Lucy Davis
Lucy Davis | |
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| Born | Lucy Clare Davis 2 January 1973 Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse | Owain Yeoman (2006–2011; divorced) |
| Parent(s) | Jasper Carrott Hazel Jackson |
Lucy Clare Davis (born 2 January 1973) is an English actress. She is best known for playing the character Dawn Tinsley in the BBC comedy The Office, as Dianne in the horror-comedy movie Shaun of the Dead and formerly played Hayley in The Archers.
Career
Davis appeared briefly in an episode of The Detectives, a show created by and starring her father (Jasper Carrott).[1] She played Maria Lucas in the BBC's 1995 production of Pride and Prejudice and also had a role in the 1996 Christmas special of One Foot in the Grave. After her breakthrough role in The Office, she appeared in the film Sex Lives of the Potato Men and Shaun of the Dead (both 2004), whilst continuing to play Hayley Jordan in The Archers on BBC Radio 4. She gave up the latter role when her other acting responsibilities made it impossible to continue; the part was recast in September 2005.
She appeared in the episode Elephants and Hens of UK TV programme Black Books alongside Tamsin Greig, Olivia Colman.[2]
In 2006, Davis appeared as the 'Fashion TV' host on ABC's hit Ugly Betty, and later that year played writer Lucy Kenwright in NBC's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. In 2008, she appeared in several episodes of the U.S. series Reaper. In 2010 Davis starred in ITV's six-episode comedy drama, Married Single Other, and also appeared in a guest role in The Mentalist alongside her then husband Owain Yeoman.
Davis also stars in the John Landis-produced thriller Some Guy Who Kills People.[3] In 2012, Davis had a guest voice part in Family Guy for the episode "Be Careful What You Fish For". Davis appeared in series two, episode 8 of the BBC series Death in Paradise (2013). She became a Patron for the performing arts group Theatretrain in 2012.[citation needed]
Personal life
Davis is the daughter of comedian Jasper Carrott. She underwent a kidney transplant after being diagnosed with kidney failure during a medical examination that she underwent prior to taking up her role in Pride & Prejudice. Her mother, Hazel, donated the kidney.[4] Around Christmas 2005 she was hospitalised once again because of kidney failure, but has since recovered. Davis is also a diabetic.[5]
On 9 December 2006, Davis married Welsh actor Owain Yeoman at St Paul's Cathedral, London. The wedding was attended by fellow The Office stars and writers. Davis was entitled to marry there as her father was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year's Honours in 2002[6] and St Paul's contains the chapel of the order. The couple separated in January 2011 and divorced in October 2011.[7]
She participated in PETA's campaign against the Queen's Guard's continued use of traditional bearskin caps.[8]
Selected works
- The Archers (1995-2005) (radio soap opera) as Hayley Jordan
- Pride and Prejudice (1995) (mini-series) as Maria Lucas
- One Foot In The Grave (1996) (Starbound) as Mrs. Blanchard
- Belfry Witches (2000) as Old Noshie
- The Office (2001–03) as Dawn Tinsley (cast member)
- Murder in Mind (2002)
- Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
- Sex Lives of the Potato Men (2004)
- Shaun of the Dead (2004) as Dianne
- Black Books (2004)
- Johnny Test (2005)
- de (2005)
- Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006) as Lucy Kenwright (staff writer on 'show within a show')
- Ugly Betty (2006)
- The TV Set (2006)
- Californication (2007)
- Phineas and Ferb (2008) (season 1, episode 14 - "Ready for the Bettys," playing Crash) (Voice)
- Reaper (2008)
- It's time for touching (2009)
- All About Steve (2009)
- Squeeeze Me!! (2010)
- Married Single Other (2010)
- The Mentalist (2010) (series 2 episode 21 playing 'Daphne')
- Some Guy Who Kills People (2011)
- Family Guy (2012) (season 10, episode 14 – "Be Careful What You Fish For", playing Joanne Finn) (Voice)
- Death in Paradise (2013) series 2, episode 8, playing Vicky Woodward
- Maron (2015)
- NCIS (2015) (season 13, Episode 5 "Lockdown") Playing Janice Brown.
- Wonder Woman (2017) as Etta Candy
References
- ^ "Lucy Davis on Married Single Other". Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Black Books". Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ First Look: Images From 'Some Guy Who Kills People'! from bloody-disgusting.com
- ^ "Comedian's daughter saved by kidney transplant". BBC. 23 December 1997. Retrieved 30 December 2006.
- ^ "The Office star Davis hospitalised for kidney failure". Contactmusic.com. 2 January 2006. Retrieved 30 December 2006.
- ^ "Office star marries at St Paul's". BBC. 9 December 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2006.
- ^ "The Office star Lucy Davis divorces heartthrob Owain Yeoman after nine-month separation". Mail Online. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ "Lucy Davis Bares Skin to Save Bears' Skin". PETA. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
External links
- Lucy Davis at IMDb
- "Celeb interview: Lucy Davis, The Office". BBC Lancashire. 2 October 2002. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- English radio actresses
- English soap opera actresses
- English stage actresses
- English television actresses
- English voice actresses
- English expatriates in the United States
- People from Solihull
- People educated at King Edward VI High School for Girls, Birmingham
- Organ transplant recipients
- 20th-century English actresses
- 21st-century English actresses