Brianne Davis is an American actress, producer and director, known for her roles in films ''
Jarhead'' (2005), ''
Prom Night'' (2008), and ''
American Virgin'' (2009).
Life and career
Davis was born and raised in
Atlanta
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and moved to
Los Angeles
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in the early-1990s.
She made her television debut with small part on the episode of ''
Dawson's Creek
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'' in 2001, and in 2005 appeared in film ''
Jarhead'' as
Jake Gyllenhaal
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's character's girlfriend. In 2008, Davis co-starred in the slasher film ''
Prom Night'', and later appeared in ''
American Virgin''.
On television, Davis has guest-starred in ''
Nip/Tuck
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'', ''
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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'', ''
Entourage
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* L'entourage, French hip hop / rap collecti ...
'', ''
Desperate Housewives
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'', ''
Brothers & Sisters'', ''
Body of Proof
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'', and ''
True Blood
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The serie ...
'', as well as appeared in recurring roles on ''
Hollywood Heights'', ''
Murder in the First'', ''
True Blood
''True Blood'' is an American fantasy horror drama television series produced and created by Alan Ball. It is based on ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', a series of novels by Charlaine Harris. A reboot is currently in development.
The serie ...
'', and ''
If Loving You Is Wrong
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''
[ She continued appearing in low-profile horror films, like '' The Victim'', '' ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2'', and ''The Night Visitor''. She also directed horror films ''The Night Visitor 2: Heather's Story'' and ''Psychophonia'' in 2014.
In 2016, Davis was cast as lead alongside ]Barry Sloane
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, Walton Goggins
Walton Sanders Goggins Jr. (born November 10, 1971) is an American actor. He has starred in a number of television series, including ''The Shield'' (2002–2008), '' Justified'' (2010–2015), ''Vice Principals'' (2016–2017), ''The Righteous ...
and Nadine Velazquez
Nadine E. Velázquez (born November 20, 1978) is an American actress and model known for her roles as Catalina Aruca on ''My Name Is Earl'' and Sofia Ruxin on ''The League''. She has also appeared in films such as ''War'' (2007), ''Flight'' (20 ...
in the History Channel
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drama series ''Six
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* 6 BC, the sixth year before the AD era
* The month of June
Science
* Carbon, the element with atomic number 6
* 6 Hebe, an asteroid
People ...
'' created by William Broyles, Jr.
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Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Living people
Female models from Georgia (U.S. state)
American film actresses
American film directors
American film producers
American television actresses
Actresses from Atlanta
21st-century American actresses
American women film producers
Year of birth missing (living people)