Viveka Davis
American actress
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Viveka Davis (born August 19, 1969)[1] is a retired American actress who has starred in television series and films. As a young actress, she was best known for her role in the 1983 NBC TV miniseries V as Polly Maxwell, a role she reprised in the 1984 sequel V: The Final Battle.[2]
Viveka Davis | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 19, 1969 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1982–2001 |
Career
Davis's first film role was in the 1982 drama film Shoot the Moon, playing the daughter of Albert Finney and Diane Keaton. As a teen, her best-known film role was in the 1987 comedy Morgan Stewart's Coming Home. At age 16, she starred in dual roles in Disney's 1987 TV film Student Exchange.[3] In 1995, she starred as country-singing legend Wynonna Judd in NBC TV miniseries Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge. She made guest appearances on TV series, including Knots Landing, Seinfeld, ER, Nash Bridges, Strong Medicine, and Touched by an Angel.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Shoot the Moon | Jill Dunlap | |
| 1982 | Knots Landing | Cricket | TV series |
| 1983 | Jennifer Slept Here | - | TV series |
| 1983 | V | Polly Maxwell | TV movie |
| 1984 | V (The Final Battle) | Polly Maxwell | TV miniseries |
| 1985 | Not My Kid | Susan Bower | TV movie |
| 1987 | Morgan Stewart's Coming Home | Emily Casella | |
| Student Exchange | Carole Whitcomb/Simone Soiret | TV movie | |
| 1988 | The Charmings | Amy | TV series |
| 1989 | Forbidden Sun | Jane | |
| 1990 | The End of Innocence | Honey | |
| 1991 | Ricochet | Debbie | |
| Curly Sue | Trina | ||
| 1991 | Good Sports | Risa Braun | TV series |
| 1992 | Man Trouble | June Huff | |
| 1993 | Body Shot | Rita | |
| I Can Make You Love Me | Mary Ann | TV movie | |
| A Dangerous Woman | Mercy | ||
| 1994 | PCU | Womynist #1 | |
| 1995 | Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge | Wynonna Judd | |
| 1997 | NYPD Blue | Margo | Episode: "Remembrance of Humps Past" (S5 ep11) |
| 1999 | My Last Love | Kate | TV movie |
| Message in a Bottle | Alva | ||
| EDtv | Marcia | ||
| Swallows | Magdalena | ||
| 2000 | Timecode | Victoria Cohen | |
| Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel | Debutante #1 | ||
| Cast Away | Pilot Gwen | ||
| 2001 | On Edge | Patsy Cain |