Embeth Davidtz was born on August 11, 1965 in Lafayette, Indiana. She
is known for her role as Miss Honey in the film Matilda (1996).
Her parents, Jean and John Davidtz, were South Africans, with Dutch, English, and French ancestry. The family moved to Trenton, New Jersey, before returning to her parents' native country, where her father was a university professor. Davidtz studied at Rhodes University. Her acting started with the National
Theatre Company's "Romeo & Juliet" for which she received good reviews.
She got a small role in South African-filmed American horror,
Mutator (1989). She moved to Los Angeles
in 1992, and landed a role in her first American film, Sam Raimi's
Armee der Finsternis (1992). Also,
she appeared Television film
Scheidung per Mord (1992).
After Director Steven Spielberg cast
her in Schindlers Liste (1993)
as Helen Hirsch.
In Matilda (1996), based on Roald Dahl's
children's book, she played the role of Miss Honey. She is most often
recognized for her role in this film. She also starred in the
Der 200 Jahre Mann (1999), which
was released in 1999. She got a supporting role in the film
Bridget Jones - Schokolade zum Frühstück (2001),
as Natasha. Also in 2001, her role included horror thrillers
13 Geister (2001).
In 2009, she played Felicia Koons on Californication season 3. Davidtz
played in Marc Webb's Spider-Man reboots, as Peter Parker's mother,
Mary Parker. She married Jason Sloane on June, 2002.
