Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Embeth Davidtz, photographed in Brentwood Park in July. Her directorial debut, "Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight," was a ...

Embeth Davidtz never set out to become a director. The actress, long admired for her work in films such as “Schindler’s List,” “Junebug” and “Matilda,” stumbled into filmmaking almost by accident — ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES, July 11 (UPI) --Embeth Davidtz makes her screenwriting and directing debut in the film adaptation of Alexandra Fuller's memoir Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, in theaters Friday. As ...

When the cast of “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight appeared at the Toronto International Film Festival, you could be forgiven for not recognizing Lexi Ventor, who plays the feral 7-year-old ...

When she was eight years old, the actor Embeth Davidtz was pulled out of her home in New Jersey and flown with her South African parents to Pretoria, amid the particularly volatile years of the ...

Embeth Davidtz’s home is so quiet. Nestled in Brentwood Park, the 59-year-old actor’s spacious yet cozy place feels like a sanctuary, the skylight in her kitchen offering plentiful afternoon sun. Once ...