About
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,...
Known for
Grey's AnatomySeries • 2005
ScrubsSeries • 2001
Mad MenSeries • 2007
CalifornicationSeries • 2007
Ray DonovanSeries • 2013
In TreatmentSeries • 2008
Schindler's ListMovie • 1993
The Morning ShowSeries • 2019
Screen TwoSeries • 1985
The Amazing Spider-ManMovie • 2012
The Amazing Spider-Man 2Movie • 2014
Love, VictorSeries • 2020
OldMovie • 2021
The Girl with the Dragon TattooMovie • 2011
MatildaMovie • 1996
The HoleMovie • 2001
Army of DarknessMovie • 1992
Thir13en GhostsMovie • 2001
FallenMovie • 1998
Bicentennial ManMovie • 1999
Bridget Jones's DiaryMovie • 2001
FractureMovie • 2007
Tales of the Walking DeadSeries • 2022
Murder in the FirstMovie • 1995