Brianne Davis

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Brianne Davis
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Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • producer
  • director
Years active2001–present
Website www.briannedavis.com

Brianne Davis is an American actress, producer and director, known for her roles in films Jarhead (2005), Prom Night (2008), and American Virgin (2009). [1]

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Life and career

Davis was born and raised in Atlanta and moved to Los Angeles in the early-1990s. [2] She made her television debut with small part on the episode of Dawson's Creek in 2001, and in 2005 appeared in film Jarhead as Jake Gyllenhaal's character's girlfriend. In 2008, Davis co-starred in the slasher film Prom Night , and later appeared in American Virgin .

On television, Davis has guest-starred in Nip/Tuck , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , Entourage , Desperate Housewives , Brothers & Sisters , Body of Proof , and True Blood , as well as appeared in recurring roles on Hollywood Heights , Murder in the First , True Blood , and If Loving You Is Wrong [2] [3] She continued appearing in low-profile horror films, like The Victim , ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2 , and The Night Visitor. She also directed horror films The Night Visitor 2: Heather's Story and Psychophonia in 2014. [4]

In 2016, Davis was cast as lead alongside Barry Sloane, Walton Goggins and Nadine Velazquez in the History Channel drama series Six created by William Broyles, Jr. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005PromtroversyTiff'ny WhitneyShort
2005Crash LandingRochelle Davis
2005 Jarhead Kristina
2005 The Kid & I Marla
2006Swedish AutoAnn
2007The Haunting of Marsten ManorJill
2007The MasqueradeMaryShort
2008 Prom Night Crissy Lynn
2008Something's Wrong in KansasJessica
2009 American Virgin Natalie 'Naz' Stevens
2010The Bannen WayBombshell
2011Ham SandwichMeganShort
2011 The Victim Missing Girl
2011 ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2 Mrs. Cromeans
2012Among FriendsJules
2013Breaking at the EdgeLorena
2013The Night VisitorJen
2015 Synchronicity Abby
2015QuitShannonShort
2016 Magi Marla Watkins
2016The Night Visitor 2: Heather's StoryJen
2019 Dead Water Vivian Cooper
202?TransferSamiShort, pre-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Dawson's Creek Ashley"The Bostonians"
2006 Nip/Tuck Riley White"Cindy Plumb"
2006 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Annie"Built to Kill: Part 2"
2007 Veronica Mars Wendy"Poughkeepsie, Tramps and Thieves"
2007 Entourage Allyson"Dog Day Afternoon"
2007 CSI: Miami Miranda Harton"Cyber-Levity"
2007I'm with StupidDebbieTV film
2008 Cold Case Lindsay Port"Spiders"
2008 Life Erika Hutton"Black Friday"
2010 Desperate Housewives Jennifer Morelli"You Gotta Get a Gimmick"
2010 Brothers & Sisters Vanessa"Call Mom"
2011Bri SquaredBriTV film
2012 Body of Proof Amy Patrick"Falling for You"
2012 NCIS: Los Angeles Polina Graceffa"Neighborhood Watch"
2012 Hollywood Heights GraceRecurring role
2012 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Sabrina Walsh"Play Dead"
2013–14 True Blood Belinda"Life Matters", "Fire in the Hole"
2014 The Mentalist Brandy"Il Tavolo Bianco"
2014 Murder in the First Cindy Strauss"Pilot", "The City of Sisterly Love", "Burning Woman"
2014 Masters of Sex Serena Buckley"Dirty Jobs"
2014–15 If Loving You Is Wrong Yolanda"The Colombian", "Game Night", "Nine PM"
2015Murder in Mexico: The Bruce Beresford-Redman StoryHilary SandersTV film
2015–2017 Casual Skye"Friends", "Such Good Friends", "The Table"
2016 Intricate Vengeance Reagan WinterUnsold TV pilot
2016 Rosewood Suzie Q"Atherosclerosis and the Alabama Flim-Flam"
2016 Heartbeat Ruby"Permanent Glitter"
2016Forever 31TV miniseries
2017–18 Six Lena GravesMain role
2018Saving My BabySarahTV film
2020 Lucifer Detective Dancer [6] "¡Diablo!"

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