Josie Rebecca Davis (born January 16, 1973) is an American actress, screenwriter and producer, best known for her role as Sarah Powell in the television sitcom Charles in Charge from 1987 to 1990.
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 Davis attending the "Night of 100 Stars" for the 82nd Academy Awards viewing party at the Beverly Hills Hotel in 2010 | |
| Born | Josie Rebecca Davis January 16, 1973 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
| Website | www |
Career
editTelevision
editBorn January 16, 1973[1] in California, Davis began her acting career at the age of three years. After nine years of acting, she received her first role on television as the character Sarah Powell on the sitcom Charles in Charge[2][3] for 104 episodes[2] across four seasons. Sarah Powell was a quiet, bookish character, and after Charles in Charge wrapped, Davis had a difficult time shedding that image and getting people to forget the character she created and to see her as outgoing.
Beginning as a teenager, Davis studied acting with the Brooklyn-born Paul E. Richards—Lee Strasberg's "right-hand man" at the Actors Studio in the 1950s. At 24, she auditioned and became a member of Actors Studio. At the time, the judges were Martin Landau, Mark Rydell, and Shelley Winters. Josie was one of only two performers selected to join that year.
In 1998, Davis was cast as Camille Desmond on the drama Beverly Hills, 90210 for a total of 11 episodes. In 2000, she then was cast in the other Aaron Spelling show, Titans[2] opposite Victoria Principal and Yasmine Bleeth.
Her other television credits include working opposite Clifton Collins Jr. on Fear Itself, with David Spade on Rules of Engagement, with James Woods on Shark, Ghost Whisperer, a Christmas episode of Two and a Half Men, NCIS, CSI: Miami, Burn Notice, Chuck, Bones, and a recurring role opposite Skeet Ulrich and Gary Sinise on CSI: NY.
Film
editAfter Titans came to an end, Davis left TV to pursue film work. She acted in films, including the Nicolas Cage-directed Sonny, opposite James Franco and Scott Caan, The Trouble with Romance with Kip Pardue, and Kalamazoo? with Mayim Bialik, among other indies.
She was also the lead actress in the television movie The Perfect Assistant, which premiered on Lifetime on January 2, 2008.
She also did thrillers The Perfect Student with Natasha Henstridge, Seduced by Lies with Lochlyn Munro and Marc Menard, Past Obsession with Lochlyn Munro and comedy Stealing Roses with John Heard and Cindy Williams. Davis not only is an actress, but has ventured into producing and is also a screenwriter.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | Beach House | Sorority Sister | |
| 1997 | Badge of Fear | Samantha Edwards | Direct-to-video |
| 2001 | Outlook Good | Daisy | Short film |
| 2002 | Psychic Murders | Serafina Dalton | Direct-to-video |
| Sonny | Gretchen | ||
| 2003 | Lotto | Stacey | Short film; also producer |
| 2004 | Slammed | Shane Masters | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | Kalamazoo? | Carol Cavanaugh | |
| 2007 | The Trouble with Romance | Karen | |
| In the Land of Merry Misfits | Gwendlyn | ||
| Be My Baby | Linda | Direct-to-video | |
| Chasing Tchaikovsky | Josette | ||
| 2008 | Twilight | Lucy, Nikki | Short film |
| 2010 | The Cursed | Mrs. Jimmy Muldoon | |
| The Ascent | Emily Wilks | ||
| Tranced | Annie Bodie | ||
| 2012 | Stealing Roses | Sally | |
| 2014 | Mantervention | TSA supervisor | |
| 2015 | The Garden | Anna | Short film |
| 2019 | The Lovelys | Newscaster | Short film; voice role |
| 2022 | Black Balsam | Ellen Roth | |
| 2023 | Glowzies | Dr. Barbeau |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–1990 | Charles in Charge | Sarah Powell | 104 episodes | [2] |
| 1990 | Free Spirit | Cassandra Goodwinn | Episode: "Love and Death" | |
| 1992, 1994 | Silk Stalkings | Alex, Luanna | Episodes: "Love-15", "Head 'N' Tail" | |
| 1994 | Dead at 21 | Earth | Episode: "Hotel California" | |
| 1996 | High Tide | Tina Chapman | Episode: "Code Name: Scorpion" | |
| 1996–1997 | The Young and the Restless | Grace Turner | 87 episodes | [a] |
| 1998, 2000 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Madeline, Camille Desmond | Episode: "Crimes and Misdemeanors", 10 episodes | [4] |
| 1998 | Arliss | Baseball Wife | Episode: "Behind Every Great Client..." | |
| Baywatch | Liz Brooks | Episode: "The Edge" | ||
| 1999 | Guys Like Us | Jennifer | Episode: "Jared's Ex" | |
| Love Boat: The Next Wave | Episode: "Love Floats: The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre" | |||
| Nash Bridges | Ursula | Episode: "Superstition" | [4] | |
| Mortal Kombat: Conquest | Peron | Episode: "The Serpent and the Ice" | ||
| L.A. Heat | Wendy | Episode: "In Harm's Way" | ||
| Profiler | Anne Lofton | Episode: "Las Brisas" | [4] | |
| 2000–2001 | Titans | Laurie Williams | 13 episodes | [5] |
| 2002 | Philly | Lili Alexander | Episode: "Thanks for the Mammaries" | |
| L.A. Law: The Movie | Chloe Carpenter | Television film | ||
| 2003 | The Division | Anna Marks | Episode: "Oh Mother, Who Art Thou?" | |
| The Partners | Eddie's Wife | Television film | ||
| 2004 | In the Game | Brandee | Unsold pilot | |
| CSI: Miami | Mary Donlan | Episode: "Money for Nothing" | ||
| NCIS | Marta | Episode: "Reveille" | ||
| 2005 | Blind Injustice | Susan Tyrell | Television film | |
| Living with Fran | Laurie Dean | Episode: "Sweet Sixteen Again with Fran" | ||
| Eve | Melanie Van Lowe | Episode: "The Lyin’, the Witch and the Wardrobe" | ||
| Two and a Half Men | Sandy | Episode: "Santa’s Village of the Damned" | ||
| 2006 | McBride: Requiem | Ava Fletcher | Television film | |
| 2007 | Ghost Whisperer | Sally Hawkins | Episode: "The Cradle Will Rock" | |
| Carolina Moon | Faith Lavelle | Television film | ||
| Shark | Kelly Abbott | Episode: "No Holds Barred" | ||
| 2008 | The Perfect Assistant | Rachel Partson | Television film | |
| Rules of Engagement | Clarissa | Episode: "Optimal Male" | ||
| Fear Itself | Kathy Mahoney | Episode: "Family Man" | ||
| 2009 | Burn Notice | April Luna | Episode: "Shot in the Dark" | |
| CSI: NY | Calliope Eckhart | 3 episodes | ||
| Bones | Paula Lindbergh | Episode: "The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" | ||
| Life's a Butch | Rain White | |||
| 2010 | Chuck | Serena | Episode: "Chuck Versus First Class" | |
| Seduced by Lies | Laura Colton | Television film | ||
| 2011 | The Perfect Student | Tara | Television film | |
| Breakout Kings | Kate Lavin | Episode: "One for the Money" | ||
| Past Obsessions | Shane Walsh | Television film | ||
| 2012 | Hollywood Heights | Daphne Miller | 11 episodes | |
| 2013 | Dirty Teacher | Molly Matson | Television film | |
| Notes from Dad | April Sutton | Television film | ||
| The Mentalist | Sonya | Episode: "The Desert Rose" | ||
| 2014 | Pass the Carrots, Please | Jill | ||
| Hawaii Five-0 | Patti Gable | Episode: "Ka Hana Malu" | ||
| 2015 | Accidental Obsession | Heather Williams | Television film | |
| 2016 | Backstabbed | Paulette Bolton | Television film | |
| 2017 | Secrets of My Stepdaughter | Cindy Kent | Television film | |
| Locked In | Ann Marie | Television film | ||
| 2019 | The Secret Lives of Cheerleaders | Ms Sinclair | Television film | |
| 2020 | Stumptown | Darlene McConnell | Episode: "At All Costs: The Conrad Costas Chronicles" | |
| 2022 | Cooking with the Stars | Herself | Episode: "Russell Peters" |
Notes
edit- ^ After one year, the role was recast with Jennifer Gareis.[2]
References
edit- ^ Kepley, John (January 16, 2003). "Happy birthdays". The Sacramento Bee. p. 6. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e Gray, Lauren (January 3, 2022). "Josie Davis Played Sarah on "Charles in Charge." See Her Now at 48". Best Life. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Yahoo!.
- ^ Schoellerman, Nancy (October 12, 1988). "Child stars to be out in full force in the SCV this weekend". The Santa Clarita Valley Signal. p. 25. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Ryon, Ruth (April 18, 2004). "Owner crosses home plate". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ^ Rosenberg, Howard (October 4, 2000). "Sugar and Spice". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 3, 2022.