Wendy Davis | |
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Davis in 2013
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Born |
Joppatowne, Maryland, United States |
June 30, 1966
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1980–present |
Spouse(s) | Jacobi Wynne (divorced); 1 child |
Wendy Davis (born June 30, 1966) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Colonel Joan Burton in Lifetime television series Army Wives (2007–2013).
Davis grew up in Joppatowne, Maryland. She attended Joppatowne High School and graduated with a degree in Theater from Howard University. Davis is a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.
Davis was regular on the 1991 series The New WKRP in Cincinnati as receptionist Ronnie Lee, and appeared in the 1996–97 police drama High Incident as Lynette White.
She may be best known for her role as Colonel Joan Burton in the Lifetime television series Army Wives. She starred in show as of 2007 to 2013. She left the show after the season 7 finale.
She appeared in an episode of Grey's Anatomy, in season one, Episode 9, as Holly Adams, the pregnant wife of Dr. Preston Burke's best college friend. She has made guest appearances on Cold Case, Coach, Martin, Smart Guy (as Blake's mother), Angel, and other television series, and has appeared in several feature films, including Return to Two Moon Junction (1995). She played Kimberly Mitchell in the second season of ABC's drama series Scandal created by Shonda Rhimes.