Lucy Clare Davis (born 17 February 1973) is an English actress best known for playing Dawn Tinsley in the BBC comedy ''

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'' (2001–2003). She is also known for her roles as Hilda Spellman in the

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series '' The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'' (2018–2020), Dianne in the horror-comedy ''

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'' (2004), and

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in ''

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'' (2017). She is also currently playing the role of Eva in '' The Villains of Valley View''.

Career

Davis appeared briefly in an episode of '' The Detectives'', a show created for and starring her father ( Jasper Carrott). She played Maria Lucas in the BBC's 1995 production of ''

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'', and also had a role in the 1996 Christmas special of '' One Foot in the Grave''. After her breakthrough role as Dawn Tinsley in ''

'', Davis appeared in the films '' Sex Lives of the Potato Men'' and ''

'' in 2004, whilst continuing to play Hayley Jordan in ''

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'' on

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. She gave up this last role when her other acting responsibilities made it impossible to continue, and the part was recast in September 2005. Davis 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 ''

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'', and later that year played writer

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in NBC's ''

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''. 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 ''

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'' alongside her then-husband Owain Yeoman. Davis also appears in the

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-produced thriller ''

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''. In 2012, Davis had a guest voice part in ''

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'' for the episode "

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". Davis appeared in series two, episode eight of the BBC series '' Death in Paradise'' (2013). She became a Patron for the performing arts group Theatretrain in 2012. Davis plays the role of

in the 2017 film ''

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by Angelique Jackson 12:08 PM PDT, May 26, 2017 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." Davis appeared in the

series '' The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'' as Hilda Spellman, which aired from 2018 to 2020. She is starring as Eva, known as the supervillain Surge, on the

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sitcom '' The Villains of Valley View'' which premiered June 3, 2022.

Personal life

Davis is the daughter of Hazel Jackson and comedian Robert Davis, better known as Jasper Carrott. In December 1997, Davis underwent a

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after being diagnosed with

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during a medical examination. Her mother donated the kidney. Around Christmas 2005 she was hospitalised once again because of kidney failure, but later recovered. Davis also has

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. On 9 December 2006, Davis married Welsh actor Owain Yeoman at

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, London. The wedding was attended by fellow ''The Office'' cast members and writers. Davis was entitled to marry there as her father is an

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(OBE) and St Paul's contains the chapel of the order. The couple separated in January 2011 and divorced in October 2011. In 2007, Davis posed nude in the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's campaign against the

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's continued use of traditional bearskin caps.

Filmography

Film

Television

Radio

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Lucy 1973 births Living people English radio actresses English soap opera actresses English stage actresses English television actresses English voice actresses English expatriates in the United States People from Solihull People educated at King Edward VI High School for Girls, Birmingham Kidney transplant recipients 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses Actresses from the West Midlands (county) English film actresses