{{Short description|American actress (born 1973)}} {{BLP sources|date=September 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Josie Davis | image = Josie Davis 2010.jpg | caption = Davis attending the "Night of 100 Stars" for the 82nd Academy Awards viewing party at the Beverly Hills Hotel in 2010 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|January 16, 1973}} | birth_name = <!-- Valid citation required for full name for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | known_for = Charles in Charge | occupation = {{hlist|Actress|screenwriter|producer}} | years_active = 1982–present | website = {{URL|http://www.josiedavis.com}} }}
'''Josie 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==
===Television=== Born January 16, 1973<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kepley |first1=John |title=Happy birthdays |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108858436/happy-birthdays/ |access-date=September 3, 2022 |work=The Sacramento Bee |date=January 16, 2003 |page=6 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> 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''<ref name="Best Life 2022">{{cite news |last1=Gray |first1=Lauren |title=Josie Davis Played Sarah on "Charles in Charge." See Her Now at 48. |url=https://www.yahoo.com/now/josie-davis-played-sarah-charles-180757159.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103212805/https://www.yahoo.com/now/josie-davis-played-sarah-charles-180757159.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 3, 2022 |access-date=September 4, 2022 |work=Best Life |date=January 3, 2022 |via=Yahoo! }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Schoellerman |first1=Nancy |title=Child stars to be out in full force in the SCV this weekend |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108858223/child-stars-to-be-out-in-full-force-in/ |access-date=September 3, 2022 |work=The Santa Clarita Valley Signal |date=October 12, 1988 |page=25 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> for 104 episodes<ref name="Best Life 2022" /> 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 2000, Davis was cast as Camille Desmond on the drama ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' for a total of 11 episodes. Also in 2000, she then was cast in another Aaron Spelling show, ''Titans''<ref name="Best Life 2022" /> 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=== 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==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1996 | ''Beach House'' | Sorority Sister | |- | 1997 | ''Badge of Fear'' | Samantha Edwards | Video |- | 2001 | ''Outlook Good'' | Daisy | Short |- |rowspan="3"| 2002 | ''L.A. Law: The Movie'' | Chloe Carpenter | TV movie |- | ''Sonny'' | Gretchen | |- | ''Psychic Murders'' | Serafina Dalton | Video |- | 2003 | ''Lotto'' | Stacey | Short |- | 2004 | ''Slammed'' | Shane Masters | |- | 2005 | ''Blind Injustice'' | Susan Tyrell | TV movie |- |rowspan="2"| 2006 | ''Kalamazoo?'' | Carol Cavanaugh | |- | ''McBride: Requiem'' | Ava Fletcher | TV movie |- |rowspan="5"| 2007 | ''Carolina Moon'' | Faith Lavelle | TV movie |- | ''The Trouble with Romance'' | Karen | |- | ''In the Land of Merry Misfits'' | Gwendlyn | |- | ''Be My Baby'' | Linda | |- | ''Chasing Tchaikovsky'' | Josette | |- |rowspan="2"| 2008 | ''The Perfect Assistant'' | Rachel Partson | TV movie |- | ''Twilight'' | Lucy/Nikki | Short |- |rowspan="4"| 2010 | ''The Cursed'' | Mrs. Jimmy Muldoon | |- | ''Seduced by Lies'' | Laura Colton | TV movie |- | ''Tranced'' | Annie Bodie | |- | ''The Ascent'' | Emily Wilks | |- |rowspan="2"| 2011 | ''The Perfect Student'' | Tara | TV movie |- | ''Past Obsessions'' | Shane Walsh | TV movie |- | 2012 | ''Stealing Roses'' | Sally | |- |rowspan="2"| 2013 | ''Dirty Teacher'' | Molly Matson | TV movie |- | ''Notes from Dad'' | April Sutton | TV movie |- | 2014 | ''Mantervention'' | TSA supervisor | |- |rowspan="2"| 2015 | ''Hit & Run'' | Heather Williams | TV movie |- | ''The Garden'' | Anna | Short |- | 2016 | ''Backstabbed'' | Paulette Bolton | TV movie |- |rowspan="2"| 2017 | ''Secrets of My Stepdaughter'' | Cindy Kent | TV movie |- | ''Locked In'' | Ann Marie | TV movie |- |rowspan="2"| 2019 | ''The Lovelys'' | Newscaster (voice) | Short |- | ''The Secret Lives of Cheerleaders'' | Ms Sinclair | TV movie |- | 2022 | ''Black Balsam'' | Ellen Roth | |- | 2023 | ''Glowzies'' | Dr. Barbeau | |- | 2024 | ''Festival of Trees'' | Alice Stewart | TV movie |- | 2025 | ''Pardon Me: The Bevelyn B. Williams Story'' | Judge Lancaster | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1987–90 | ''Charles in Charge'' | Sarah Powell | Main Cast: Season 2-5 <ref name="Best Life 2022" /> |- | 1990 | ''Free Spirit'' | Cassandra Goodwinn | Episode: "Love and Death" |- | 1992 | ''Silk Stalkings'' | Alex | Episode: "Love-15" |- |rowspan="2"| 1994 | ''Silk Stalkings'' | Luanna | Episode: "Head 'N' Tail" |- | ''Dead at 21'' | Earth | Episode: "Hotel California" |- | 1996 | ''High Tide'' | Tina Chapman | Episode: "Code Name: Scorpion" |- | 1996–97 | ''The Young and the Restless'' | Grace Turner | Regular Cast {{efn|After one year, the role was recast with Jennifer Gareis.<ref name="Best Life 2022" />}} |- |rowspan="3"| 1998 | ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' | Madeline | Episode: "Crimes and Misdemeanors" <ref name="LA Times 2004" /> |- | ''Arliss'' | Baseball Wife | Episode: "Behind Every Great Client..." |- | ''Baywatch'' | Liz Brooks | Episode: "The Edge" |- |rowspan="6"| 1999 | ''Guys Like Us'' | Jennifer | Episode: "Jared's Ex" |- | ''Nash Bridges'' | Ursula | Episode: "Superstition" <ref name="LA Times 2004">{{cite news |last1=Ryon |first1=Ruth |title=Owner crosses home plate |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-apr-18-re-hotprop18-story.html |access-date=September 4, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 18, 2004}}</ref> |- | ''Love Boat: The Next Wave'' | - | Episode: "Love Floats: The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre" |- | ''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" <ref name="LA Times 2004" /> |- |rowspan="3"| 2000 | ''Celebrity Profile'' | Herself | Episode: "Scott Baio" |- | ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' | Camille Desmond | Recurring Cast: Season 10 |- | ''Titans'' | Laurie Williams | Main Cast <ref>{{cite news |last1=Rosenberg |first1=Howard |title=Sugar and Spice |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-oct-04-ca-30846-story.html |access-date=September 3, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 4, 2000}}</ref> |- | 2002 | ''Philly'' | Lili Alexander | Episode: "Thanks for the Mammaries" |- | 2003 | ''The Division'' | Anna Marks | Episode: "Oh Mother, Who Art Thou?" |- |rowspan="2"| 2004 | ''CSI: Miami'' | Mary Donlan | Episode: "Money for Nothing" |- | ''NCIS'' | Marta | Episode: "Reveille" |- |rowspan="3"| 2005 | ''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 | ''E! True Hollywood Story'' | Herself | Episode: "Charles in Charge" |- |rowspan="2"| 2007 | ''Ghost Whisperer'' | Sally Hawkins | Episode: "The Cradle Will Rock" |- | ''Shark'' | Kelly Abbott | Episode: "No Holds Barred" |- |rowspan="2"| 2008 | ''Rules of Engagement'' | Clarissa | Episode: "Optimal Male" |- | ''Fear Itself'' | Kathy Mahoney | Episode: "Family Man" |- |rowspan="3"| 2009 | ''Burn Notice'' | April Luna | Episode: "Shot in the Dark" |- | ''Bones'' | Paula Lindbergh | Episode: "The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" |- | ''CSI: NY'' | Calliope Eckhart | Recurring Cast: Season 6 |- | 2010 | ''Chuck'' | Serena | Episode: "Chuck Versus First Class" |- | 2011 | ''Breakout Kings'' | Kate Lavin | Episode: "One for the Money" |- |rowspan="2"| 2012 | ''Unscripted'' | Herself | Episode: "Josie Davis" |- | ''Hollywood Heights'' | Daphne Miller | Recurring Cast |- | 2013 | ''The Mentalist'' | Sonya | Episode: "The Desert Rose" |- | 2014 | ''Hawaii Five-0'' | Patti Gable | Episode: "Ka Hana Malu" |- | 2020 | ''Stumptown'' | Darlene McConnell | Episode: "At All Costs: The Conrad Costas Chronicles" |- | 2022 | ''Cooking with the Stars'' | Herself | Episode: "Russell Peters" |}
== Awards == Josie won the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Family Syndicated Show in 1989 for her work on ''Charles in Charge''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Josie Davis - Awards |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004861/awards/?ref_=nm_ov_ql_2 |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>{{bsn|reason=IMDb is not acceptable per WP:IMDb|date=December 2024}}
==Notes== {{Notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.josiedavis.com Official website] *{{IMDb name|id=0004861|name=Josie Davis}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Josie}} Category:American child actresses Category:American television actresses Category:American film actresses Category:American soap opera actresses Category:Actresses from Los Angeles Category:Living people Category:21st-century American women Category:1973 births