![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Actor Born: August 11, 1965 in Trenton, NJ Biography:Fans of "Steven Spielberg"'s acclaimed "Schindler's List" (1993) will recognize actress "Embeth Davidtz" for playing the abused Jewish maid Helen Hirsch, while those who love "Sam Raimi"'s Evil Dead series may remember her for playing the two-faced Sheila in the third Evil Dead installment, "Army of Darkness" (1992). Still others will recognize the actress for her strong work in such period dramas as "Feast of July" (1995) and "Mansfield Park" (1998).
Born in Indiana but raised in South Africa, Davidtz is fluent in English and Afrikaans, having studied classical and contemporary drama in both languages. A graduate of Rhodes University, she made an auspicious theatrical debut with the country's National Theater Company, as Juliet in a production of Shakespeare's classic romantic tragedy, and she subsequently garnered considerable accolades for her theatrical work. Davidtz entered films playing the... Full Biography
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