Mary Bridget Davies
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Cleveland, Ohio, U.S
Mary Bridget Davies | |
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| Born | August 30, 1978 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S |
| Genres | soul, jazz, rock, blues, |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Mary Bridget Davies (born August 30, 1978)[1] is an American singer and actress. She performs with her own band, The Mary Bridget Davies Group, and is also an interpreter of Janis Joplin's music. She received a Tony Award nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Musical for her performance as Janis in A Night with Janis Joplin. Her band The Mary Bridget Davies Group released an album with original songs in 2012 titled Wanna Feel Somethin.[2]
Davies is the daughter of Mary Ellen, a nurse, and Brian Davies, also a musician. She grew up in the Cleveland area and graduated from Fairview High School in 1996. In high school, Davies performed in the Honor Choir, acted in productions with the school theatre troupe the Stagecrafters, and was a vocalist with the Jazz Band.[3] She then attended Kent State University and later transferred to Bowling Green State University where she was involved with theatre and music. While in college, she worked at The UPS Store loading package trucks to help pay the bills. She trained first as a dancer, touring with dance productions as a child working with Tina Landon, and later began singing and acting. Davies has studied improv with The Second City in Cleveland and is also a member of the Something Dada Improv Group in Cleveland.[4] Davies has lived and performed in Kansas City, New York City, and currently lives in Cleveland. In late 2017 she gave birth to her first child, a son.
