Lucy Davis

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Actress

Birth Date: February 17, 1973

Age: 51 years old

Birth Place: Solihull, West Midlands, England, UK

Lucy Davis is an English actress who became known as a versatile and relatable comedic presence in some of her home country's most popular films and TV shows, before branching out and becoming a recognizable presence in both worldwide blockbuster superhero films and kitschy horror series alike.

Born on February 17, 1973 in Solihull, England, Davis was the daughter of one of Britain's most beloved comedic actors, Jasper Carrott. It was on a series created by her father, a spoof of police dramas called "The Detectives" (BBC One, 1993-97), where Davis made her acting debut, appearing in a series one episode. She then went on to play Maria Lucas in the BBC's hugely successful miniseries adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice" (BBC, 1995), while also making an appearance in the 1996 Christmas special of the popular sitcom "One Foot in the Grave" (BBC, 1990-2000). Davis's breakout role came when she was cast as Dawn Tinsley, the quiet receptionist with artistic ambitions at the Slough branch of the Wernham Hogg Paper Company, in Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's groundbreaking mockumentary sitcom "The Office" (BBC Two, 2001-2003). Though ratings for the series were initially sluggish, "The Office" eventually became a worldwide cult phenomenon, lasting for two series and a Christmas special, turning its creators and lead actors into legitimate stars, and leading to an even more successful American adaptation.

After "The Office" ended, Davis went on to appear in another cult classic, Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg's horror comedy "Shaun of the Dead" (2004), in which she played Diane, a ditzy aspiring actress who is part of a contentious group held up in a local pub while a zombie apocalypse rages just outside. Before long, Davis's work in her home country was starting to earn her work on the other side of the pond: she enjoyed an arc on the first season of the popular sitcom "Ugly Betty" (ABC, 2006-2010), and was one of the leads on Aaron Sorkin's notorious misfire "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (NBC, 2006-2007).

Davis would continue to work in TV throughout the decade, appearing on such shows as "Black Books" (Channel 4, 2000-04), "The Mentalist" (CBS, 2008-2015), "Family Guy" (FOX, 1998-2002, 2005-), and "Death in Paradise" (BBC One, 2011-). Davis's next big role came in the form of Etta Candy, a beloved comic book character who had never been portrayed in live action before, in the acclaimed superhero summer blockbuster "Wonder Woman" (2017). Davis could next be seen playing Hilda Spellman on the tongue-in-cheek horror series "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" (Netflix, 2018-).

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That's My Jam

Contestant
Show
2022

The Villains of Valley ViewStream

Actor
Eva/Surge
Series
2022

Inspired By Sport

Actor
Show
2020

Chilling Adventures of SabrinaStream

Actor
Hilda Spellman
Series
2018
82%

TigtoneStream

Voice
Queen
Series
2018

Wonder WomanStream

Actor
Etta
Movie
2017
93%

Rio Olympics

Actor
Show
2016

At Midnight With Chris HardwickStream

Guest
Game Show
2015

MaronStream

Guest Star
Emily
Series
2013
75%

Gay of Thrones

Actor
Show
2013

The NeighborsStream

Guest Star
Series
2012
31%

The Ones

Guest
Show
2012

Death in ParadiseStream

Actor
Vicky Woodward
Series
2011

Bob's BurgersStream

Guest Voice
Princess Paula McCartney
Series
2011

Some Guy Who Kills People

Actor
Stephanie
Movie
2011

Married Single Other

Actor
Show
2010

Bob Funk

Actor
Janet
Movie
2009

The MentalistStream

Guest Star
Daphne Valiquette
Series
2008

ReaperStream

Guest Star
Series
2007
80%

CalifornicationStream

Guest Star
Nora
Series
2007
57%

Ugly BettyStream

Guest Star
Fashion TV Anchor
Series
2006
97%

Studio 60 on the Sunset StripStream

Guest Star
Lucy Kenwright
Series
2006
74%

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

Actor
Abby Westminster
Movie
2006

The TV Set

Actor
Chloe McAllister
Movie
2006

Shaun Of The DeadStream

Actor
Dianne
Movie
2004
92%

Sex Lives of the Potato Men

Actor
Ruth
Movie
2004

NCISStream

Guest Star
Dr. Janice Brown
Series
2003

Comedy Connections

Guest Star
Show
2003

The OfficeStream

Actor
Dawn Tinsley
Series
2002
97%

Family Guy

Guest Voice
Joanna Finn
Show
1999

Family GuyStream

Guest Voice
Joanna Finn
Series
1999

Holby City

Actor
Kelly Bridges
Show
1999

The Gambler

Actor
Dunya
Movie
1997

The Office

Actor
Show
1996

Pride and PrejudiceStream

Actor
Maria Lucas
Miniseries
1995

The Detectives

Guest Star
Show
1995

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