Wendy Davis (actress)
| Wendy Davis | |
|---|---|
 Davis in 2013 | |
| Born |
June 30, 1966 Joppatowne, Maryland, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouse(s) | Jacobi Wynne (divorced) |
Wendy Davis (born June 30, 1966) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Colonel Joan Burton in Lifetime television series Army Wives (2007–2013).
Early life
Davis grew up in Joppatowne, Maryland a small town outside of Baltimore.[1] She attended Joppatowne High School and graduated with a degree in Theater from Howard University.[2] Davis is a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.
Career
Davis was regular on the 1991 series The New WKRP in Cincinnati as receptionist Ronnie Lee, and appeared in the 1996–97 police drama High Incident as Lynette White.[1]
Davis is well known for her role as Colonel Joan Burton in the Lifetime television series Army Wives. She starred in show as of 2007 to 2013. She left the show after the season 7 finale.[3][4] She also appeared in an episode of Grey's Anatomy, in season one, Episode 9, as Holly Adams, the pregnant wife of Dr. Preston Burke's best college friend. She has also appeared in Cold Case, Coach, Martin, Smart Guy (as Blake's mother), Angel, and other shows. Her film credits include Return to Two Moon Junction (1995), Brittle Glory (1997) and Mother Ghost (2002).
Davis played Kimberly Mitchell in the second season of ABC's drama series Scandal created by Shonda Rhimes.[5]
Personal life
Davis has one child, a daughter with ex-husband Jacobi Wynne. She and her daughter live in Charleston, South Carolina, where her series Army Wives was filmed.
According to a ["webcasts"] web page about a certain Webinar[6] by the National Resource Center on AD|HD,[7] [quote:]
Actress Wendy Davis, star of Lifetime’s “Army Wives,” has said that having “ADHD makes you different, not defective.”
Filmography
- Powder Heads (1980) as Reborn
- Running Out of Time (1989) as Tracy Michelle Gibson
- The New WKRP in Cincinnati as Ronnie Lee (7 episodes, 1991)
- Martin as Bobbi (1 episode, 1993)
- The Sinbad Show as Sandy (1 episode, 1993)
- Coach as Julie (1 episode, 1994)
- Return to Two Moon Junction (1995) as Roni
- EZ Streets as Joan Priestly (1 episode, 1996)
- High Incident as Lynette White (24 episodes, 1996–1997)
- Between Brothers as Cynthia (1 episode, 1997)
- Brittle Glory (1997) as Reporter
- The Gregory Hines Show as Allison (1 episode, 1998)
- Profiler as Mrs. Driscoll (1 episode, 1998)
- Smart Guy as Hillary Jordan (1 episode, 1998)
- Rendezvous (1999) as Jade
- Any Day Now as Cheryl (1 episode, 2000)
- Cursed as Alice Fullmer (1 episode, 2001)
- The District as Saundra Dayton (1 episode, 2001)
- Taking Back Our Town (2001) as Janice Dickerson
- Trapped: Buried Alive (2002) as Monique
- Mother Ghost (2002) as Stacy
- Angel as Aubrey Jenkins (1 episode, 2002)
- Cold Case as Julia Owens (1 episode, 2005)
- Grey's Anatomy as Holly Adams (1 episode, 2005)
- Commander in Chief as Karen Patton (1 episode, 2006)
- Scandal as Kimberly Mitchell (5 episodes, 2012–2013)
- Army Wives as Joan Burton (117 episodes, (2007–2013)
- Criminal Minds as Dr. Kathleen Benedict (1 episode "Mr. & Mrs. Anderson", 2014)
- Castle as NYFD Lt. Delia Burton (1 episode "Under Fire", 2014)
Awards and nominations
- Drama-Logue Award – Talking With
- 2008, Image Awards – Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Army Wives (Nominated)
- 2009, Image Awards – Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Army Wives (Nominated)
- 2011, Image Awards – Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Army Wives (Nominated)
- 2008, Prism Awards – Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline Army Wives (Nominated)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Wendy Davis Biography". Buddytv.com. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- ↑ "Wendy Davis Biography". Tvguide.com. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- ↑ "'Army Wives' Finale: Joan Retires From The Army To Move To Baltimore (VIDEO)". Huffingtonpost.com. 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
- ↑ "‘Army Wives’ finale: Season 8 uncertain – Should Lifetime renew or cancel? – Zap2it". Blog.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
- ↑ "Wendy Davis Credits". Tvguide.com. 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- ↑ "Ask the Expert – ADHD, African Americans and Success: The lived experience of actress Wendy Davis (Wed, Apr 16, 2014 3:00 PM EDT)". Archived from the original on April 11, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
Actress Wendy Davis, star of Lifetime’s “Army Wives,” has said that having “ADHD makes you different, not defective.”
- ↑ See the web site for the National Resource Center on ADHD – "a program of CHADD" (http://www.chadd.org/)
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