SHE was the teacher we all loved and wanted – Miss Honey from Matilda – but she’s come a long way from the days of fearing Ms Trunchbull’s Chokey.
South African actress Embeth Davidtz played the endearing and sweet teacher who helped Matilda, played by Mara Wilson, reach her academic potential and even rescued her from her family by adopting her.
She was also the saving grace of the school who put her kids’ well-being and safety first from Ms Trunchbull’s cruel disciplinary methods in the 1996 hit.
Over 26 years later, the actress, who is now 56, still looks as youthful as she did back then – and still enjoying a successful career in the industry.
When it comes to social media, Embeth doesn’t appear to have an active Facebook or Twitter account.
But she does have an Instagram page, with an impressive 32,000 followers.
Director Steven Spielberg first spotted the actress in Deadly Matrimony and cast her in Schindler’s List before she starred in Matilda.
She’s since had roles on popular TV shows like Citizen Baines, Mad Men, Californication, and In Treatment.
Embeth also played Peter Parker’s mum in The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
Most recently, she starred in Grey’s Anatomy as Nancy Shepherd.
The actress is happily married to entertainment lawyer Jason Sloane since 2002, and they have two children together.
Charlotte Emily Sloane was born in 2002 and is now 19 years old, and Asher Dylan Sloane was born in 2006, making him 16.
