Deborah Davis
Known For: Production
Biography
Deborah Davis, a British screenwriter, is renowned for The Favourite (2018), earning an Oscar nomination and BAFTA win for Best Original Screenplay. She wrote the original script, which Yorgos Lanthimos refined with co-writer Tony McNamara, who rewrote much of it based on Lanthimos’ notes. Davis also created Marie Antoinette (2022-2025). She studied history at university, spent years researching the British court, and worked as a television producer before screenwriting.
Filmography
2023
- Obituary ... (Property Buyer)
2022
- Marie Antoinette ... (Writer)
2018
- The Favourite ... (Writer)
2013
- The Orphanage ... (Executive Producer)