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Josie Davis
Davis attending the "Night of 100 Stars" for the 82nd Academy Awards viewing party at the Beverly Hills Hotel in 2010
Born
Josie Rebecca Davis

(1973-01-16) January 16, 1973 (age 51)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active1982–present
Websitewww.josiedavis.com

Josie Rebecca 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.

Career

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Television

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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 1998, Davis was cast as Camille Desmond on the drama Beverly Hills, 90210 for a total of 11 episodes. In 2000, she then was cast in the other 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

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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

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Film

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Josie Davis film performances
Year Title Role Notes
1996 Beach House Sorority Sister
1997 Badge of Fear Samantha Edwards Direct-to-video
2001 Outlook Good Daisy Short film
2002 Psychic Murders Serafina Dalton Direct-to-video
Sonny Gretchen
2003 Lotto Stacey Short film; also producer
2004 Slammed Shane Masters Direct-to-video
2006 Kalamazoo? Carol Cavanaugh
2007 The Trouble with Romance Karen
In the Land of Merry Misfits Gwendlyn
Be My Baby Linda Direct-to-video
Chasing Tchaikovsky Josette
2008 Twilight Lucy, Nikki Short film
2010 The Cursed Mrs. Jimmy Muldoon
The Ascent Emily Wilks
Tranced Annie Bodie
2012 Stealing Roses Sally
2014 Mantervention TSA supervisor
2015 The Garden Anna Short film
2019 The Lovelys Newscaster Short film; voice role
2022 Black Balsam Ellen Roth
2023 Glowzies Dr. Barbeau

Television

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Josie Davis television performances
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1987–1990 Charles in Charge Sarah Powell 104 episodes [2]
1990 Free Spirit Cassandra Goodwinn Episode: "Love and Death"
1992, 1994 Silk Stalkings Alex, Luanna Episodes: "Love-15", "Head 'N' Tail"
1994 Dead at 21 Earth Episode: "Hotel California"
1996 High Tide Tina Chapman Episode: "Code Name: Scorpion"
1996–1997 The Young and the Restless Grace Turner 87 episodes [a]
1998, 2000 Beverly Hills, 90210 Madeline, Camille Desmond Episode: "Crimes and Misdemeanors", 10 episodes [4]
1998 Arliss Baseball Wife Episode: "Behind Every Great Client..."
Baywatch Liz Brooks Episode: "The Edge"
1999 Guys Like Us Jennifer Episode: "Jared's Ex"
Love Boat: The Next Wave Episode: "Love Floats: The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre"
Nash Bridges Ursula Episode: "Superstition" [4]
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]
2000–2001 Titans Laurie Williams 13 episodes [5]
2002 Philly Lili Alexander Episode: "Thanks for the Mammaries"
L.A. Law: The Movie Chloe Carpenter Television film
2003 The Division Anna Marks Episode: "Oh Mother, Who Art Thou?"
The Partners Eddie's Wife Television film
2004 In the Game Brandee Unsold pilot
CSI: Miami Mary Donlan Episode: "Money for Nothing"
NCIS Marta Episode: "Reveille"
2005 Blind Injustice Susan Tyrell Television film
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 McBride: Requiem Ava Fletcher Television film
2007 Ghost Whisperer Sally Hawkins Episode: "The Cradle Will Rock"
Carolina Moon Faith Lavelle Television film
Shark Kelly Abbott Episode: "No Holds Barred"
2008 The Perfect Assistant Rachel Partson Television film
Rules of Engagement Clarissa Episode: "Optimal Male"
Fear Itself Kathy Mahoney Episode: "Family Man"
2009 Burn Notice April Luna Episode: "Shot in the Dark"
CSI: NY Calliope Eckhart 3 episodes
Bones Paula Lindbergh Episode: "The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"
Life's a Butch Rain White
2010 Chuck Serena Episode: "Chuck Versus First Class"
Seduced by Lies Laura Colton Television film
2011 The Perfect Student Tara Television film
Breakout Kings Kate Lavin Episode: "One for the Money"
Past Obsessions Shane Walsh Television film
2012 Hollywood Heights Daphne Miller 11 episodes
2013 Dirty Teacher Molly Matson Television film
Notes from Dad April Sutton Television film
The Mentalist Sonya Episode: "The Desert Rose"
2014 Pass the Carrots, Please Jill
Hawaii Five-0 Patti Gable Episode: "Ka Hana Malu"
2015 Accidental Obsession Heather Williams Television film
2016 Backstabbed Paulette Bolton Television film
2017 Secrets of My Stepdaughter Cindy Kent Television film
Locked In Ann Marie Television film
2019 The Secret Lives of Cheerleaders Ms Sinclair Television film
2020 Stumptown Darlene McConnell Episode: "At All Costs: The Conrad Costas Chronicles"
2022 Cooking with the Stars Herself Episode: "Russell Peters"

Notes

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  1. ^ After one year, the role was recast with Jennifer Gareis.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kepley, John (January 16, 2003). "Happy birthdays". The Sacramento Bee. p. 6. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e Gray, Lauren (January 3, 2022). "Josie Davis Played Sarah on "Charles in Charge." See Her Now at 48". Best Life. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Yahoo!.
  3. ^ Schoellerman, Nancy (October 12, 1988). "Child stars to be out in full force in the SCV this weekend". The Santa Clarita Valley Signal. p. 25. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c Ryon, Ruth (April 18, 2004). "Owner crosses home plate". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  5. ^ Rosenberg, Howard (October 4, 2000). "Sugar and Spice". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
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