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Dana Davis (born October 4, 1984) is an American actress, most notable for playing Felicia Jones on the ABC TV series The Nine and Monica Dawson on NBC's TV series Heroes.

Biography

Davis was born in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa and attended Davenport North High School at the same city. She is a skilled violinist and attended Loyola Marymount University, graduating with a degree in music in 2001.

Davis appeared alongside teen actress Hilary Duff in Raise Your Voice. She has also appeared in Veronica Mars, That's So Raven, The O.C., Gilmore Girls, Point Pleasant, Pushing Daisies, and Hidden Palms.

In July 2007, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Davis would be joining the second season of the TV series Heroes, as Monica Dawson, who was described as a "young hero" willing to "give up everything to help the people around her". The character is the niece of D.L. Hawkins and first cousin of Micah Sanders. She has the power of muscle mimicry, meaning she can replicate any physically possible motion she witnesses. Although she was a main character in season 2 she did not appear in the third except in a deleted scene.^[1]

Davis played the role of Peyton in the hit movie, Coach Carter (2005), alongside Ashanti. She also starred as Lisa Hines in Prom Night (2008). Davis plays Chastity Church in the ABC Family series 10 Things I Hate About You (TV series).

Filmography

• The Steve Harvey Show (1 episode, "Player, Interrupted", 2000) ....
• Boston Public (2 episodes, "Chapter Eighteen" and "Chapter Twenty", 2001) .... Marie Ronning
• One on One (1 episode, "Playing Possum", 2001) .... Meg/Girl #1
• Malcolm in the Middle (1 episode, "Poker #2", 2002) .... Chandra
• No Prom for Cindy (2002) .... Kris
• Joan of Arcadia (1 episode, "Bringeth It On", 2003) .... Nicky
• That's So Raven (1 episode, "The Road to Audition", 2004) .... Jasmine and performer of Theater Queen
• Raise Your Voice (2004) .... Denise Gilmore
• Coach Carter (2005) .... Peyton
• Point Pleasant (3 episodes, "Pilot", "The Lonely Hunter" and "Last Dance", 2005) .... Lucinda
• Cold Case (1 episode, "Strange Fruit", 2005) .... Mathilde
• Testing Bob (2005) (TV) .... Ryan
• Gilmore Girls (2 episodes, "Say Something" and "The UnGraduate", 2005) .... Althea
• The O.C. (2 episodes, "The Disconnect" and "The Safe Harbor", 2005-2006) .... Madison
• Veronica Mars (2 episodes, "Blast from the Past" and "Ain't No Magic Mountain High Enough", 2005-2006) .... Cora Briggs
• The Nine (13 episodes, 2006-2007) .... Felicia Jones
• CSI: Miami (1 episode, "Deviant", 2006) .... Julia Hill
• Hidden Palms (1 episode, "Pilot", 2007) .... Michelle Meadows
• Heroes (7 episodes, 2007-2008) .... Monica Dawson
• Prom Night (2008) .... Lisa Hines
• Heroes Unmasked (4 episodes, "Travelling in Style" and "The Casting Couch", "New World Disorder" and "From Heroes to Villains", 2008) .... Herself and Monica Dawson archive footage
• Pushing Daisies (1 episode, "Frescorts", 2008) .... Barb
• Relative Stranger (2008) (TV) .... Denise (post-production)
• Criminal Minds (1 episode, "Soul Mates", 2009) .... Andrea Harris
• Bones (2 episodes, "The Doctor in the Den", "The Double Death of the Dearly Departed" 2009) .... Michelle Welton
• 10 Things I Hate About You (2009) (TV) .... Chastity Church

References

External links

• Dana Davis at the Internet Movie Database
• Dana Davis at TV.com