{{Short description|American actress (born 1958)}} {{Infobox person | name = Mary Bond Davis | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|6|3}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | occupation = {{flatlist| * Singer * actress * dancer}} }}
'''Mary Bond Davis''' (born June 3, 1958) is a singer, actor, and dancer from Los Angeles, California. She is best known for her performance as Motormouth Maybelle in the 2002 Broadway run of Hairspray.
==Biography== Davis began her career at the age of 15 singing with different bands. She was a member of The Young Americans from 1974 to 1976, and appeared with them on ''The Bing Crosby Christmas Show''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harlanscabaret.com/performer_mbdavis_051608.html |title=Harlans ~ the Nevermore |accessdate=2009-12-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091103175528/http://www.harlanscabaret.com/performer_mbdavis_051608.html |archivedate=2009-11-03 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=BWW News Desk |title=Mary Bond Davis Goes Solo at Dannys Saturday Nights at 11 |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Mary-Bond-Davis-Goes-Solo-at-Dannys-Saturday-Nights-at-11-20060219 |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}</ref>
In 1980, Davis auditioned for Ain't Misbehavin', which traveled throughout the United States and Canada, and in 1982, spent a year with the world tour of ''Ain't Misbehavin{{'}}''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Mary_Bond_Davis_To_Appear_At_The_After_Party_Tonight_515_At_Laurie_Beechman_20090515|title = Mary Bond Davis to Appear at the After Party Tonight 5/15 at Laurie Beechman}}</ref>
Davis' most memorable film appearance is in Eddie Murphy's Coming to America.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fandango.com/marybonddavis/filmography/p17397 |title=Mary Bond Davis Filmography |access-date=2009-12-18 |archive-date=2011-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615112407/http://www.fandango.com/marybonddavis/filmography/p17397 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Additional film credits include ''Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling''; ''The Art Of Dying''; ''Hook''; ''Jeffrey''; ''New York Minute''; and ''Romance and Cigarettes''.
Davis was in the original cast of the Broadway shows ''Mail'', ''Jelly's Last Jam'', ''Marie Christine'', and ''Hairspray''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harlanscabaret.com/performer_mbdavis_051608.html |title=Harlans ~ the Nevermore |accessdate=2009-12-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091103175528/http://www.harlanscabaret.com/performer_mbdavis_051608.html |archivedate=2009-11-03 }}</ref>
She is a three-time winner of the Drama-Logue Award (''Get Happy, Shout Up A Morning, A...My Name Is Alice'').<ref>{{Cite web |author=BWW News Desk |title=Mary Bond Davis Goes Solo at Dannys Saturday Nights at 11 |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Mary-Bond-Davis-Goes-Solo-at-Dannys-Saturday-Nights-at-11-20060219 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}</ref> == Filmography == === Film === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |- | {{dts|1986|format=y}} | ''{{sortname|Jo Jo |Dancer, Your Life Is Calling}}'' | Lady at Grandmother's House | | style="text-align:center;" | |- | {{dts|1988|format=y}} | ''{{sortname|Coming |to America}}'' | Big Stank Woman | | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Mary |date=2021-04-09 |title=Movies with Mary: Coming 2 America should have stayed home |url=https://www.theintelligencer.com/insider/article/Movies-with-Mary-Coming-2-America-should-16088728.php |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=The Edwardsville Intelligencer |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2| {{dts|1991|format=y}} | ''{{sortname|The |Art of Dying|nolink=1}}'' | Jessie | | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=The Art of Dying - reviews and where to watch - good.film |url=https://good.film/title/movie/119205/the-art-of-dying |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=good.film |language=en}}</ref> |- | ''{{sort|Hook|Hook}}'' | Prostitute | | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Mary Bond Davis {{!}} LATW |url=https://latw.org/artist-public-profile/mary-bond-davis |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=latw.org}}</ref> |- | {{dts|1995|format=y}} | ''{{sort|Jeffrey|Jeffrey}}'' | Church Lady #1 | | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Movies of Jeff Kroeger and Mary Bond Davis together - Deja Scene |url=https://www.dejascene.com/movies/index/jeff-kroeger/mary-bond-davis |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=www.dejascene.com}}</ref> |- | {{dts|1996|format=y}} | ''{{sortname|The |Preacher's Wife}}'' | Bernita | | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=The Preacher's Wife |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-preachers-wife/cast/2000156016/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref> |- | {{dts|2004|format=y}} | ''{{sort|New York Minute|New York Minute}}'' | Big Shirl | | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=New York Minute |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/new-york-minute/cast/2030019105/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref> |- | {{dts|2005|format=y}} | ''{{sortname|Romance |& Cigarettes}}'' | Female Dancer & Singer | Final film role | style="text-align:center;" | |} === Television === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders unsortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |- | {{dts|1984|format=y}} | ''{{sortname|Gimme |a Break!}}'' | {{N/A}} | {{sortname|Episode: "James Returns"|nolink=1}} | style="text-align:center;" | |- | rowspan=2| {{dts|1990|format=y}} | ''{{sortname|Twin |Peaks}}'' | Female Parole Board Member #1 | Episode, The One-Armed Man | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Steven |date=2019-04-06 |title=State Prison Interior from Twin Peaks Episode 1004 |url=https://twinpeaksblog.com/2019/04/06/state-prison-interior-from-twin-peaks-episode-1004/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=Twin Peaks Blog |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | ''{{sortname|Piece |of Cake|nolink=1}}'' | Mrs Wilson | {{sortname|Television film||nolink=1}} | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=A Piece of Cake |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/a-piece-of-cake/2000333178/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref> |- | {{dts|2002|format=y}} | ''{{sortname|Stage |on Screen: The Women|nolink=1}}'' | Maggie | TV Film | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Citation |title=Stage on Screen: The Women (2002): Where to Watch and Stream Online {{!}} Reelgood |url=https://reelgood.com/movie/stage-on-screen-the-women-2002 |access-date=2024-01-05 |language=en-us}}</ref> |}
=== Stage === {| class="wikitable" |+ |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 1988 || Mail || Brunhilda/Lois T. Wertshafter/Mama Utility/Operator/Pitchperson/Radio Singer || Music Box Theatre, Broadway |- | 1992 || Jelly's Last Jam || Miss Mamie/Ancestor || Virginia Theatre, Broadway |- | 1994 || Grease || Teen Angel (Replacement) || Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway |- | 1999 || Marie Christine || Prisoner #3 || Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway |- | 2001 || The Women || Maggie || American Airlines Theatre, Broadway |- | 2002 || Hairspray || Motormouth Maybelle || Neil Simon Theatre, Broadway |}
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==External links== * [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0205118/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Mary Bond Davis] on IMDb * http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=76584 Mary Bond Davis * https://web.archive.org/web/20081113102450/http://www.playbill.com/multimedia/detail/2315/629
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