Hope Davis (born March 23, 1964)[2] is an American actress. She is known for her performances on stage and screen earning various awards including nominations for a Tony Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards.
Hope Davis | |
|---|---|
 Davis in 2010 | |
| Born | March 23, 1964 Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Vassar College (B.A. 1986)[1] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse |
Jon Patrick Walker
(m. 2000) |
| Children | 2 |
She made her film debut in Joel Schumacher's Flatliners in 1990. She then starred in the critically acclaimed films The Daytrippers (1996), About Schmidt (2002), Infamous (2006), and Asteroid City (2023). She received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture nomination for her role in American Splendor (2003). She received an Independent Spirit Award with the cast of Synecdoche, New York (2008). In 2016, she joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe portraying Tony Stark's mother Maria Stark in Captain America: Civil War (2016).
In 1992, she made her Broadway theatre debut in Two Shakespearean Actors. In 1997 she starred as Sasha in Ivanov opposite Kevin Kline and Marian Seldes. She earned acclaim for her role in Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage in 2009 acting alongside Jeff Daniels, Marcia Gay Harden, and James Gandolfini. For her performance she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.
Hope's early television roles include the Dick Wolf NBC series Deadline (2000–2001) and the ABC drama Six Degrees (2006–2007). She later earned Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her performances in the HBO projects In Treatment (2009), The Special Relationship (2010), and Succession (2021–2023).[3] Her other notable roles include in Mildred Pierce (2011), The Newsroom (2012–2013), and Your Honor (2020–2023).
Career
edit1990–1999: Early work and theatre debut
editDavis made her debut as a dramatic actress in the Joel Schumacher directed psychological horror film Flatliners (1990), starring as William Baldwin's fiancée.[4] That same year she appeared in the hit family film Home Alone (1990) in a small role as a Parisian airport receptionist.[5] Her major stage debut came after she starred in the Wisdom Bridge/Remains Theater co-production of David Mamet's play Speed-the-Plow for Joel Schumacher with William Petersen in Chicago in 1992.[6] That same year she made her Broadway debut in Two Shakespearean Actors (1992) at the Cort Theatre. In 1995 she had her first starring role as Eliza Malone D'Amico in the Greg Mottola directed independent comedy-drama The Daytrippers acting opposite Liev Schreiber, Parker Posey, Anne Meara and Stanley Tucci. Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote, "Ms. Meara, who plays her role like an old pro, and Ms. Davis, who has the makings of a young one, are part of a cast that easily makes the film worth seeing".[7] In 1997 she returned to Broadway debut playing Sasha in the Anton Chekov play Ivanov at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center. Davis acted alongside Kevin Kline, Jayne Atkinson, Tom McGowan, and Marian Seldes.[8]
The following year she starred in independent romantic comedy film Next Stop Wonderland (1998) directed by Brad Anderson. Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote of the film, "[It] isn't really much more than a beautifully acted, finely edited sitcom, but it creates and sustains an intelligent, seriocomic mood better than any recent film about the urban single life. If the movie at moments recalls As Good as It Gets, its characters are subtler and its vision of humanity more truthful."[9] That same year she had a supporting role in the comedy The Impostors (1998) starring Oliver Platt and Stanley Tucci.[10] These led her to roles in Hollywood films such as the thriller Arlington Road (1999).
2000–2008: Established actress
editDavis also starred in an NBC short-lived drama series called Deadline with Oliver Platt in 2001. She played the ex-wife to Platt's character at a newspaper giant.[11] She acted in the Alexander Payne directed comedy-drama About Schmidt playing the daughter of Warren R. Schmidt played Jack Nicholson. She was nominated for the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance.[12] The following year she starred opposite Paul Giamatti in the movie adaptation of the Harvey Pekar comic American Splendor as the comic book version of Pekar's real-life wife, Joyce Brabner. For this role, Davis won the New York Film Critics Circle Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.[13][14][15]
Later, she had lead roles in the New York premiere of Rebecca Gilman's Spinning into Butter in 2000, and in the 2005 audio play Hope Leaves the Theater, written and directed by Charlie Kaufman. This was a segment of the sound-only production Theater of the New Ear, which debuted at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, NY. The title actually refers to Davis's character "leaving the theater".[16] In 2005 she took supporting roles in the black comedy The Matador, the John Madden directed drama Proof, and the Gore Verbinski comedy-drama The Weather Man. She portrayed socialite Slim Keith in the Truman Capote biopic Infamous starring Toby Jones.[17] The following year she acted in the science fiction thriller The Nines (2007) and the coming-of-age film Charlie Bartlett (2007). She acted in Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut Synecdoche, New York (2008) playing Madeleine Gravis.[18]
2009–2019: Return to Broadway and other roles
editDavis co-starred as the bitter and self-deprecating Mia with Golden Globe winner Gabriel Byrne in the second season (2009) of HBO's In Treatment, a dramatic series that tracks the backstory and progress of five patients during their series of psychological therapeutic sessions. Mia is a successful, unmarried malpractice attorney who returns to therapy with Dr. Paul Weston after a 20-year absence because of a lack of stability in her personal life. Also in 2009 Davis returned to Broadway starring in Yasmina Reza's play God of Carnage with Marcia Gay Harden, James Gandolfini and Jeff Daniels.[19] The play surrounds two parents who come together to discuss a fight between their children. Davis played a Annette a wealth manager.[20] The role earned her a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Play.[21] The following year she portrayed Hillary Clinton in the BBC / HBO film The Special Relationship released in 2010. The film was written by Peter Morgan and also starred Michael Sheen and Dennis Quaid.[22] She has received a nomination for Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie.[23]
Davis took recurring roles playing Mrs. Forrester in the HBO limited series Mildred Pierce (2011) starring Kate Winslet[24] and a fictional gossip columnist Nina Howard in The Newsroom (2012–2013) starring Jeff Daniels.[25] Davis also starred in the short-lived NBC television drama, Allegiance (2015), where she plays Katya O'Connor, an ex-KGB agent. Her son works for the FBI/CIA, and Katya's family is brought back into action by the SVR in hopes that Alex, her son, can be swayed to join the SVR.[26] In 2015, she was approached by Marvel to play Maria Stark, mother of Tony Stark in Captain America: Civil War.[27] She also appeared in a reoccurring capacity on Wayward Pines (2015–2016) and American Crime (2016).
2020–present
editIn 2020, Davis narrated The Truth About Fat episode of the PBS television series Nova. From 2020 to 2023 she took a main role as Gina Baxter in the Showtime series Your Honor starring Bryan Cranston.[28] She took a recurring role as Sandi Furness in the HBO drama series Succession from 2021 to 2023. She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in 2022.[29] She acted in the Wes Anderson comedy film Asteroid City (2023).[30]
Personal life
editDavis, second of three children, was born in Englewood, New Jersey, the daughter of Joan, a librarian, and William Davis, an engineer.[31] Davis has described her mother as a "great storyteller" who would take Davis and her siblings to museums or to "something cultural" every Sunday after church.[32][33] Davis was raised in Tenafly, New Jersey, and graduated in 1982 from Tenafly High School.[34]
She was a childhood friend of Mira Sorvino, who lived almost directly across the street, and with whom she wrote and acted in backyard plays. Davis has a degree in cognitive science from Vassar College.[35] She studied acting at HB Studio in New York City.[36] She is married to actor Jon Patrick Walker. They have two daughters, Georgia and Mae.[37]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Flatliners | Anne Coldren | |
| Home Alone | French Ticket Agent | ||
| 1995 | Run for Cover | Prescott's Secretary | |
| Kiss of Death | Junior's Girlfriend | ||
| 1996 | The Daytrippers | Eliza Malone D'Amico | |
| Mr. Wrong | Annie | ||
| 1997 | The Myth of Fingerprints | Margaret | |
| Guy | Camera | ||
| 1998 | Next Stop Wonderland | Erin Castleton | |
| The Impostors | Emily Essendine | ||
| 1999 | Arlington Road | Brooke Wolfe | |
| Mumford | Sofie Crisp | ||
| 2000 | Joe Gould's Secret | Therese Mitchell | |
| 2001 | Final | Dr. Ann Johnson | |
| Hearts in Atlantis | Liz Garfield | ||
| 2002 | About Schmidt | Jeannie Schmidt | |
| The Secret Lives of Dentists | Dana Hurst | ||
| 2003 | American Splendor | Joyce Brabner | |
| 2005 | The Matador | Carolyn 'Bean' Wright | |
| Duma | Kristin | ||
| Proof | Claire | ||
| The Weather Man | Noreen | ||
| 2006 | Infamous | Slim Keith | |
| The Hoax | Andrea Tate | ||
| 2007 | The Nines | Sarah / Susan / Sierra | |
| Charlie Bartlett | Marilyn Bartlett | ||
| 2008 | Synecdoche, New York | Madeleine Gravis | |
| Genova | Marianne | ||
| 2009 | The Lodger | Ellen Bunting | |
| 2011 | The Family Tree | Bunnie Burnett | |
| Real Steel | Aunt Debra | ||
| 2012 | Disconnect | Lydia Boyd | |
| 2013 | Louder Than Words | Brenda Fareri | |
| 2015 | Wild Card | Cassandra | |
| 2016 | Captain America: Civil War | Maria Stark | |
| 2017 | Rebel in the Rye | Miriam Salinger | |
| 2020 | Greenland | Judy Vento | |
| 2023 | Cat Person | Kelly | |
| Asteroid City | Sandy Borden | ||
| TBA | Reykjavik | Nancy Reagan | Filming |
| The Mastermind | Filming | ||
| See You When I See You | Filming |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2001 | Deadline | Brooke Benton | Main role, 13 episodes |
| 2006–2007 | Six Degrees | Laura Morgan | Main role, 13 episodes |
| 2009 | In Treatment | Mia | Main role, 7 episodes |
| 2010 | The Special Relationship | Hillary Clinton | Television film |
| 2011 | Mildred Pierce | Mrs. Forrester | Miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 2012–2013 | The Newsroom | Nina Howard | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2013–2021 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Viola Mesner | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Allegiance | Katya O'Connor | Main role, 13 episodes |
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Herself | 1 episode | |
| 2015–2016 | Wayward Pines | Megan Fisher | Main role, 14 episodes |
| 2016 | American Crime | Steph Sullivan | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | For the People | Jill Carlan | Main role, 20 episodes |
| Strange Angel | Ruth Parsons | Recurring role, 7 episodes | |
| 2020 | Nova | Narrator (voice) | 1 episode |
| Love Life | Claudia | Recurring role, 6 episodes | |
| 2020–2023 | Your Honor | Gina Baxter | Main role, 20 episodes |
| 2021–2023 | Succession | Sandi Furness | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2022 | Minx | Victoria Hartnett | 1 episode |
| 2023 | Perry Mason | Camilla Nygaard | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
| 2024 | Before | Dr. Jane | Miniseries |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) | Juliet / Student / Soldier of Cyprus | East 13th Street Theatre, Off-Broadway | [38] |
| Two Shakespearean Actors | Miss Anne Holland | Cort Theatre, Broadway | [39] | |
| 1993 | Measure for Measure | Mariana | Delacorte Theater, Off-Broadway | [40] |
| Pterodactyls | Emma Duncan | Vineyard Theatre, Off-Broadway | [41] | |
| 1995–1996 | The Food Chain | Amanda | Westside Theatre, Off-Broadway | [42] |
| 1997–1998 | Ivanov | Sasha | Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Broadway | [43] |
| 2000 | Spinning Into Butter | Sarah | Lincoln Center, Off-Broadway | [44] |
| 2005 | Hope Leaves the Theater | Various roles | St. Ann's Warehouse, Off-Broadway | [45] |
| 2007 | The 24 Hour Plays | Hope | American Airlines Theatre, Broadway | [46] |
| 2009 | The 23rd Annual Easter Bonnet Competition | Judge | Minskoff Theatre, Broadway | [47] |
| 2009 | God of Carnage | Annette | Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | [48] |
| 2016–2017 | The Red Barn | Ingrid Dodd | Royal National Theatre, London | [49] |
Awards and nominations
editReferences
edit- ^ ""THE FAMILY TREE" screening and reception with writer, producer MARK LISSON"[permanent dead link], Vassar College, October 2011
- ^ "AM Prep-Today in Entertainment History". AP NEWS. March 23, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ Moreau, Jordan (July 12, 2022). "Emmys 2022: Complete Nominations List". Variety. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ^ "Flatlines (1990)". IMDB. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Hope Davis List of Movies". TV Guide. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "`SPEED-THE-PLOW` TAKES ON FILM INDUSTRY". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "The Daytrippers". The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Ivanov: Shows". Lincoln Center. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "'Next Stop Wonderland': Love Lies in an Emerson Quotation". The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "The Impostors". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Deadline". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "New York Film Critics Circle 2002". IMDB. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ Molloy, Tim (January 31, 2023). "Hope Davis". MovieMaker.
In 2004 the actress was nominated for... a Golden Globe Best Supporting Actress Award (for her work in American Splendor)....
- ^ Staff and agencies (January 5, 2004). "American Splendor moves up Oscar field". The Guardian.
Starring Paul Giamatti as Harvey Pekar..., the film has already received a Golden Globe nomination and an award from the New York Film Critics Circle. Both those bodies chose to honour Hope Davis for her performance as Giamatti's soulmate Joyce Brabner.
- ^ "American Splendor – Awards". IMDB. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Davis, Dinklage and Streep Star in Charlie Kaufman Sound Play Hope Leaves the Theater in L.A." Playbill. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Review: Infamous". Film Comment. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Synecdoche, New York". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ Gandolfini Stars on Broadway in God of Carnage[dead link] The Associated Press, January 12, 2009
- ^ "Rumble in the Living Room". The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "JUST THE LIST: Winners and Nominees of the 2009 Tony Awards". Playbill. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (July 8, 2009). "Hope Davis to play Hillary Clinton". The Hollywood Reporter (Nielsen Business Media).
- ^ "Hope Davis Emmy Nominated". Emmys.com. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ "'In Treatment's' Hope Davis Lands Female Lead in CBS Thriller 'The Ordained'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Sorkin's HBO effort 'The Newsroom' has turned into a network drama, and it's (slightly) better this way". Politico. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "NBC Orders Hope Davis Spy Drama 'Allegiance' to Series". Yahoo News. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Tony Stark's Mother Was Supposed To 'Reappear' In An MCU Movie, And Now We Want To Know Which One". CinemaBlend. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "'Your Honor': Hope Davis Cast As Series Regular, Lilli Kay To Recur In Showtime Limited Series". Yahoo. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Emmy nominee profile: Hope Davis ('Succession') brings new character Sandi Furness to enigmatic life". Goldderby. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "The Cast of 'Asteroid City' on Escaping Into the World of Wes Anderson (Exclusive)". Oscars.org. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ Abele, Robert (August 10, 2003). "Less is really more; Actress Hope Davis prefers to make her mark in low-budget enterprises like 'The Secret Lives of Dentists' and 'American Splendor.'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ interview by Tavis Smiley (September 26, 2005). "Hope Davis". PBS. Archived from the original on January 5, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ^ WEBER, BRUCE (August 20, 1995). "THEATER; The Fine Edge Between a Role And Real Life". The New York Times.
- ^ Kennedy, Dana. "THE NEW SEASON/FILM: UP AND COMING: Hope Davis; Lucky for Her, She Flunked the 'Nuprin' Audition", The New York Times, September 13, 1998. Accessed December 18, 2013. "Ms. Davis, who grew up in Tenafly, N.J., where she was the second of three daughters, has no explanation for her long, lean period other than to say, 'I just wasn't ready for success.'"
- ^ Hertz, Larry. "That's Entertainment". www.vassar.edu. Vassar, the Alumnae/i Quarterly. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ HB Studio Alumni
- ^ "Hope Davis reveals daughter's name". People. People Magazine. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ "Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)". ClassicStageCompany. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Two Shakespearean Actors (Broadway, 1992)". Playbill. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Legit Measure for Measure". Variety. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Pterodactyls". Vineyard Theatre. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Food, Glorious Food". Playbill. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Ivanov (Broadway, 1997)". Playbill. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Spinning into Butter". Variety. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Theater of the New Ear". Variety. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "The 24 Hour Plays (Broadway, 2007)". Playbill. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "The 23rd Annual Easter Bonnet Competition (Broadway, 2009)". Playbill. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "God of Carnage (Broadway, 2009)". Playbill. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Mark Strong and Hope Davis Cast in David Hare's The Red Barn at London's National". Playbill. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
External links
edit- Hope Davis at IMDb
- Hope Davis at Emmys.com
