Embeth Davidtz Highlights

  • 2009: Will join the third season of "Californication" (Showtime) as the wife of Peter Gallagher
  • 2008: Cast as a wife seeking couples therapy with her husband in the HBO drama series "In Treatment"
  • 2007: Co-starred in the dramatic thriller, "Fracture" opposite Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling
  • 2006: Guest-starred on the ABC drama, "Grey's Anatomy" as Dr. Derek Shepherd's (Patrick Dempsey) sister
  • 2005: Starred with Alessandro Nivola in the southern drama "Junebug"; premiered at Sundance
  • 2002: Reteamed with Kenneth Branagh in the historical miniseries "Shackelford" (A&E)
  • 2002: Cast in the drama feature "The Emperor's Club"
  • 2001: Featured in the haunted house thriller "13 Ghosts"
  • 2001: Had a supporting role in the film adaptation of "Bridget Jones's Diary"
  • 2001: Co-starred in the CBS drama series "Citizen Baines"
  • 1999: Co-starred in Patricia Rozema's reworking of Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park"
  • 1999: Played a dual role in the futuristic drama "Bicentennial Man"
  • 1998: Played a theology prpfessor embroiled in a murder invesitation in the supernatural mystery "Fallen"
  • 1998: Essayed the part of a femme fatale in Robert Altman's adaptation of John Grisham's "The Gingerbread Man"
  • 1996: Portrayed a heroic schoolteacher in the feature adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's fantasy "Matilda"
  • 1995: Was the female lead in the fact-based drama "Murder in the First"
  • 1995: Starred in the period drama "Feast of July"
  • 1993: Had a memorable role in "Schindler's List" as the Jewish maid
  • 1993: First released American feature, Sam Raimi's "Army of Darkness"
  • 1992: American TV debut, "Till Death Us Do Part" (NBC)
  • 1991: Moved to Los Angeles from South Africa
  • 1989: American feature debut, "Mutator/Time of the Beast" (released straight-to-video)
  • 1989: Played a major supporting role in the progressive South African-produced film, "A Private Life"
  • 1988: Professional acting debut as Juliet in the National Theatre Company production of "Romeo and Juliet"
  • 1975: At age nine, moved with family to South Africa where her father taught at the University of Potchesstroom
  • Born in Indiana, where her father taught chemical engineering at Purdue University
  • Won a contract with South African National Theatre; spent three years performing with the group