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* CreatorBacklash: Subverted. She initially hated ''Film/ArmyOfDarkness'', due to having such a rough time shooting all the fight scenes and the difficult prosthetics - that she almost quit acting. But she has warmed to the film, due to the positive messages she gets from fans.
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* PlayingGertrude: In ''Film/BicentennialMan'', Davidtz (born 1965) plays Little Miss (Amanda Martin), while Creator/BradleyWhitford (born 1959) plays her unmarried son, Lloyd Charney. She's not wearing any ageing prosthetics until she's [[DoubleVision onscreen with her granddaughter]].
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Embeth Jean Davidtz (born August 11, 1965 in Lafayette, Indiana) is an American-South African actress.
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Embeth Jean Davidtz (born August 11, 1965 in Lafayette, Indiana) is an American-South African actress.actress best known as Jennifer Honey in ''Film/{{Matilda}}''.
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* DoubleVision: In ''Film/BicentennialMan'', when Andrew meets Portia (played by Davidtz), he mistakes her for Little Miss, who shows up in the same scene (also played by Creator/EmbethDavidtz, but with ageing prosthetics). As Andrew is looking back and forth between the two women, Little Miss explains that Portia is her [[IdenticalGranddaughter granddaughter]]. Once Andrew realizes that she's Lloyd's daughter, it [[InnocentlyInsensitive explains the rudeness]] for him.
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* DoubleVision: In ''Film/BicentennialMan'', when Andrew meets Portia (played by Davidtz), he mistakes her for Little Miss, who shows up in the same scene (also played by Creator/EmbethDavidtz, Davidtz, but with ageing prosthetics). As Andrew is looking back and forth between the two women, Little Miss explains that Portia is her [[IdenticalGranddaughter granddaughter]]. Once Andrew realizes that she's Lloyd's daughter, it [[InnocentlyInsensitive explains the rudeness]] for him.
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* DoubleVision: In ''Film/BicentennialMan'', when Andrew meets Portia (played by Creator/EmbethDavidtz), he mistakes her for Little Miss, who shows up in the same scene (also played by Creator/EmbethDavidtz, but with ageing prosthetics). As Andrew is looking back and forth between the two women, Little Miss explains that Portia is her [[IdenticalGranddaughter granddaughter]]. Once Andrew realizes that she's Lloyd's daughter, it [[InnocentlyInsensitive explains the rudeness]] for him.
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* DoubleVision: In ''Film/BicentennialMan'', when Andrew meets Portia (played by Creator/EmbethDavidtz), Davidtz), he mistakes her for Little Miss, who shows up in the same scene (also played by Creator/EmbethDavidtz, but with ageing prosthetics). As Andrew is looking back and forth between the two women, Little Miss explains that Portia is her [[IdenticalGranddaughter granddaughter]]. Once Andrew realizes that she's Lloyd's daughter, it [[InnocentlyInsensitive explains the rudeness]] for him.
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* FakeNationality: As the German Jew Helen Hirsch in ''Film/SchindlersList''.
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* DoubleVision: In ''Film/BicentennialMan'', when Andrew meets Portia (played by Creator/EmbethDavidtz), he mistakes her for Little Miss, who shows up in the same scene (also played by Creator/EmbethDavidtz, but with ageing prosthetics). As Andrew is looking back and forth between the two women, Little Miss explains that Portia is her [[IdenticalGranddaughter granddaughter]]. Once Andrew realizes that she's Lloyd's daughter, it [[InnocentlyInsensitive explains the rudeness]] for him.
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* PlayingGertrude: In ''Film/BicentennialMan'' Bradley Whitford plays her grown-up son Lloyd. He's six years ''older'' than her, and she's not wearing ageing prosthetics at that point.
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* PlayingGertrude: In ''Film/BicentennialMan'' Bradley Whitford ''Film/BicentennialMan'', Davidtz (born 1965) plays Little Miss (Amanda Martin), while Creator/BradleyWhitford (born 1959) plays her grown-up son Lloyd. He's six years ''older'' than her, and she's unmarried son, Lloyd Charney. She's not wearing any ageing prosthetics at that point.until she's [[DoubleVision onscreen with her granddaughter]].
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* EnforcedMethodActing: Defied. She chose not to meet the real Helen Hirsch until after ''Film/SchindlersList'' had finished filming.
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* PlayingAgainstType: She usually plays [[Film/{{Matilda}} loving mot]][[TheAmazingSpiderMan her figures]] and TheWoobie (Helen Hirsch in ''Film/SchindlersList'' notably). In the film version of ''Film/BridgetJonesDiary'' she plays Natasha - the snobby and pompous RomanticFalseLead. She also plays one of Jordan's harpy-ish friends in ''{{Series/Scrubs}}''.
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* PlayingAgainstType: She usually plays [[Film/{{Matilda}} loving mot]][[TheAmazingSpiderMan mot]][[Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan her figures]] and TheWoobie (Helen Hirsch in ''Film/SchindlersList'' notably). In the film version of ''Film/BridgetJonesDiary'' she plays Natasha - the snobby and pompous RomanticFalseLead. She also plays one of Jordan's harpy-ish friends in ''{{Series/Scrubs}}''.
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* PlayingAgainstType: She usually plays [[Film/{{Matilda}} loving mot]][[TheAmazingSpiderMan her figures]] and TheWoobie (Helen Hirsch in ''Film/SchindlersList'' notably) notably). In the film version of ''Film/BridgetJonesDiary'' she plays Natasha - the snobby and pompous RomanticFalseLead. She also plays one of Jordan's harpy-ish friends in ''{{Series/Scrubs}}''.
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* FakeBrit: Her real voice isn't too different from an RP one, so she only has to change a few pronunciations to pass. Notably in ''Film/BridgetJones'' and ''Film/TheHole''.
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* FakeBrit: Her real voice isn't too different from an RP one, so she only has to change a few pronunciations to pass. Notably in ''Film/BridgetJones'' ''Film/BridgetJonesDiary'', ''Series/MadMen'', and ''Film/TheHole''.
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* PlayingAgainstType: She usually plays [[Film/{{Matilda}} loving mot]][[TheAmazingSpiderMan her figures]] and TheWoobie (Helen Hirsch in ''Film/SchindlersList'' notably) In the film version of ''Film/BridgetJones'' ''Film/BridgetJonesDiary'' she plays Natasha - the snobby and pompous RomanticFalseLead. She also plays one of Jordan's harpy-ish friends in ''{{Series/Scrubs}}''.''{{Series/Scrubs}}''.
** This comes to full circle when she portrays [[GrandeDame Reb]][[TheWoobie ecca]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Pryce]], the snooty and irritating but loving wife of the tragic Lane Pryce in Seasons 3 and 5 of ''Series/MadMen''.
** This comes to full circle when she portrays [[GrandeDame Reb]][[TheWoobie ecca]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Pryce]], the snooty and irritating but loving wife of the tragic Lane Pryce in Seasons 3 and 5 of ''Series/MadMen''.
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* ActingForTwo: In ''Film/BicentennialMan'' she plays both Little Miss and her granddaughter Portia.
* ActorAllusion:
** In ''Series/RayDonovan'' she owns an art gallery, having played an art dealer in ''{{Film/Junebug}}''.
** In ''Film/TheHole'' she attempts to reach out to a school girl who seems a bit different from her peers, similar to her role in ''{{Film/Matilda}}''.
* ActorSharedBackground: Her character Madeleine in ''{{Film/Junebug}}'' is an American who was raised in South Africa. It's one of the few roles where Embeth gets to use her natural accent.
* AdvertisedExtra: In ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' films. Presumably she was planned to have a bigger role as the plot moved on, but the franchise was cancelled after the second film.
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** In ''Series/RayDonovan'' she owns an art gallery, having played an art dealer in ''{{Film/Junebug}}''.
** In ''Film/TheHole'' she attempts to reach out to a school girl who seems a bit different from her peers, similar to her role in ''{{Film/Matilda}}''.
* ActorSharedBackground: Her character Madeleine in ''{{Film/Junebug}}'' is an American who was raised in South Africa. It's one of the few roles where Embeth gets to use her natural accent.
* AdvertisedExtra: In ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' films. Presumably she was planned to have a bigger role as the plot moved on, but the franchise was cancelled after the second film.
* CreatorBacklash: Subverted. She initially hated ''Film/ArmyOfDarkness'', due to having such a rough time shooting all the fight scenes and the difficult prosthetics - that she almost quit acting. But she has warmed to the film, due to the positive messages she gets from fans.
* EnforcedMethodActing: Defied. She chose not to meet the real Helen Hirsch until after ''Film/SchindlersList'' had finished filming.
* FakeAmerican: She was born in America but spent her childhood and teen years in South Africa. So she fakes an American accent in a few films - notably ''Film/BicentennialMan'', ''Film/ThirteenGhosts'', ''{{Film/Matilda}}''.
* FakeBrit: Her real voice isn't too different from an RP one, so she only has to change a few pronunciations to pass. Notably in ''Film/BridgetJones'' and ''Film/TheHole''.
* FakeNationality: As the German Jew Helen Hirsch in ''Film/SchindlersList''.
* TheOtherMarty: She replaced another actress right before filming began on ''{{Film/Junebug}}''. Who she replaced is unknown.
* PlayingAgainstType: In the film version of ''Film/BridgetJones'' she plays Natasha - the snobby and pompous RomanticFalseLead. She also plays one of Jordan's harpy-ish friends in ''{{Series/Scrubs}}''.
* PlayingGertrude: In ''Film/BicentennialMan'' Bradley Whitford plays her grown-up son Lloyd. He's six years ''older'' than her, and she's not wearing ageing prosthetics at that point.
* EnforcedMethodActing: Defied. She chose not to meet the real Helen Hirsch until after ''Film/SchindlersList'' had finished filming.
* FakeAmerican: She was born in America but spent her childhood and teen years in South Africa. So she fakes an American accent in a few films - notably ''Film/BicentennialMan'', ''Film/ThirteenGhosts'', ''{{Film/Matilda}}''.
* FakeBrit: Her real voice isn't too different from an RP one, so she only has to change a few pronunciations to pass. Notably in ''Film/BridgetJones'' and ''Film/TheHole''.
* FakeNationality: As the German Jew Helen Hirsch in ''Film/SchindlersList''.
* TheOtherMarty: She replaced another actress right before filming began on ''{{Film/Junebug}}''. Who she replaced is unknown.
* PlayingAgainstType: In the film version of ''Film/BridgetJones'' she plays Natasha - the snobby and pompous RomanticFalseLead. She also plays one of Jordan's harpy-ish friends in ''{{Series/Scrubs}}''.
* PlayingGertrude: In ''Film/BicentennialMan'' Bradley Whitford plays her grown-up son Lloyd. He's six years ''older'' than her, and she's not wearing ageing prosthetics at that point.
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Embeth Jean Davidtz (born August 11, 1965) is an American actress.
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!She appeared in
* ''[[Franchise/EvilDead Army of Darkness]]''
* ''Film/SchindlersList''
* ''Film/MurderInTheFirst''
* ''Film/{{Matilda}}''
* ''Film/{{Fallen}}'' '
* ''Literature/MansfieldPark''
* ''Film/BicentennialMan''
* ''Film/BridgetJonesDiary''
* ''Film/TheHole''
* ''Film/Thir13enGhosts''
* ''Film/TheEmperorsClub''
* ''Series/{{Scrubs}}''
* ''Film/{{Junebug}}''
* ''Series/GreysAnatomy''
* ''Film/{{Fracture}}''
* ''Series/InTreatment''
* ''Film/{{Fragments}}''
* ''Series/MadMen''
* ''Series/{{Californication}}''
* ''[[Literature/TheMillenniumTrilogy The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]]''
* ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan''
* ''Film/{{Paranoia}}''
* ''Film/EuropaReport''
* ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2''
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* ButNotTooForeign: She has Dutch (the origin of her surname), English, and French ancestry.
* RomanceOnTheSet: Met her ex-boyfriend Ben Chaplin on the set of ''Feast of July'' in 1995.
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Embeth Jean Davidtz (born August 11, 1965) is an American actress.
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!She appeared in
* ''[[Franchise/EvilDead Army of Darkness]]''
* ''Film/SchindlersList''
* ''Film/MurderInTheFirst''
* ''Film/{{Matilda}}''
* ''Film/{{Fallen}}'' '
* ''Literature/MansfieldPark''
* ''Film/BicentennialMan''
* ''Film/BridgetJonesDiary''
* ''Film/TheHole''
* ''Film/Thir13enGhosts''
* ''Film/TheEmperorsClub''
* ''Series/{{Scrubs}}''
* ''Film/{{Junebug}}''
* ''Series/GreysAnatomy''
* ''Film/{{Fracture}}''
* ''Series/InTreatment''
* ''Film/{{Fragments}}''
* ''Series/MadMen''
* ''Series/{{Californication}}''
* ''[[Literature/TheMillenniumTrilogy The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]]''
* ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan''
* ''Film/{{Paranoia}}''
* ''Film/EuropaReport''
* ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2''
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!Tropes
* ButNotTooForeign: She has Dutch (the origin of her surname), English, and French ancestry.
* RomanceOnTheSet: Met her ex-boyfriend Ben Chaplin on the set of ''Feast of July'' in 1995.
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