Dana Davis

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Dana Davis
Davis as Monica Dawson
Born	1984 Davenport, Iowa, USA
Occupation	Actress

Dana Davis (born 1984) is an American actress, most notable for playing Felicia Jones on the ABC TV series The Nine and Monica Dawson on NBC's TV series Heroes.

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Davis was born in Davenport, Iowa and attended Davenport North High School at the same city. She is a skilled violinist and attended Loyola Marymount University, graduating with a degree in music in 2001.

Davis made her Hollywood debut in Eraser in 1996, playing the uncredited role of a girl who talks to Arnold Schwarzenegger's character, John Kruger, in a junkyard after he jumps from an FBI airplane.

Davis appeared alongside teen actress Hilary Duff in Raise Your Voice. She has also appeared in Veronica Mars, That's So Raven, The O.C., Gilmore Girls and Hidden Palms.

In July 2007, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Davis would be joining the second season of the TV series Heroes, as Monica Dawson, who was described as a "young hero" willing to "give up everything to help the people around her." The character is the niece of D.L. Hawkins and first cousin of Micah Sanders. She has the power of muscle mimicry, meaning she can replicate any physically possible motion she witnesses.

Davis played the role of Peyton in the hit movie, Coach Carter (2005), alongside Ashanti. She also starred as Lisa Hines in Prom Night (2008).