Full Name Samantha Davis Name Sammi Davis Other names Sammi Davis-Voss Role Actress | Occupation Actress TV shows Homefront Years active 1986–present | |
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Parents Michael Davis, Debbie Davis Nominations Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television Movies The Rainbow, Four Rooms, The Lair of the White Worm, Hope and Glory, A Prayer for the Dying Similar People | ||
A PRAYER FOR THE DYING
Samantha "Sammi" Davis (born 21 June 1964) is an English actress.
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She gained considerable praise for her performances in Mona Lisa (1986), as a teenage prostitute, and Ken Russell's The Rainbow (1989). She also had significant roles in Mike Hodges' A Prayer for the Dying and John Boorman's Hope and Glory (both 1987) as well as a leading role in the American television series, Homefront (1991–1993).
Davis was married to the director Kurt Voss, whom she later divorced. After taking a few years out of the film industry to raise her family, she returned to the screen in a cameo role on Lost, playing the mother of Dominic Monaghan's character. She moved back to Britain in Christmas 2008 and married again on the 21 June 2009 to Simon Drew, a children's TV show producer. She now lives in Sussex with her family. She works as a photographer.
Filmography
Actress
2008
The Double Born as
Sophonisba
2006
Lost (TV Series) as
Mrs. Pace
- Fire + Water (2006) - Mrs. Pace
1999
Soft Toilet Seats as
Annie Ashland
1998
Woundings as
Denise Jones
1998
Assignment Berlin as
Tracy Garret
1997
Stand-ins as
Martha Anne-Jean Harlow's Stand-in
1991
Homefront (TV Series) as
Caroline Hailey
- On the Rebound (1997) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- All Good Things (1993) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- Shabbat Shalom (1993) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- The Lacemakers (1993) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss, credit only)
- By Word or Act (1993) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- Garfield Slept Here (1993) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How (1993) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- Like Being There When You're Not (1993) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- Signed, Crazy in Love (1993) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- Life Is Short (1992) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage (1992) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- The Traveling Lemo All-Stars (1992) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- When the Stars Begin to Fall (1992) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- A Nickel Plate Romance (1992) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- Appleknocker to Wed Tomatohawker (1992) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- Can't Say No (1992) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- The Lemo Tomato Juice Hour (1992) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- By Popular Demand (1992) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- Take My Hand (1992) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- Songs Unsung Are Sweetest (1992) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- Spanish Moss (1992) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- If You Want It Done Right- (1992) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- Obstinacy or Constancy? (1992) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- At Your Age (1992) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- First Sign of Spring (1992) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- No Man Loyal and Neutral (1992) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- Getting to First Base (1992) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- Bad Connection (1992) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles (1992) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- When It Rains, It Pours (1992) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- All These Things Will I Give Thee (1992) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- Sinners Reconciled (1991) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- Szabo's Travels (1991) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss, credit only)
- Splitting Hairs (1991) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- Man, This Joint Is Jumping (1991) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- Kids (1991) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- Toledo (1991) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- Holier Than Thou, Too (1991) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- Patriots (1991) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- So All Alone (1991) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- Bedsprings (1991) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
- S.N.A.F.U. (1991) - Caroline Hailey (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
1995
Four Rooms as
Jezebel (segment "The Missing Ingredient")
1994
Red Shoe Diaries (TV Series) as
Brandy
- You Make Me Want to Wear Dresses (1994) - Brandy
1994
Spring Awakening (TV Movie) as
Aimée Daumar
1992
Indecency (TV Movie) as
Nia Barnett (as Sammi Davis-Voss)
1991
Chernobyl: The Final Warning (TV Movie) as
Yelena Mashenko
1991
The Perfect Bride (TV Movie) as
Stephanie
1990
Horseplayer as
Randi
1989
Shadow of China as
Katharine
1989
The Rainbow as
Ursula Brangwen
1988
The Lair of the White Worm as
Mary Trent
1988
Consuming Passions as
Felicity
1987
Hope and Glory as
Dawn
1987
Lionheart as
Baptista
1987
A Prayer for the Dying as
Anna
1987
Pack of Lies (TV Movie) as
Julie Jackson
1986
The Day After the Fair (TV Movie) as
Anna May Dunsford
1986
Mona Lisa as
May
1986
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (TV Series) as
Pippa
- The Return of the Seven: Part 1 (1986) - Pippa (as Samantha Davis)
1984
Crimewatch UK (TV Series documentary) as
Prostitute
- Episode #1.6 (1984) - Prostitute
Camera Department
1997
Women: Stories of Passion (TV Series) (still photographer - 2 episodes)
- The Bitter and the Sweet (1997) - (still photographer)
- Motel Magic (1997) - (still photographer)
1997
Amnesia (unit photographer)
Producer
2008
The Double Born (co-producer)
Soundtrack
1987
Hope and Glory (performer: "Begin the Beguine")
Self
2017
Mary, Mary: An Interview with Actress Sammi Davis (Video documentary short) as
Self
2010
Juggling Fire: Making an Independent Film with Flashlights and Batteries (Documentary) as
Self
2007
British Film Forever (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Self
- Bullets, Bombs and Bridges: The Story of the War Film (2007) - Self
1992
The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Accepting Award for Favourite New Television Dramatic Program
1992
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) as
Self
- Bob Hope/Martin Mull/Teresa Ganzel (1992) - Self
1992
Golden Globe Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Nominee
1988
Film '72 (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #17.26 (1988) - Self
Archive Footage
2006
Fire + Water: Anatomy of an Episode (Video documentary short) as
Mrs. Pace
References
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