Josie Davis
American actress (born 1973)
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Josie 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.
- Actress
- screenwriter
- producer
Josie Davis | |
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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 | January 16, 1973 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
| Known for | Charles in Charge |
| Website | www |
Career
Television
Born 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 2000, Davis was cast as Camille Desmond on the drama Beverly Hills, 90210 for a total of 11 episodes. Also in 2000, she then was cast in another 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
After 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
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Beach House | Sorority Sister | |
| 1997 | Badge of Fear | Samantha Edwards | Video |
| 2001 | Outlook Good | Daisy | Short |
| 2002 | L.A. Law: The Movie | Chloe Carpenter | TV movie |
| Sonny | Gretchen | ||
| Psychic Murders | Serafina Dalton | Video | |
| 2003 | Lotto | Stacey | Short |
| 2004 | Slammed | Shane Masters | |
| 2005 | Blind Injustice | Susan Tyrell | TV movie |
| 2006 | Kalamazoo? | Carol Cavanaugh | |
| McBride: Requiem | Ava Fletcher | TV movie | |
| 2007 | Carolina Moon | Faith Lavelle | TV movie |
| The Trouble with Romance | Karen | ||
| In the Land of Merry Misfits | Gwendlyn | ||
| Be My Baby | Linda | ||
| Chasing Tchaikovsky | Josette | ||
| 2008 | The Perfect Assistant | Rachel Partson | TV movie |
| Twilight | Lucy/Nikki | Short | |
| 2010 | The Cursed | Mrs. Jimmy Muldoon | |
| Seduced by Lies | Laura Colton | TV movie | |
| Tranced | Annie Bodie | ||
| The Ascent | Emily Wilks | ||
| 2011 | The Perfect Student | Tara | TV movie |
| Past Obsessions | Shane Walsh | TV movie | |
| 2012 | Stealing Roses | Sally | |
| 2013 | Dirty Teacher | Molly Matson | TV movie |
| Notes from Dad | April Sutton | TV movie | |
| 2014 | Mantervention | TSA supervisor | |
| 2015 | Hit & Run | Heather Williams | TV movie |
| The Garden | Anna | Short | |
| 2016 | Backstabbed | Paulette Bolton | TV movie |
| 2017 | Secrets of My Stepdaughter | Cindy Kent | TV movie |
| Locked In | Ann Marie | TV movie | |
| 2019 | The Lovelys | Newscaster (voice) | Short |
| The Secret Lives of Cheerleaders | Ms Sinclair | TV movie | |
| 2022 | Black Balsam | Ellen Roth | |
| 2023 | Glowzies | Dr. Barbeau | |
| 2024 | Festival of Trees | Alice Stewart | TV movie |
| 2025 | Pardon Me: The Bevelyn B. Williams Story | Judge Lancaster |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–90 | Charles in Charge | Sarah Powell | Main Cast: Season 2-4 [2] |
| 1990 | Free Spirit | Cassandra Goodwinn | Episode: "Love and Death" |
| 1992 | Silk Stalkings | Alex | Episode: "Love-15" |
| 1994 | Silk Stalkings | Luanna | Episode: "Head 'N' Tail" |
| Dead at 21 | Earth | Episode: "Hotel California" | |
| 1996 | High Tide | Tina Chapman | Episode: "Code Name: Scorpion" |
| 1996–97 | The Young and the Restless | Grace Turner | Regular Cast [a] |
| 1998 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Madeline | Episode: "Crimes and Misdemeanors" [4] |
| Arliss | Baseball Wife | Episode: "Behind Every Great Client..." | |
| Baywatch | Liz Brooks | Episode: "The Edge" | |
| 1999 | Guys Like Us | Jennifer | Episode: "Jared's Ex" |
| Nash Bridges | Ursula | Episode: "Superstition" [4] | |
| Love Boat: The Next Wave | - | Episode: "Love Floats: The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre" | |
| 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 | Celebrity Profile | Herself | Episode: "Scott Baio" |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 | Camille Desmond | Recurring Cast: Season 10 | |
| Titans | Laurie Williams | Main Cast [5] | |
| 2002 | Philly | Lili Alexander | Episode: "Thanks for the Mammaries" |
| 2003 | The Division | Anna Marks | Episode: "Oh Mother, Who Art Thou?" |
| 2004 | CSI: Miami | Mary Donlan | Episode: "Money for Nothing" |
| NCIS | Marta | Episode: "Reveille" | |
| 2005 | 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 | E! True Hollywood Story | Herself | Episode: "Charles in Charge" |
| 2007 | Ghost Whisperer | Sally Hawkins | Episode: "The Cradle Will Rock" |
| Shark | Kelly Abbott | Episode: "No Holds Barred" | |
| 2008 | Rules of Engagement | Clarissa | Episode: "Optimal Male" |
| Fear Itself | Kathy Mahoney | Episode: "Family Man" | |
| 2009 | Burn Notice | April Luna | Episode: "Shot in the Dark" |
| Bones | Paula Lindbergh | Episode: "The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" | |
| CSI: NY | Calliope Eckhart | Recurring Cast: Season 6 | |
| 2010 | Chuck | Serena | Episode: "Chuck Versus First Class" |
| 2011 | Breakout Kings | Kate Lavin | Episode: "One for the Money" |
| 2012 | Unscripted | Herself | Episode: "Josie Davis" |
| Hollywood Heights | Daphne Miller | Recurring Cast | |
| 2013 | The Mentalist | Sonya | Episode: "The Desert Rose" |
| 2014 | Hawaii Five-0 | Patti Gable | Episode: "Ka Hana Malu" |
| 2020 | Stumptown | Darlene McConnell | Episode: "At All Costs: The Conrad Costas Chronicles" |
| 2022 | Cooking with the Stars | Herself | Episode: "Russell Peters" |
Awards
Josie won the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Family Syndicated Show in 1989 for her work on Charles in Charge.[6][better source needed]
Notes
- After one year, the role was recast with Jennifer Gareis.[2]