Embeth Davidtz

1965 (61) • Acting

Born: 8/11/1965 (61) in Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Known for: Acting

Embeth Davidtz

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.

Known For

Schindler's List

86%

Helen Hirsch

1993

Grey's Anatomy

82%

Nancy Shepherd / Nancy Shepherd (uncredited)

2005

Matilda

72%

Miss Honey

1996

Fracture

73%

Jennifer Crawford

2007

Bicentennial Man

73%

Little Miss / Portia

1999

Army of Darkness

73%

Sheila

1992

Thir13en Ghosts

63%

Kalina

2001

Fallen

68%

Gretta Milano

1998

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight

68%

Nicola Fuller

2025

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight

68%

Director

2025

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight

68%

Screenplay

2025

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight

68%

Producer

2025

Retribution

65%

Heather Turner

2023

Tales of the Walking Dead

69%

Amanda

2022

Not Okay

63%

Judith

2022

Old

63%

Adult Maddox

2021

Love, Victor

86%

Mrs. Campbell

2020

The Morning Show

77%

Paige Jacobs

2019

An Oral History of: Schindler's List

Self (archive footage)

2018

The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe

67%

Natasha Lytess

2015

Nelson Mandela Redrawn

100%

Self

2014

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

66%

Mary Parker

2014

Paranoia

57%

Judith Bolton

2013

Ray Donovan

75%

Sonia Kovitzky

2013

Europa Report

63%

Dr. Samantha Unger

2013

Miracle Rising: South Africa

85%

Self

2013

The Amazing Spider-Man

68%

Mary Parker

2012

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

74%

Annika Blomkvist Giannini

2011

3 Backyards

43%

The Actress

2010

Winged Creatures

59%

Lydia Jaspersen

2009

In Treatment

77%

Amy

2008

Californication

76%

Felicia Koons

2007

Mad Men

81%

Rebecca Pryce

2007

Fracture

73%

Jennifer Crawford

2007

Junebug

65%

Madeleine

2005

My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson

55%

Self

2005