Carole Davis
| Carole Davis | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Carole Raphaelle Davis 17 February 1958 London, England |
| Occupation | actress, singer/songwriter, writer |
Carole Raphaelle Davis (born 17 February 1958) is an actress, singer/songwriter and writer.
Davis was born in London to a French mother and American father. She grew up in England, Scotland, France, Italy and Thailand and moved to New York City as a teenager. Carole attended the City University of New York and majored in Chinese studies and political science. After university she attended the two-year programme at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.
As a singer/song-writer and recording artist, Carole was signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989. Her record “Heart of Gold” was produced by Nile Rodgers. Her single “Serious Money” (a cover of The O'Jays hit "For the Love of Money") was a Dance hit and the video was number one and became the official theme song to a new hip-hop music video show called Rap City on BET. She toured Europe and Asia and performed in clubs throughout the U.S. Carole wrote the song “Slow Love” with Prince for his Grammy Award nominated album “Sign O’ the Times.” She recorded her own version of the song for Warner Brothers records. She subsequently left Warners' in 1993 and moved to Atlantic Records, where she self-produced and wrote the album I’m No Angel. As a song-writer, Carole made a publishing deal, signing with MCA. She was signed to Sony France for Europe.
Davis also works as an actress. Her first feature film was in the 1981 horror film Piranha II: The Spawning. Later on in the 1980s, she appeared in the 1984 comedy film The Flamingo Kid, her best known film role came in 1987 as Roxie Shield in the cult comedy film Mannequin. She later also appeared in films such as the 1990 comedy The Shrimp on the Barbie, the 1991 comedy If Looks Could Kill and The Rapture, in the same year.
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