Age: 60
female
Embeth Jean Davidtz (born August 11, 1965) is an American-born South African actress and director. She has appeared in movies such as Schindler's List, Matilda, Bridget Jones's Diary, and The Amazing Spider-Man, and in the television series In Treatment, Californication, and Mad Men. In 2024 Davidtz made her directorial debut with Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, an adaptation of the best-selling memoir of the same name by Alexandra Fuller about growing up on a farm in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. The film had its Canadian premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Davidtz was born on August 11, 1965, in Lafayette, Indiana, to South African parents John and Jean, while her father was studying chemical engineering at Purdue University. The family later moved to Trenton, New Jersey, and then to South Africa when Davidtz was nine years old Davidtz has Dutch, English, and French ancestry. She had to learn Afrikaans before attending school classes in South Africa, where her father took up a teaching post at Potchefstroom University. Davidtz graduated from The Glen High School in Pretoria in 1983 and studied at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. In 1992, Davidtz played the part of Sheila in Sam Raimi's Army of Darkness alongside Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams. The third movie in the Evil Dead franchise would eventually become a big cult classic worldwide. In 1993, Davidtz played the role of Helen Hirsch in Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List. In 1995, Davidtz had a central role in the fact-based film Murder in the First, and the Merchant Ivory Productions Feast of July.
Embeth Davidtz
Alice
for Alice in No Time for Tears: Part 3
Suggested by thecookieprincess
Another few years have passed since the events of the previous parts. Ruth has quite recently turned 30, while John(for a few years her husband) is slowly approaching 50. They both decide that it is high time to have a child. John, however, first goes to a doctor's appointment to find out if it is safe to have a biological child at his age. During the conversation, the doctor tells him that at his age there are quite a few risks to the baby, so he should get checked out. John, however, on the same day asks other people on one of the online forums whether it's safe to have a biological offspring at this age and whether there is indeed a risk of dangers such as diseases. The answers he gets include: "When I was born my father was almost 60, I'm healthy," "My father was 55, I don't see contraindications," and other assurances that there is nothing to worry about. Together with Ruth, they begin their efforts. His beloved becomes pregnant but after a few months.... a miscarriage occurs. Both are devastated. Tests show that John is to blame. Ruth has a huge grudge against John that he did not listen to the doctor and get checked, he himself has a guilty conscience. After this miscarriage, Ruth is panic-stricken about getting pregnant a second time. When they finally manage to reconcile with each other, they decide to adopt or surrogate.
