Australian actress

Judy Davis

Judith Davis is an Australian actress. In a career spanning over four decades of both screen and stage, she is known for portraying brittle, neurotic women in independent film. She is commended for her versatility and regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation with collaborator Woody Allen describing her as "one of the most exciting actresses in the world". She is the most rewarded recipient of the AACTA Award with nine wins and has received numerous other accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and an Laurence Olivier Award.

Born

1955

April 23

Died

Living

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1950s

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Key dates

1955 Born

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599 Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul attacks rival city-state Palenque in southern Mexico, defeating queen Yohl Ik'nal and sacking the city.
711 Dagobert III succeeds his father King Childebert III as King of the Franks.
1014 Battle of Clontarf: High King of Ireland Brian Boru defeats Viking invaders, but is killed in battle.

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The world in 1955

When Judy arrived

april 1 The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of unifying with Greece.
april 11 The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang.
april 12 The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
april 15 McDonald's restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois.

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Alexandra Kosteniuk 1984– Russian chess player Andruw Jones 1977– Curaçaoan baseball player Avram Davidson 1923–1993 American soldier and author (died 1993) Blair Brown 1946– American actress Edward Stafford 1819–1901 Scottish-New Zealand educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1901) Guy Simonds 1903– English-Canadian general (died 1974) James Anthony Froude 1818–1894 English historian, novelist, biographer and editor (died 1894) Matt Freeman 1966– American bass player Oleg Penkovsky 1919– Russian colonel (died 1963)

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Bill Gates 1955– American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Microsoft Steve Jobs 1955–2011 American businessman, co-founded Apple Computer and Pixar (died 2011) Alistair Burt 1955– English lawyer and politician Arif Yunusov 1955– Azerbaijani author, historian, and human rights activist. Balaji Sadasivan 1955–2010 Singaporean neurosurgeon and politician, Singaporean Minister of Health (died 2010) Bill Elliott 1955– American race car driver Dave Taylor 1955– Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager Debbie Mathers 1955–2024 Mother of Eminem (born 1955) Donald Pettit 1955– American engineer and astronaut

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