Josie Davis
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Josie Davis attending the "Night of 100 Stars" for the 82nd Academy Awards viewing party at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA on March 7, 2010 | |
| Born |
Josie Rebecca Davis January 16, 1973 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Website |
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Josie Rebecca Davis (born January 16, 1973) is an American actress, best known for her role as Sarah Powell in the television sitcom Charles in Charge from 1987 to 1990.
Television work
Davis began her career acting in commercials at the age of three years. She played Sarah Powell on Charles in Charge for 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 pretty.
Beginning as a teenager, Davis began studying 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.
Davis was cast as Camille Desmond on Beverly Hills, 90210 in 2000. She then was cast in the other Aaron Spelling show, Titans 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.
Films
After Titans came to an end, Davis left TV to pursue film work. She acted in a number of 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 many 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.
Podcast and Radio Appearances
Davis appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast on May 27, 2016.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Backstabbed | Paulette Bolton | TV Movie for Lifetime |
| 2015 | The Garden | Anna | |
| Accidental Obsession | Heather | TV Movie for Lifetime | |
| 2013 | Notes from Dad | April Sutton | TV Movie for Hallmark |
| Dirty Teacher | Molly Matson | TV Movie for Lifetime | |
| Past Obsessions | Shane Walsh | TV Movie (aired on Lifetime) | |
| 2012 | Mantervention | TSA Supervisor | |
| The Perfect Student | Tara | TV Movie (aired on Lifetime) | |
| 2011 | Stealing Roses | Sally | |
| 2010 | Seduced by Lies | Laurie Colton | TV Movie for Lifetime |
| The Ascent | Emily Wilks | ||
| The Cursed | Mrs. Jimmy Muldoon | ||
| 2009 | The Trouble with Romance | Karen | |
| 2008 | Twilight | Lucy/Nikki | Short |
| McBride: Requiem | Ava Fletcher | TV Movie for Hallmark | |
| The Perfect Assistant | Rachel Partson | TV Movie for Lifetime | |
| 2007 | Chasing Tchaikovsky | Josette | |
| Tranced | Annie Bodie | ||
| In The Land Of Merry Misfits | Gwendlyn | Premiere on Tribeca Film Festival | |
| Carolina Moon | Faith Lavelle | TV Movie for Lifetime | |
| 2006 | Kalamazoo? | Carol Cavanaugh | |
| Be My Baby | Linda | ||
| 2005 | Blind Injustice | Detective Susan Tyrell | TV Movie for Lifetime |
| 2003 | Lotto | Stacey | Short |
| 2002 | Sonny | Gretchen | |
| L.A. Law: The Movie | Chloe Carpenter | TV Movie | |
| Psychic Murders | Serafina Dalton | ||
| 2001 | Slammed | Shane Masters | |
| 1997 | Badge of Fear | Officer Samantha Edwards | |
| 1995 | Beach House | Sorority Sister |
TV filmography
| Year | TV Show | Episode | Role | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Hollywood Heights | Eddie Feels at Home | Daphne Miller | August 16, 2012 |
| The Double Date | August 9, 2012 | |||
| The Paparazzi Photo | August 6, 2012 | |||
| The House Party | August 3, 2012 | |||
| Melissa's Birthday | July 25, 2012 | |||
| Eddie & Chloe Meet Oz | July 24, 2012 | |||
| The Music Video Rehearsal | July 17, 2012 | |||
| The Songwriting Contest | July 13, 2012 | |||
| Loren Gets Lost | July 12, 2012 | |||
| The Announcement | July 11, 2012 | |||
| 2011 | Breakout Kings | One For Money | Kate Lavin | May 1, 2011 |
| 2010 | Chuck | Chuck Versus First Class | Serena | January 24, 2010 |
| 2009 | CSI: NY | Manhattanhenge | Calliope Eckhart | November 25, 2009 |
| Cuckoo’s Nest | November 18, 2009 | |||
| Bones | The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood | Paula Lindbergh | October 8, 2009 | |
| CSI: NY | Lat 40°47′N/Long 73°58′W | Calliope Eckhart | October 7, 2009 | |
| Burn Notice | Shot in the Dark | April Luna | July 23, 2009 | |
| 2008 | Fear Itself | Family Man | Kathy Mahoney | June 19, 2008 |
| Rules of Engagement | Optimal Male | Clarissa | April 28, 2008 | |
| 2007 | Shark | No Holds Barred | Kelly Abbott | October 28, 2007 |
| Ghost Whisperer | The Cradle Will Rock | Sally Jenkins | February 16, 2007 | |
| 2005 | Two and a Half Men | Santa’s Village of the Damned | Sandy | December 19, 2005 |
| Eve | The Lyin’, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Melanie Van Lowe | October 13, 2005 | |
| Living with Fran | Sweet Sixteen Again with Fran | Laurie Dean | September 30, 2005 | |
| 2004 | NCIS | Reveille | Marta | May 25, 2004 |
| CSI: Miami | Money for Nothing | Mary Donlan | March 1, 2004 | |
| In the Game | Pilot | Brandee | ||
| 2003 | The Division | Oh Mother, Who Art Thou? | Anna Marks | January 12, 2003 |
| 2002 | Philly | Thanks for the Mammaries | Lili Alexander | April 23, 2002 |
| 2000 | Titans | 13 episodes | Laurie Williams | October 4, 2000 – December 18, 2000 |
| Beverly Hills 90210 | I’m Happy for You… Really | Camille Desmond | May 10, 2000 | |
| And Don’t Forget to Give Me Back My Black T-Shirt | April 19, 2000 | |||
| The Easter Bunny | April 5, 2000 | |||
| Spring Fever | March 22, 2000 | |||
| Ever Heard the One About the Exploding Father? | March 15, 2000 | |||
| I Will Be Your Father Figure | March 8, 2000 | |||
| Eddie Waitkus | March 1, 2000 | |||
| Doc Martin | February 16, 2000 | |||
| The Final Proof | February 9, 2000 | |||
| Fertile Ground | January 26, 2000 | |||
| 1999 | Profiler | Las Brisas | Anne Lofton | May 15, 1999 |
| L.A. Heat | In Harm's Way | Wendy | May 10, 1999 | |
| Mortal Kombat: Conquest | The Serpent and the Ice | Peron | February 26, 1999 | |
| Nash Bridges | Superstition | Ursula | February 12, 1999 | |
| The Love Boat: The Next Wave | The Love Floats: St. Valentine’s Day Massacre | February 12, 1999 | ||
| 1998 | Baywatch | The Edge | Liz Brooks | December 14, 1998 |
| Arliss | Behind Every Great Client... | Baseball Wife | August 9, 1998 | |
| Beverly Hills 90210 | Crimes and Misdemeanors | Madeline | February 4, 1998 | |
| 1996 | The Young and the Restless | Grace Turner #1 | 1996–1997 | |
| High Tide | Code Name: Scorpion | Tina Chapman | March 9, 1996 | |
| 1994 | Silk Stalkings | Head'N'Tail | Luanna Baskin | September 20, 1994 |
| Dead at 21 | Hotel California | Earth | August 24, 1994 | |
| 1992 | Silk Stalkings | Love-15 | Alex | November 15, 1992 |
| 1987 | Charles in Charge | 104 episodes | Sarah Powell | January 3, 1987 - November 10, 1990 |