Wendy Davis is an American

United States

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 actress. She is currently appearing in the hit Lifetime Television

Lifetime Television

Lifetime Television, often referred to as Lifetime TV, or most commonly, Lifetime, is an American cable television specialty channel devoted to movies, sitcoms and dramas, all of which are either geared toward women or feature women in lead roles. The cable network is owned by A&E Television Networks...

 series, Army Wives

Army Wives

Army Wives is an American drama series that follows the lives of four army wives, their families, and an army husband whose wife is in the army. The series, shot at ABC Studios, premiered on Lifetime on June 3, 2007...

, as Colonel

Lieutenant Colonel (United States)

In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of commander in the other uniformed services.The pay...

 Joan Burton

Joan Burton

Joan Burton is an Irish Labour Party politician and the current Minister for Social Protection. She is a Teachta Dála for the Dublin West constituency....

.

Early Years

Wendy grew up in Joppatowne, Maryland

Joppatowne, Maryland

Joppatowne is an unincorporated "bedroom community" in southwestern Harford County, Maryland, United States. It was established in 1961 as a Planned Unit Development . Joppatowne is a census-designated place - the population was 11,391 at the 2000 census.Joppatowne is only a small part of what is...

 a small town outside of Baltimore. She attended Joppatowne High School

Joppatowne High School

-Homeland Security program:In August 2007, Joppatowne became the first high school to specialize in teaching skills useful to the industries serving U.S. Homeland Security...

 and graduated with a degree in Theater from Howard University

Howard University

Howard University is a federally chartered, non-profit, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university located in Washington, D.C., United States...

. Davis is a member of Delta Sigma Theta

Delta Sigma Theta

Delta Sigma Theta is a non-profit Greek-lettered sorority of college-educated women who perform public service and place emphasis on the African American community. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded on January 13, 1913 by twenty-two collegiate women at Howard University...

 sorority. Wendy Davis has one child, a daughter. The father is Jacobi Wynne, whom Ms. Davis recently divorced. She and her daughter now live in Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...

, where her hit series Army Wives

Army Wives

Army Wives is an American drama series that follows the lives of four army wives, their families, and an army husband whose wife is in the army. The series, shot at ABC Studios, premiered on Lifetime on June 3, 2007...

is filmed.

Career

Davis was regular on the 1991 series The New WKRP in Cincinnati

The New WKRP in Cincinnati

The New WKRP in Cincinnati is a sequel/spin-off of the original CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. It was made for the syndication market from 1991 to 1993....

as receptionist

Receptionist

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 Ronnie Lee, and appeared in the 1996-97 police drama High Incident

High Incident

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as Lynette White. She appeared in an episode of Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...

, in Season One, Episode 9, as Holly Adams, the pregnant wife of Dr. Preston Burke

Preston Burke

Preston Xavier Burke, more commonly known as Burke, is a fictional surgeon on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy. The character was portrayed by actor Isaiah Washington, up until the third season.-Storylines:...

's best college friend. She has also appeared in Cold Case, Coach

Coach (TV series)

Coach is an American television sitcom that aired for nine seasons on ABC from 1989 to 1997. The series starred Craig T. Nelson as Hayden Fox, head coach of the fictional Division I-A college football team, the Minnesota State University Screaming Eagles...

, Martin

Martin (TV series)

Martin is an American sitcom produced by HBO Independent Productions that aired for five seasons, from August 27, 1992 to May 1, 1997 on Fox...

, Smart Guy (as Blake's mother), Angel

Angel (TV series)

Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...

, and other shows.

Filmography

• 2007-2011: Army Wives (TV series) - Joan Burton
• 2006: Lt. Col. U.S. Army (TV series) - Karen Patton
• 2005: Grey's Anatomy (TV series) - Holly Adams
• 2005: Cold Case (TV series) - Julia Owens
• 2002: Mother Ghost - Stacy
• 2002: Angel (TV series) - Aubrey Jenkins
• 2002: Trapped: Buried Alive (TV movie) - Monique
• 2001: Taking Back Our Town (TV movie) - Janice Dickerson
• 2001: The District (TV series) - Saundra Dayton
• 2001: The Weber Show (TV series) - Alice Fullmer
• 2000: Any Day Now (TV series) - Cheryl
• 1999: Rendezvous (TV movie) - Jade
• 1998: Smart Guy (TV series) - Hillary Jordan
• 1998: Profiler (TV series) - Mrs. Driscoll
• 1998: The Gregory Hines Show (TV series) - Allison
• 1997: Between Brothers (TV series) - Cynthia
• 1996-1997: High Incident (TV series) - Lynette White
• 1997: Brittle Glory - Reporter
• 1996: EZ Streets (TV series) - Joan Priestly
• 1995: Return to Two Moon Junction - Roni
• 1994: Coach (TV series) - Julie
• 1993: The Sinbad Show (TV series) - Sandy
• 1993: Martin (TV series) - Bobbi
• 1991: The New WKRP in Cincinnati (TV series) - Ronnie Lee/Ronnie
• 1989: Running Out of Time (TV short) - Tracy Michelle Gibson
• 1980: Powder Heads - Reborn

Awards and nominations

• 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...
  
   - Talking With
• 2008, Image Awards - Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Army Wives (Nominated)
• 2008, Prism Awards - Performance in a Drama Series Army Wives (Nominated)
• 2008, Prism Awards - Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline Army Wives (Nominated)

Sources

http://www.ActressWendyDavis.com/