Embeth Davidtz

Embeth Davidtz

Born: August 11, 1965
in Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Embeth Jean Davidtz (born August 11, 1965) is an American-born South African actress.

Movies for Embeth Davidtz...

Retribution
Title: Retribution
Character: Heather Turner
Released: August 23, 2023
Type: Movie
When a mysterious caller puts a bomb under his car seat, Matt Turner begins a high-speed chase across the city to complete a specific series of tasks- all with his kids trapped in the back seat.
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Title: Tales of the Walking Dead
Character: Amanda
Released: August 14, 2022
Type: TV
An episodic anthology series focused on both new and established characters set in the world of "The Walking Dead."
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Not Okay
Title: Not Okay
Character: Judith
Released: July 29, 2022
Type: Movie
An ambitious young woman, desperate for followers and fame, fakes a trip to Paris to up her social media presence. When a terrifying incident takes place in the real world and becomes part of her imaginary trip, her white lie becomes a moral quandary that offers her all the attention she’s wanted.
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Old
Title: Old
Character: Adult Maddox
Released: July 21, 2021
Type: Movie
A group of families on a tropical holiday discover that the secluded beach where they are staying is somehow causing them to age rapidly – reducing their entire lives into a single day.
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Title: Love, Victor
Character: Mrs. Campbell
Released: June 17, 2020
Type: TV
Victor is a new student at Creekwood High School on his own journey of self-discovery, facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city, and struggling with his sexual orientation. When it all seems too much, he reaches out to Simon to help him navigate the ups and downs of high school.
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Title: The Morning Show
Character: Paige Jacobs
Released: November 1, 2019
Type: TV
A behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, exploring the unique challenges faced by the men and women who carry out this daily televised ritual.
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Title: The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
Character: Natasha Lytess
Released: May 30, 2015
Type: TV
A chronicle of Marilyn Monroe's family life and how she succeeded in hiding her most intimate secrets.
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Nelson Mandela Redrawn
Title: Nelson Mandela Redrawn
Character: Self
Released: July 18, 2014
Type: Movie
This fascinating documentary unfolds in reverse telling the story of Mandela from the old man to the rural child. With contributions from storytellers from every corner of the globe, we gain a unique insight into why Mandela was so loved and revered. Mandela's unique way of handling the challenges of life range from his relationship with the British Royals and the attempted suicide of a South African rugby hero, to epic political strategies that clinched a World Cup, and single-handedly averted civil war. Beyond the media hype was the political genius who could manipulate the press, inspire awe in celebrities, politicians and superstars alike and managed to shape a country from inside a prison cell. For the first time, his genius as a political strategist is laid bare and we discover the seminal moments that transformed a man into a hero.
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The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Title: The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Character: Mary Parker
Released: April 16, 2014
Type: Movie
For Peter Parker, life is busy. Between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen Stacy, high school graduation cannot come quickly enough. Peter has not forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away, but that is a promise he cannot keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro, emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn, returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.
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Paranoia
Title: Paranoia
Character: Judith Bolton
Released: August 14, 2013
Type: Movie
An entry-level employee at a powerful corporation finds himself occupying a corner office, but at a dangerous price—he must spy on his boss's old mentor to secure for him a multi-billion dollar advantage.
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Title: Ray Donovan
Character: Sonia Kovitzky
Released: June 30, 2013
Type: TV
Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA's top power players, and makes their problems disappear. His father's unexpected release from prison sets off a chain of events that shakes the Donovan family to its core.
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Europa Report
Title: Europa Report
Character: Dr. Samantha Unger
Released: June 27, 2013
Type: Movie
A crew of international astronauts are sent on a private mission to Jupiter's fourth moon.
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Miracle Rising: South Africa
Title: Miracle Rising: South Africa
Character: Herself
Released: February 9, 2013
Type: Movie
MIRACLE RISING: SOUTH AFRICA is the epic legacy of South Africa's political transformation that culminated in the first free and fair elections in April 1994. Recounted through the personal accounts of key figures, both local and international, the documentary examines how South Africa avoided a civil war and moved towards, as Archbishop Desmond Tutu coined the phrase, "a rainbow nation." From the evil legacy of apartheid to the triumphant first democratic elections, Miracle Rising: South Africa moves beyond mere chronology and delves into the hearts and minds of the leaders and people of South Africa, culminating in the thrilling behind-the-scenes events of the elections that resulted in the joyful inauguration of President Nelson Mandela. Told through simple, intimate portraits of key players, it weaves a grand story of a nation into an intimate history of men and women determined to change the country for the best of all who live there.
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The Amazing Spider-Man
Title: The Amazing Spider-Man
Character: Mary Parker
Released: June 23, 2012
Type: Movie
Peter Parker is an outcast high schooler abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents' disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors' alter ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Title: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Character: Annika Blomkvist Giannini
Released: December 14, 2011
Type: Movie
Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.
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3 Backyards
Title: 3 Backyards
Character: The Actress
Released: January 24, 2010
Type: Movie
An executive, a housewife and a youngster spend a day in their Long Island suburban town during the course of one curious autumn day afternoon.
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Winged Creatures
Title: Winged Creatures
Character: Lydia Jaspersen
Released: July 8, 2009
Type: Movie
A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an experimental medical procedure on his wife, while a gambler believes he's on a lucky streak. A waitress begins engaging in promiscuous sex, and a young girl whose father is among the dead gains unexpected fame.
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Title: In Treatment
Character: Amy
Released: January 28, 2008
Type: TV
Set within the highly charged confines of individual psychotherapy sessions and centering around Dr. Paul Weston, a psychotherapist who exhibits an insightful, reserved demeanor while treating his patients—but displays a crippling insecurity while counseled by his own therapist.
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Title: Californication
Character: Felicia Koons
Released: August 13, 2007
Type: TV
A self-loathing, alcoholic writer attempts to repair his damaged relationships with his daughter and her mother while combating sex addiction, a budding drug problem, and the seeming inability to avoid making bad decisions.
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Title: Mad Men
Character: Rebecca Pryce
Released: July 19, 2007
Type: TV
Set in 1960-1970 New York, this sexy, stylized and provocative drama follows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue advertising.
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Fracture
Title: Fracture
Character: Jennifer Crawford
Released: April 19, 2007
Type: Movie
A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, there are surprises for both around every corner, and, as a suspenseful game of cat-and-mouse is played out, each must manipulate and outwit the other.
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Junebug
Title: Junebug
Character: Madeleine
Released: August 3, 2005
Type: Movie
On the way to meet with an independent artist in the South, newlywed art dealer Madeleine is convinced by her husband, George, that they should stop to meet his family in North Carolina. Madeleine's affluent lifestyle clashes with the family, but she befriends George's wide-eyed and pregnant sister-in-law, Ashley, who is nearing her due date. Through the family, Madeleine gains greater insight into George's character.
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Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
Title: Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
Character: Herself
Released: June 7, 2005
Type: Movie
A look behind the scenes of the filming and special effects of the 1996 film 'Matilda'.
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My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson
Title: My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson
Character: Self
Released: June 7, 2005
Type: Movie
A compilation of handheld camera footage, captured in 1995 by Mara Wilson during the filming of 'Matilda', interspersed by clips of an interview with the young actress.
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Title: Grey's Anatomy
Character: Nancy Shepherd (uncredited)
Released: March 27, 2005
Type: TV
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
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Title: Grey's Anatomy
Character: Nancy Shepherd
Released: March 27, 2005
Type: TV
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
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The Emperor's Club
Title: The Emperor's Club
Character: Elizabeth
Released: November 22, 2002
Type: Movie
William Hundert is a passionate and principled Classics professor who finds his tightly-controlled world shaken and inexorably altered when a new student, Sedgewick Bell, walks into his classroom. What begins as a fierce battle of wills gives way to a close student-teacher relationship, but results in a life lesson for Hundert that will still haunt him a quarter of a century later.
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Title: Shackleton
Character: Rosalind Chetwynd
Released: January 2, 2002
Type: TV
The true story of Ernest Shackleton's 1914 Endurance expedition to the the South Pole and his epic struggle to lead his crew to safety after his ship was crushed in the pack ice.
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Thir13en Ghosts
Title: Thir13en Ghosts
Character: Kalina Oretzia
Released: October 26, 2001
Type: Movie
Arthur and his two children, Kathy and Bobby, inherit his Uncle Cyrus's estate: a glass house that serves as a prison to 12 ghosts. When the family, accompanied by Bobby's Nanny and an attorney, enter the house they find themselves trapped inside an evil machine "designed by the devil and powered by the dead" to open the Eye of Hell. Aided by Dennis, a ghost hunter, and his rival Kalina, a ghost rights activist out to set the ghosts free, the group must do what they can to get out of the house alive.
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Title: Scrubs
Character: Maddie
Released: October 2, 2001
Type: TV
In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.
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Title: Citizen Baines
Character: Ellen Baines Croland
Released: September 29, 2001
Type: TV
Citizen Baines is an American drama series that starred James Cromwell. The series premiered September 29, 2001 on CBS and was created by Emmy Award-winning producer Lydia Woodward.
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The Hole
Title: The Hole
Character: Dr. Philippa Horwood
Released: April 20, 2001
Type: Movie
Four teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and explore the depths of a sealed underground hole created decades ago as a possible bomb shelter.
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Bridget Jones's Diary
Title: Bridget Jones's Diary
Character: Natasha
Released: April 13, 2001
Type: Movie
A chaotic Bridget Jones meets a snobbish lawyer, and he soon enters her world of imperfections.
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Bicentennial Man
Title: Bicentennial Man
Character: Little Miss / Portia
Released: December 17, 1999
Type: Movie
Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.
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Mansfield Park
Title: Mansfield Park
Character: Mary Crawford
Released: November 12, 1999
Type: Movie
When spirited young woman, Fanny Price is sent away to live on the great country estate of her rich cousins, she's meant to learn the ways of proper society. But while Fanny learns 'their' ways, she also enlightens them with a wit and sparkle all her own.
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Last Rites
Title: Last Rites
Character: Dr. Lauren Riggs
Released: May 20, 1999
Type: Movie
A man is executed in the electric chair for having killed several women, but due to lightning striking a transformer at the moment of execution, he survives. As soon as he's well, however, they plan to electrocute him again, but now he has become a changed man and the female criminal psychiatrist attributes it to the electrocution wiping out certain brain cells.
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Simon Magus
Title: Simon Magus
Character: Leah
Released: February 17, 1999
Type: Movie
Simon is an outcast from his Jewish community because he claims that the devil talks to him and he has the ability to put curses on crops. When Dovid asks the 'Squire' to sell him some land so he can build a railway station, a ruthless businessman from the neighbouring gentile community uses Simon to find out who wants to buy the land so he can 'persuade' him otherwise
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The Gingerbread Man
Title: The Gingerbread Man
Character: Mallory Doss
Released: January 23, 1998
Type: Movie
A successful Savannah defense attorney gets romantically involved with a sexy, mysterious waitress troubled by psychopaths and dark family secrets.
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Fallen
Title: Fallen
Character: Gretta Milano
Released: January 16, 1998
Type: Movie
Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.
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The Garden of Redemption
Title: The Garden of Redemption
Character: Adriana
Released: May 25, 1997
Type: Movie
A priest struggles with his religious beliefs as he sees his countrymen murdered in Nazi occupied Italy and as he becomes attracted to a woman operating in the resistance.
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Matilda
Title: Matilda
Character: Miss Honey
Released: August 2, 1996
Type: Movie
An extraordinarily intelligent young girl from a cruel and uncaring family discovers she possesses telekinetic powers and is sent off to a school headed by a tyrannical principal.
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Feast of July
Title: Feast of July
Character: Bella Ford
Released: October 12, 1995
Type: Movie
After an abandoned young woman in late 19th Century England is taken in by a rural couple with three handsome sons, tragic consequences result.
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Murder in the First
Title: Murder in the First
Character: Mary McCasslin
Released: January 20, 1995
Type: Movie
A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.
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Schindler's List
Title: Schindler's List
Character: Helen Hirsch
Released: December 15, 1993
Type: Movie
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
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Deadly Matrimony
Title: Deadly Matrimony
Character: Dianne Masters
Released: November 22, 1992
Type: Movie
Alan Masters is a despicable businessman with his hands in organized crime. He marries Diane, a kind and gentle woman, and abuses and batters her viciously. Sergeant John Reed has had enough of his city's organized crime and, against the wishes of his dirty-cop superiors, tries to get evidence against Alan Masters. After Alan finds out that Diane has been helping Reed, he beats her to death...and its up to John Reed to put him away for it, and clean up the dirty cops that want to stop him. Part I starts with Diane's death and then, in a flashback, details her struggles against abuse and Reed's struggles as he coaches her to gather evidence against Alan. Part II deals with Reed's struggles with intimidating cops.
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Army of Darkness
Title: Army of Darkness
Character: Sheila
Released: October 31, 1992
Type: Movie
Ash, a handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed department store clerk, is time warped backwards into England's Dark Ages, where he romances a beauty and faces legions of the undead.
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Till Death Us Do Part
Title: Till Death Us Do Part
Character: Katherine Palliko
Released: February 18, 1992
Type: Movie
This is a true crime story based on the book of the same title by prosecuting attorney, Vincent Bugliosi. (Bugliosi is the L.A. prosecutor that put Charles Manson away.) On December 11, 1966, a murder occurs in a small neighborhood of El Sereno, CA. In the middle of the night, Henry Stockton is shot three times in the head and twice in the chest and then his house is set on fire. The murderer left no clues, baffling the police, until a year later when a young pregnant woman is found bludgeoned to death in a Jaguar. Strangely, these two murders are related. As the mystery unfolds a horrific tale of greed, lust and ambition are revealed.
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Nag van die 19de
Title: Nag van die 19de
Character: Tessa van Dyk
Released: July 19, 1991
Type: Movie
Tessa walks through the small fishing community in her wedding dress every year on the night of the nineteenth, since she was raped on the eve of her wedding and her fiancé committed suicide. Piece-by-piece, she gathers information about the identity of the rapist.
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Sweet Murder
Title: Sweet Murder
Released: April 30, 1990
Type: Movie
A girl is having trouble making the rent, so she advertises for a female roommate. A seemingly sweet and shy girl named Laurie moves in, and proves to be an insane killer!
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A Private Life
Title: A Private Life
Character: Older Karen
Released: November 14, 1989
Type: Movie
Jack and Stella were unable to marry in South Africa because she was classified as coloured. They persevere by living together in a mixed neighborhood, but their son Paul will suffer when he is unable to marry his white girlfriend Andrea.
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Mutator
Title: Mutator
Character: Jennifer
Released: May 15, 1989
Type: Movie
A beast gets loose in a laboratory, killing all in it's way. A former scientist, now working as a custodian tries to stop it.
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Title: The Venery of Samantha Bird
Character: Carol Minot
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
An exploration of addictive love and the repercussions that a relationship has on the families in a small New England town.