Biography

Davis began her career at the age of fifteen singing with various bands. She was a member of The Young Americans

The Young Americans

The Young Americans is a non-profit organization and performing group based in Southern California. First founded in 1962 by Milton C. Anderson, the group is credited with being the first show choir in America, mixing choreography with choral singing...

 from 1974 to 1976, and appeared with them on The Bing Crosby Christmas Show.

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.

Davis' most memorable film appearance is in Eddie Murphy's Coming To America

Coming to America

Coming to America is a 1988 comedy film directed by John Landis. The screenplay was written by David Sheffield and Barry W. Blaustein, from a story by Eddie Murphy, who also stars in the film. Murphy plays an African prince, who heads to the United States in hopes of finding a woman he can marry...

. 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.

She is a three-time winner of the Drama-Logue Award

Drama-Logue Award

The Drama-Logue Award was a theater award established in 1977, given by the publishers of Drama-Logue newspaper, a weekly west-coast theater trade publication. Winners were selected by the publication's theater critics, and would receive a certificate at an annual awards ceremony...

(Get Happy, Shout Up A Morning, A...My Name Is Alice).

External links

• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0205118/ Mary Bond Davis
• http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=76584 Mary Bond Davis
• http://www.playbill.com/multimedia/detail/2315/629