Lucy Davis Biography

Lucy Clare Davis (born 17 February 1973) is an English actress. She played the role of Dawn Tinsley in the BBC comedy The Office, as well as Dianne in the horror-comedy movie Shaun of the Dead, Hayley in The Archers, and Etta Candy in Wonder Woman.

Career

Davis appeared briefly in an episode of The Detectives, a show created by and starring her father (Jasper Carrott). 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 third-season episode "Elephants and Hens" of UK TV programme Black Books.

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 US 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. 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.

Davis will star in the Netflix series based on the comic book The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina playing Hilda Spellman.

Wonder Woman (2017)

Davis plays the role of Etta Candy in Wonder Woman (2017). Her performance marked the first live action cinematic portrayal of that comic book character. Davis has said of the character: "She"?s a woman in a man"?s world and so being heard and seen aren"?t the easiest things, but it kind of doesn"?t deter her. Etta is unapologetically herself and I think that that"?s the thing that has drawn me to her the most... it took quite a while in my life to be unapologetically myself."?

Personal life

Davis is the daughter of Hazel Jackson and 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. Around Christmas 2005 she was hospitalised once again because of kidney failure, but has since recovered. Davis is also a diabetic.

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 is an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and St Paul's contains the chapel of the order. The couple separated in January 2011 and divorced in October 2011.

She participated in PETA's campaign against the Guards Division's continued use of traditional bearskin caps.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	The Gambler	Dunya
2002	Nicholas Nickleby	Maid
2004	Sex Lives of the Potato Men	Ruth
2004	Shaun of the Dead	Dianne
2005	Rag Tale	Debbs
2006	The TV Set	Chloe McCallister
2006	Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties	Abby
2008	Shades of Ray	Director #2
2009	All About Steve	Patient
2011	Some Guy Who Kills People	Stephanie
2014	Postman Pat: The Movie	Director 1 (voice)
2017	Wonder Woman	Etta Candy

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	The Detectives	Young Girl #1	Episode: "Strangers in Paradise"
1994	Blue Heaven	Secretary	Episode #1.3
1994	Woof!	Eileen Tully	Episode: "Get Me to the Church"
1995	Casualty	Sarah Jackson	Episode: "Branded"
1995	The Bill	Jude Mackie	Episode: "Charity and Beating"
1995	Pride and Prejudice	Maria Lucas	5 episodes
1996	Scene	Julie	Episode: "Alison"
1996	One Foot in the Grave	Mrs. Blanchard	Episode: "Starbound"
1997	The Grand	Maggie Rigby	Episode #1.5
1999-2000	Belfry Witches	Old Noshie	13 episodes
2000	Doctors	Nicky Andrews	Episode: "False Alarm"
2001	Big Bad World	Harry	Episode: "Tory Girl"
2001	Bernard's Watch	Madeleine	6 episodes
2001-2003	The Office	Dawn Tinsley	Main character; 14 episodes
2002	Murder in Mind	Kerry	Episode: "Passion"
2002	Holby City	Kelly Bridges	Episode: "Sweet Love Remembered"
2002	Dalziel and Pascoe	Jax / Angela Ripley	2 episodes
2003	The Afternoon Play	Laura	Episode: "The Real Arnie Griffin"
2004	Black Books	Becky	Episode: "Elephants and Hens"
2006-2007	Ugly Betty	Fashion TV Anchor	2 episodes
2006-2007	Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip	Lucy Kenwright	16 episodes
2007	Californication	Nora	Episode: "Hell-A Woman"
2008-2009	Phineas and Ferb	Crash (voice)	2 episodes
2008	Reaper	Sara	3 episodes
2010	Married Single Other	Lillie	6 episodes
2010	The Mentalist	Daphne Valiquette	Episode: "18-5-4"
2012	Family Guy	Joanne Finn (voice)	Episode: "Be Careful What You Fish For"
2013	Death in Paradise	Vicky Woodward	Episode #2.8
2013	The Neighbors	Helen Redding Kemper	Episode: "The Neighbours"
2015-2016	Maron	Emily	6 episodes
2015	NCIS	Dr. Janice Brown	Episode: "Lockdown"
2016-2017	Better Things	Macy	8 episodes
2018	The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina	Hilda Spellman	Main character

Radio

• The Archers (1995-2005) (radio soap opera) as Hayley Jordan