Hope Davis was born on March 23, 1964 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA. She is an American actress. She has starred in more than 20 feature films.

Hope starred in The Daytrippers (1995) and Next Stop Wonderland (1998). These led her to roles in Hollywood films such as the thriller Arlington Road (1999), and About Schmidt (2002), in which she played Jack Nicholson's daughter.

In 2003, she starred opposite Paul Giamatti in the movie adaptation of the Harvey Pekar comic American Splendor as the comic book version of Pekar's real-life wife, Joyce Brabner.

He also starred in The Weather Man (2005), The Hoax (2006) and Charlie Bartlett (2007).

Filmography

• Genova (2007)
• Synecdoche, New York (2007)
• Charlie Bartlett (2007)
• "Six Degrees" (11 episodes, 2006-2007)
• The Nines (2007)
• The Hoax (2006)
• Infamous (2006)
• The Weather Man (2005)
• Proof (2005)
• Duma (2005)
• The Matador (2005)
• American Splendor (2003)
• The Secret Lives of Dentists (2002)
• About Schmidt (2002)
• Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
• Final (2001)
• "Deadline" (13 episodes, 2000-2001)
• Joe Gould's Secret (2000)
• Mumford (1999)
• Arlington Road (1999)
• The Impostors (1998)
• Next Stop Wonderland (1998)
• Guy (1997)
• The Myth of Fingerprints (1997)
• Mr. Wrong (1996)
• The Daytrippers (1996)
• Kiss of Death (1995)
• Run for Cover (1995)
• Home Alone (1990)
• Flatliners (1990)

Awards

• New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Actress "American Splendor" and "The Secret Lives of Dentists" 2003