Viveka Davis
Born (1969-08-19) August 19, 1969
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupationactress
Years active1982–2001

Viveka Davis (born August 19, 1969)[1] is an American actress who has starred in television series and films. As a young actress, she was best known for her role in the 1983 NBC TV miniseries V as Polly Maxwell, a role she reprised in the 1984 sequel V: The Final Battle.[2]

Career

Davis's first film role was in the 1982 drama film Shoot the Moon, playing the daughter of Albert Finney and Diane Keaton. As a teen, her best-known film role was in the 1987 comedy Morgan Stewart's Coming Home which she starred with Jon Cryer.

At age 16, she starred in dual roles in Disney's 1987 TV film Student Exchange.[3] In 1995, she starred as country singing legend Wynonna Judd in NBC TV miniseries Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge.

She has made guest appearances on TV series, including Knots Landing, Seinfeld, ER, Nash Bridges, Strong Medicine, and Touched by an Angel.[4]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982Shoot the MoonJill Dunlap
1982Knots LandingCricketTV series
1983Jennifer Slept Here-TV series
1983VPolly MaxwellTV movie
1984V (The Final Battle)Polly MaxwellTV miniseries
1985Not My KidSusan BowerTV movie
1987Morgan Stewart's Coming HomeEmily CasellaTV movie
Student ExchangeCarole Whitcomb/Simone SoiretTV movie
1988The CharmingsAmyTV series
1989Forbidden SunJane
1990The End of InnocenceHoney
1991RicochetDebbie
Curly SueTrina
1991Good SportsRisa BraunTV series
1992Man TroubleJune Huff
1993Body ShotRita
I Can Make You Love MeMary AnnTV movie
A Dangerous WomanMercy
1994PCUWomynist #1
1995Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a BridgeWynonna Judd
1997NYPD BlueMargoEpisode: "Remembrance of Humps Past" (S5 ep11)
1999My Last LoveKateTV movie
Message in a BottleAlva
EDtvMarcia
SwallowsMagdalena
2000TimecodeVictoria Cohen
Lost in the Pershing Point HotelDebutante #1
Cast AwayPilot Gwen
2001On EdgePatsy Cain

References

  1. ↑ "Viveka Davis". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  2. ↑ "Viveka Davis Goads Reptilian on V Final Battle". Cinema Starlets. 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  3. ↑ "NOV 29 Disney History". www.thisdayindisneyhistory.com. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  4. ↑ TV.com. "Touched by an Angel: True Confessions". TV.com. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.