Born: 11-Aug-1965
Birthplace: Saint Matthews, SC

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Nurse Peeler on City of Angels

Father: Dan Davis
Mother: Mary
Husband: Julius Tennon (actor, m. 23-Jun-2003, two children)

    University: Rhode Island College
    University: Juilliard School of Drama

    Tony 2001 Best Featured Actress for King Hedley II
    Tony 2010 Best Featured Actress for Fences

    TELEVISION
    United States of Tara Lynda P. Frazier (2010)
    Traveler Agent Jan Marlow (2007)
    Century City Hannah Crane (2004)
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Donna Emmett (2003-08)
    City of Angels Nurse Lynnette Peeler (2000)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Beautiful Creatures (13-Feb-2013)
    Won't Back Down (28-Sep-2012)
    Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (25-Dec-2011) · Abby Black
    The Help (10-Aug-2011) · Aibileen Clark
    Trust (10-Sep-2010) · Gail Friedman
    It's Kind of a Funny Story (Sep-2010) · Dr. Eden Minerva
    Eat Pray Love (13-Aug-2010) · Delia Shiraz
    Knight and Day (23-Jun-2010) · Director George
    Law Abiding Citizen (23-Sep-2009) · Mayor
    State of Play (17-Apr-2009)
    Madea Goes to Jail (16-Feb-2009) · Ellen
    Doubt (30-Oct-2008)
    Nights in Rodanthe (26-Sep-2008)
    The Andromeda Strain (11-May-2008)
    Jesse Stone: Sea Change (22-May-2007)
    Disturbia (4-Apr-2007)
    Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story (19-Aug-2006)
    World Trade Center (9-Aug-2006)
    Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (30-Apr-2006)
    Jesse Stone: Night Passage (15-Jan-2006) · Molly Crane
    The Architect (2006)
    Get Rich or Die Tryin' (9-Nov-2005)
    Stone Cold (20-Feb-2005)
    Solaris (19-Nov-2002) · Gordon
    Antwone Fisher (12-Sep-2002) · Eva
    Far from Heaven (1-Sep-2002) · Sybil
    Kate & Leopold (25-Dec-2001)
    The Shrink Is In (6-Mar-2001)
    Amy & Isabelle (4-Mar-2001)
    Traffic (27-Dec-2000) · Social Worker
    Out of Sight (26-Jun-1998) · Moselle
    The Pentagon Wars (28-Feb-1998)
    The Substance of Fire (11-Sep-1996) · Nurse

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