Fans of independent films have long been aware of Hope Davis's charms as an actress, but it took her portrayal of Jack Nicholson's estranged daughter in 2002's About Schmidt to bring her to the attention of wider audiences.Born March 23, 1964, in Englewood, N.J., Davis graduated from Vassar and studied acting in London before heading back to America to try her luck on the Chicago stage. After appearing in numerous productions at the prestigious Goodman Theatre, she began to get offers from Hollywood.
In 1990, Davis made her film debut in Flatliners and, by the middle of the decade, was receiving acclaim for her roles in indie fare such as Next Stop Wonderland (1998) and Arlington Road (1999). Bigger parts in bigger movies followed, including American Splendor (2003) and Proof (2005). She earned Emmy and Golden Globe nods in 2010 for her performance as Hillary Clinton in the HBO film The Special Relationship.
The Family TreeFinnish director Vivi Friedman makes her feature film debut with this tragic but comic tale of wife and mother Bunnie Burnett (Hope Davis), a woman who loses her memory and conveniently forgets all her problems -- including her interracial affair with a neighbor (Chi McBride). Dermot Mulroney plays... Read More
American SplendorPaul Giamatti stars as Harvey Pekar, a working-class stiff file clerk who found an outlet for his creativity by chronicling the minutia of his life in Cleveland, Ohio, in a comic-book series called American Splendor for more than 20 years. Hope Davis co-stars as Pekar's wife, Joyce Brabner,... Read More
DumaWhen young Xan (Alexander Michaeletos) befriends an orphaned cheetah named Duma, he commits a pure act of selfless love and traverses the southern region of Africa, just so he can help his pal return to his one true home -- the wild. Although he may never see Duma again, Xan discovers that love... Read More
About SchmidtWhen insurance actuary Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) retires and his wife dies, he looks for life's meaning on a road trip to his daughter's (Hope Davis) upcoming wedding to a waterbed salesman (Dermot Mulroney). But Schmidt can't seem to get anything right. En route to the wedding, he shares his... Read More
The LodgerWhen a serial killer starts knocking off West Hollywood working girls in grisly ways, a mentally unbalanced landlady becomes convinced that one of her tenants is involved in the killings. Meanwhile, a detective who is under suspicion discovers clues to the murders that lead him to several disturbing... Read More
Real Steel (2011) | PG-13 | |
Mildred Pierce (2011) | NR | |
R | ||
The Special Relationship (2010) | NR | |
The Lodger (2009) | R | |
NR | ||
Synecdoche, New York (2008) | R | |
The Nines (2007) | R | |
Charlie Bartlett (2007) | R | |
Infamous (2006) | R | |
The Hoax (2006) | R | |
Six Degrees: Season 1 (2006) | NR | |
The Weather Man (2005) | R | |
Proof (2005) | PG-13 | |
PG | ||
The Matador (2005) | R | |
American Splendor (2003) | R | |
About Schmidt (2002) | R | |
The Secret Lives of Dentists (2002) | R | |
Hearts in Atlantis (2001) | PG-13 | |
Final (2001) | R | |
Joe Gould's Secret (2000) | R | |
Arlington Road (1999) | R | |
Mumford (1999) | R | |
Next Stop Wonderland (1998) | R | |
The Impostors (1998) | R | |
The Myth of Fingerprints (1997) | R | |
Mr. Wrong (1996) | PG-13 | |
The Daytrippers (1995) | R | |
Run for Cover (1995) | NR | |
Flatliners (1990) | R | |
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