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DOB: April 23, 1955

Background: Davis is an Australian actress who was born in Perth. After graduating from the Western Australian Institute of Technology she then attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art.

Filmography: She has had an extensive career on both television and in films, with roles in "My Brilliant Career," "Winter of Our Dreams," "Heatwave," "A Woman Called Golda," "A Passage to India," "Alice," "Barton Fink," "Naked Lunch," "Husbands and Wives," "Absolute Power," "The Break-Up," "Marie Antoinette," "Serving in Silence," "Dash and Lilly," "Life with Judy Garland," "The Starter Wife," and "Page Eight."

Academy Awards:

Best Actress Nomination
"A Passage to India" (1984); lost to Sally Field ("Places in the Heart")

Best Supporting Actress Nomination
"Husbands and Wives" (1992); lost to Marisa Tomei ("My Cousin Vinny")

Emmy Awards: Wins - Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actress ("Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows," 2001); Best TV Movie/Miniseries Supporting Actress ("The Starter Wife," 2007); Best TV Movie/Miniseries Supporting Actress ("Serving in Silence," 1995)

Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actress Nominations
"A Little Thing Called Murder" (2006); lost to Helen Mirren ("Elizabeth I")
"The Reagans" (2004); lost to Meryl Streep ("Angels in America")
"A Cooler Climate" (2000); lost to Halle Berry ("Introducing Dorothy Dandridge")
"Dash and Lilly" (1999); lost to Helen Mirren ("The Passion of Ayn Rand")
"The Echo of Thunder" (1998); lost to Ellen Barkin ("Before Women Had Wings")
"One Against the Wind" (1992); lost to Gena Rowlands ("Face of a Stranger")

Best TV Movie/Miniseries Supporting Actress Nominations
"Page Eight" (2012); lost to Jessica Lange ("American Horror Story")
"A Woman Called Golda" (1982); lost to Penny Fuller ("The Elephant Man")

Golden Globe Awards: Wins - Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actress ("Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows," 2002); Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actress ("One Against the Wind," 1992)

Best Film Supporting Actress Nominations
"Husbands and Wives" (1993); lost to Joan Plowright ("Enchanted April")

Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actress Nominations
"The Reagans" (2004); lost to Meryl Streep ("Angels in America")
"Dash and Lilly" (2000); lost to Halle Berry ("Introducing Dorothy Dandridge")

Best TV Supporting Actress Nomination
"Serving in Silence" (1996); lost to Shirley Knight ("Indictment: The McMartin Trial")

SAG Awards: Win - Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actress ("Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows," 2002)

Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actress Nomination
"A Cooler Climate" (2000); lost to Halle Berry ("Introducing Dorothy Dandridge")