Veteran actress Embeth Davidtz grew up surrounded by books. “For a large part of my childhood, we didn’t have a television; ...

Embeth Davidtz is excited to see her family proud of her hard work. Speaking with PEOPLE about Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, her directorial and screenwriting debut, the actress talked ...

Speaking with PEOPLE about Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, her directorial and screenwriting debut, the actress talked about the journey bringing this movie to audiences, which ran concurrently to ...

Embeth Davidtz tells PEOPLE about observing the work of great directors as an actress and what she took with her when making ...

NEED TO KNOW Actress and director Embeth Davidtz played the beloved teacher Miss Honey in the 1996 film Matilda Recently, TikTok users have been putting a voiceover from the film about the teacher ...

Embeth Davidtz poses for a portrait on Thursday, June 26, 2025, in West Hollywood, Calif. Credit: AP To play Bobo, the 8-year-old center of the film, Davidtz did not want a polished child actor.

The film tells the story of Rhodesia’s transformation from British colony into the independent nation of Zimbabwe through a ...

Embeth Davidtz is excited to see her family proud of her hard work. Speaking with PEOPLE about Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, her directorial and screenwriting debut, the actress talked about the ...

Davidtz, a familiar presence in films and television for over 30 years with memorable roles in everything from “Schindler’s List” to “Matilda,” was born in the United States to white ...

In 1974, when it seemed as though everyone was leaving South Africa, Embeth Davidtz’s family was going back. Davidtz, a familiar presence in films and television for over 30 years with memorable ...

Embeth Davidtz directs her first film, “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight,” an adaptation of Alexandra Fuller’s memoir about growing up during the Bush War in Zimbabwe, which was then ...