When Judy Davis was cast as the lead in My Brilliant Career (1979), she was 23 and a recent graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art. In this interview, Judy Davis recalls her first experience of film acting. Despite her resistance to being over managed as an actor and despite her lack of sympathy with the central conflict of her character, the film’s heroine Sybilla, Davis delivered a performance that launched her career. Davis has been nominated twice for an Oscar. She has been nomin