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Josie Davis(I)

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Actress Josie Davis stars in director Drew Waters's hilarious Christmas comedy, Festival of Trees (2024), out this holiday season. Also set to release this year is her role as evil government astrophysicist, Dr Barbeau, opposite James Remar, in the comedy Glowzies (2023) in which she and Remar were nominated at the Houston Film Festival. The movie premiered at the respected Sitges Film Festival, in Spain. She also has a watchable podcast on YouTube and can be heard on Apple, Spotify etc but you can watch clips from it on her Instagram page - @JosieDavis. Updates for her career are also found there.

A Hollywood, California native, Josie Davis began her career at the age of three years old. She starred in numerous television commercials, and as just a child, she was cast as a series regular, on the hit television show, Charles in Charge (1984), rated number-one in syndication. Josie received three nominations for her performance on the series and also won the respected Youth In Film Award for her role as the adorable, shy and bookish, Sarah Powell.

Josie was the youngest student to study with respected acting teacher from Brooklyn, Paul E Richards, for twenty years until his passing. He had been referred to as Lee Strasberg's "right hand man."

At the age of twenty four, Davis auditioned in front of Hollywood heavyweights, Martin Landau, Mark Rydell, Shelley Winters, and Barbara Bain. After only one audition Davis was accepted into the legendary Actors Studio as a "Member with working privileges", then was made a Lifetime Member after only one callback. Over one thousand actors auditioned, making Davis only one of two actors to be accepted that year.

After wanting to focus on film, Academy Award winning director Mark Rydell told Josie even though she wanted to be thought of as a film actor she should be proud to be a new series regular on the last season of the iconic television series, Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990). After the series ended, legendary Aaron Spelling cast Josie again as a series regular on his next show for NBC called, Titans (2000), until it's final run.

Josie's additional series credits include: a recurring role on CSI: NY (2004) with Gary Sinise, the fan favorite Christmas episode of Two and a Half Men (2003) that USA Today called "A must see". Comedy King, Chuck Lorre and the ex President of Warner Brothers, Peter Roth, told Davis she should've been nominated for an Emmy. Lorre said, "I couldn't imagine anyone else playing that part". Davis' other television credits include: CSI: Miami (2002), Hawaii Five-0 (2010), NCIS (2003), Rules of Engagement (2007) with David Spade, The Mentalist (2008), and the list goes on and on. Josie was cast opposite Ed O'Neill and Jennifer Love Hewitt in the television comedy, In the Game (2004), playing a diva sports reporter which guest starred Tom Brady, for ABC.

In 2011, Martin Landau and Mark Rydell cast Josie in the stage production out of The Actors Studio - David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow where her performance very well-received.

Josie took a break from television to focus on films. Nicolas Cage cast Josie in his directorial debut, Sonny (2002), opposite James Franco with the late Harry Dean Stanton. She worked opposite Malcolm McDowell in Wizardream (2021), playing the Evil Queen. Josie has played the lead in numerous independent films as well as Lifetime movies, which earned her Lifetime Movie Network's Lifetime Achievement award as well as one for her lead role in Backstabbed (2016).

Josie is writing her Memoir, which will take years to complete. She is involved in a variety of animal charities, but has especially loved her anonymous volunteer work at the South Los Angeles Animal Shelter where she adopted her two cats
BornJanuary 16
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    Known for

    Pardon Me: The Bevelyn B. Williams Story (2025)
    Pardon Me: The Bevelyn B. Williams Story
    • Judge Lancaster
    • 2025
    Glowzies (2023)
    Glowzies
    4.4
    • Dr. Barbeau
    • 2023
    Luke Perry, Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling, Brian Austin Green, Ian Ziering, and Gabrielle Carteris in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
    Beverly Hills, 90210
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Camille Desmond
    • Madeline
    Charles in Charge (1984)
    Charles in Charge
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Sarah Powell

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    Actress



    • Pardon Me: The Bevelyn B. Williams Story
      • Judge Lancaster
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • The Ascent of Devil's Peak [Director's Cut]
      • Emily
      • Post-production



    • Josie Davis, Jojo Regina, Sara Hayter, Kate Miner, and Greg Perrow in Festival of Trees (2024)
      Festival of Trees
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Alice Stewart
      • 2024
    • Glowzies (2023)
      Glowzies
      4.4
      • Dr. Barbeau
      • 2023
    • Josie Davis, Rob Gordon, and Vernon Davis in Cooking with the Stars (2022)
      Cooking with the Stars
      TV Series
      • Josie Davis
      • 2022
    • Josie Davis, Mark Ashworth, Thom Gossom Jr., David Schifter, Emily Topper, and Brian Kurlander in Black Balsam (2022)
      Black Balsam
      4.4
      • Ellen Roth
      • 2022
    • Michael Ealy, Cobie Smulders, and Jake Johnson in Stumptown (2019)
      Stumptown
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Darlene McConnell
      • 2020
    • Alexandria DeBerry and Savannah Lee May in The Secret Lives of Cheerleaders (2019)
      The Secret Lives of Cheerleaders
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • Ms Sinclair
      • 2019
    • The Lovelys (2019)
      The Lovelys
      Short
      • Newscaster (voice)
      • 2019
    • Locked In (2017)
      Locked In
      4.3
      TV Movie
      • Anne Marie
      • 2017
    • Josie Davis and Tiera Skovbye in Secrets of My Stepdaughter (2017)
      Secrets of My Stepdaughter
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Cindy Kent
      • 2017
    • Josie Davis and Brittany Underwood in Backstabbed (2016)
      Backstabbed
      4.8
      TV Movie
      • Paulette Bolton
      • 2016
    • The Garden (2015)
      The Garden
      6.9
      Short
      • Anna
      • 2015
    • Accidental Obsession (2015)
      Accidental Obsession
      4.9
      TV Movie
      • Heather Williams
      • 2015
    • Scott Caan, Chi McBride, Meaghan Rath, Ian Anthony Dale, Alex O'Loughlin, and Beulah Koale in Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
      Hawaii Five-0
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Patti Gable
      • 2014
    • Pass the Carrots (2014)
      Pass the Carrots
      TV Series
      • Jill
      • 2014
    • Travis Van Winkle, Chloe Bridges, and Nick Roux in Mantervention (2014)
      Mantervention
      4.8
      • TSA Supervisor
      • 2014

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    • Imperfect (2023)
      Imperfect
      Podcast Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023–2024
    • Lotto (2003)
      Lotto
      9.2
      Short
      • producer
      • 2003

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    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
    • Born
      • January 16
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Parents
        Ernest William Davis
    • Other works
      Three short films: Lotto (2003), Outlook Good (2001) and Daisy and Marlon.
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      • 1 Interview
      • 2 Articles
      • 2 Pictorials
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      Was made a lifetime member of The Actors Studio after only two auditions for Mark Rydell, Martin Landau and the late Shelley Winters at only 24 years of age. She was one of only two members that were accepted that year.
    • Quotes
      "I would overhear fans say, 'Look, there's the ugly girl from Charles in Charge (1984) - Josie Davis, on why going through puberty on television was extraordinarily painful.

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    • Where was Josie Davis born?
      Los Angeles, California, USA
    • How tall is Josie Davis?
      5 feet 8 inches, or 1.73 meters
    • What is Josie Davis known for?
      Charles in Charge, Beverly Hills, 90210, Glowzies, and Festival of Trees
    • Who are Josie Davis's parents?
      Ernest William Davis and Janet R. Dey
    • How many awards has Josie Davis won?
      3 awards

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