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Fracture
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn
Director: Gregory Hoblit
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In director Gregory Hoblit's 2007 thriller, FRACTURE, one thing is clear--highly successful engineer Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins) has shot his wife (Embeth Davidtz). What is not clear, though, is how Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling), an assertive assistant D.A. on the verge signing with a major law ..read more »
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70%
from 43,019 members
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Fracture - BLU-RAY Version
(2007)
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, David Strathairn, Ryan Gosling
Director: Gregory Hoblit
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In director Gregory Hoblit's 2007 thriller, FRACTURE, one thing is clear--highly successful engineer Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins) has shot his wife (Embeth Davidtz). What is not clear, though, is how Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling), an assertive assistant D.A. on the verge signing with a major law ..read more »
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69%
from 76 members
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Junebug - BLU-RAY Version
(2005)
Starring: Amy Adams, Embeth Davidtz, Alessandro Nivola
Director: Phil Morrison
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A dealer in outsider art threatens the equilibrium of her middle-class in-laws in North Carolina. Madeline is a go-getting art gallery owner from Chicago, recently married to George, a near-perfect Southern beau. When Madeline needs to close a deal with a reclusive North Carolina artist, George ..read more »
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55%
from 58 members
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Junebug
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Amy Adams, Embeth Davidtz, Alessandro Nivola
Director: Phil Morrison
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A dealer in outsider art threatens the equilibrium of her middle-class in-laws in North Carolina. Madeline is a go-getting art gallery owner from Chicago, recently married to George, a near-perfect Southern beau. When Madeline needs to close a deal with a reclusive North Carolina artist, George ..read more »
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60%
from 8,867 members
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Shackleton
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Lorcan Cranitch, Paul McGann
Director: Charles Sturridge
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One of the most amazing and compelling adventure stories of all time, Ernest Shackleton's 1915 expedition to the previously unexplored, forbidding land of Antarctica has been a subject of great public fascination for decades. With 27 crew members, the intrepid man became trapped in the icey land ..read more »
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72%
from 1,677 member
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The Emperor's Club
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Kevin Kline, Emile Hirsch, Embeth Davidtz
Director: Michael Hoffman
Certificate: 
At St. Benedict's prep school, the boys are disciplined, mannered, and ready to learn. But when a bad apple enters the classroom of the well-respected Mr. Hundert (Kevin Kline), chaos ensues. Sedgewick Bell (Emile Hirsch, DANGEROUS LIVES OF ALTAR BOYS) is a kid with a chip on his shoulder and a ..read more »
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57%
from 1,264 member
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The Hole
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Thora Birch, Daniel Brocklebank, Embeth Davidtz
Director: Nick Hamm
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A group of teenagers, who are trying to avoid attending a school trip, take refuge in an disused underground bunker aided by Martin, the school nerd. For three days and three nights the group have a great time, but when Martin fails to return to let them out things start getting weird...
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59%
from 6,669 members
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Bridget Jones's Diary
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant
Director: Sharon Maguire
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In the screen adaptation of BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY, Helen Fielding's international best-selling phenomenon, documentary filmmaker (and real-life inspiration for the character Shazzer) Sharon Maguire has managed a rare feat - a film as captivating as the novel. Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) is a ..read more »
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from 42,795 members
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Thirteen Ghosts
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: F. Murray Abraham, Shannon Elizabeth, Embeth Davidtz
Director: Steve Beck
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THIRTEEN GHOSTS, Steve Beck's feature debut, is the second recent remake (following THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL) of a film by 1950s and 60s camp horror king, William Castle. Arthur Kriticos (Tony Shalhoub) is a financially strapped widower struggling to raise two children, Kathy (Shannon Elizabeth) ..read more »
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60%
from 6,941 members
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Mansfield Park
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Embeth Davidtz, Jonny Lee Miller, Alessandro Nivola
Director: Patricia Rozema
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This sterling adaptation of Austen's third published novel, set in early 19th century Portsmouth, England, concerns Fanny Price (O'Connor), an intelligent young woman who is sent to live with her mother's wealthy family. Settling into her new life, Fanny is treated poorly by everyone except her ..read more »
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64%
from 4,067 members
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Bicentennial Man
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Robin Williams, Sam Neill, Embeth Davidtz
Director: Chris Columbus
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Andrew Martin (Williams) is a household android whose intended function is thrown for a loop when he begins to feel genuine human emotions. Over the next two centuries the resulting dealings with his adopted family and new acquaintances provide the film with ample opportunities to raise important ..read more »
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64%
from 4,394 members
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The Gingerbread Man
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz, Robert Downey Jr
Director: Robert Altman
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Robert Altman throws his chips into the film noir ring with this stylish, moody thriller that features a spot-on performance by Kenneth Branagh as Rick Magruder, a successful Savannah, Georgia lawyer. After a party celebrating a major victory, he offers Mallory Doss (Embeth Davidtz), a shy waitress ..read more »
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50%
from 591 members
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Matilda
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Mara Wilson, Danny De Vito, Rhea Perlman
Director: Danny De Vito
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A young girl with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge overcomes her parents' disapproval and forms a lasting bond with a sensitive teacher, ultimately discovering her own special abilities. Adapted from the novel by Roald Dahl, and directed by Danny DeVito who also stars as Matilda's insensitive ..read more »
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71%
from 5,992 members
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Murder In The First
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman
Director: Marc Rocco
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The true story of Henri Young, a 1930's convict who has been sent to prison for stealing five dollars. But when Young and others attempt to escape, they are caught. As punishment, a naked and wet Young is thrown into a dark, damp, rat-infested cell, where he is beaten continuously. He emerges from ..read more »
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73%
from 3,286 members
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Schindler's List
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall
Director: Steven Spielberg
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Based on a true story, SCHINDLER'S LIST is Steven Spielberg's epic drama of World War II Holocaust survivors and the man who unexpectedly came to be their saviour. Unrepentant womaniser and war profiteer Oskar Schindler uses Polish Jews as cheap labour to produce cookware for the Third Reich. But ..read more »
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81%
from 69,442 members
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Army of Darkness - The Evil Dead 3
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert
Director: Sam Raimi
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Following a harrowing night of demonic possession and slapstick antics in EVIL DEAD II, unassuming store clerk Ash (Bruce Campbell) is time-warped into England's Dark Ages, where he must find the Necronomicon, a compendium of the black arts, before he can return home. Fortunately, he has time to ..read more »
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69%
from 7,536 members
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Shattered Promises
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Brian Dennehy, Treat Williams, Susan Ruttan
Director: John Korty
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When a powerful lawyer (Treat Williams) begins abusing his wife (Embeth Davidtz), a determined cop (Brian Dennehy) risks his life--and hers--to put him in jail. This made-for-TV drama is based on a true story.
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61%
from 80 members
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Watch this but bring an open mind!!!! 21 July 2006
...can rely on (John Goodman, Donald Sutherlan) and a great cameo from Gandolfini. Embeth Davidtz is wonderfully understated. I enjoyed every minute of this movie and don't unde...
16 March 2004
