Aasha Davis (born August 17, 1973)[1] is an American actress best known for her roles as Waverly Grady on Friday Night Lights and Chelsea Lewis on South of Nowhere.
Aasha Davis | |
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.jpg) 2009 Voice Awards: Aasha Davis | |
| Born | Aasha Mikela Telford Davis August 17, 1973 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse | Jesse Pforzheimer (m. 2002) |
| Children | 1 |
Career
editDavis is best known for playing the role of Waverly Grady on Friday Night Lights. She has also appeared in Gilmore Girls, Grey's Anatomy, House, ER, Castle, and The Shield. Davis was featured in Gnarls Barkley's music video for "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" in mid 2008.
In 2011, she played opposite Adepero Oduye in the film Pariah.
In 2012, she guest-starred in the second season of the Jane Espenson-scripted romantic comedy web series Husbands.[2]
Most recently, Aasha is producing and starring in a web series featured on YouTube called The Unwritten Rules, which is based on series creator Kim Williams's book 40 Hours and an Unwritten Rule: The Diary of an African-American Woman.
In 2019, Aasha starred as Bernadette in the rural Louisiana murder mystery The Long Shadow.[3]
Personal life
editIn 2002, Davis married Jesse Pforzheimer[1] They have one son, Ever, born in January, 2009.
Davis's older sister, Lesley Herring, disappeared in Los Angeles on February 8, 2009, after a fight with her husband, Lyle Stanford Herring, Sr.[4] Davis reported her sister as missing when she failed to show up to work, her husband having neglected to do so. Lyle Herring was charged with his wife's murder and in April 2010 pleaded not guilty.[5] On April 8, 2013, he was convicted of the second-degree murder of his wife. To date, her body has not been found.[6] A 2011 episode of Nancy Grace and a June 7, 2013, episode of Dateline NBC[7] covered Davis's sister's case.[8]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Bittersweet Lies | Ally | |
| 2011 | Pariah | Bina | |
| 2014 | The Last Beat | Nan | Pre-production |
| 2015 | Kindred Kill | Pansy Jones | Pre-production |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Scratch & Burn | Sheera | Episode: "X-Box" |
| 2003–2004 | Gilmore Girls | Susan | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | The Shield | Lucy | Episode: "Grave" |
| 2005 | Over There | Michelle | Episode: "Roadblock Duty" |
| 2005 | ER | Maureen | Episode: "I Do" |
| 2005–2008 | South of Nowhere | Chelsea Lewis | (35 episodes) |
| 2006 | House | Leona | Episode: "Who's Your Daddy?" |
| 2006–2007 | Friday Night Lights | Waverly Grady | Recurring role (8 episodes) |
| 2007 | Grey's Anatomy | Rina | Episodes: "Testing 1-2-3", "Didn't We Almost Have It All?" |
| 2009 | Raising the Bar | Shauna Larkin | Episode: "Maybe, Baby" |
| 2011 | Castle | Alyssa Lofters | Episode: "Eye of the Beholder" |
| 2012–2014 | The Unwritten Rules | Racey Jones | Regular role (23 episodes) |
| 2013 | Cowgirl Up | Robbie | Regular role (6 episodes) |
| 2013 | Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files | Violet Craig | TV film |
| 2013 | Ctrl.Alt.Del | Marcy | Episodes: "Sista Sista", "Do You See What I See?" |
| 2014 | Criminal Minds | Daria Samsen | Episode: "The Edge of Winter" |
| 2014–present | Drunk History | Various | Regular role (22 episodes) |
| 2017 | Bones | Kate Dalton | Episode: "The Brain in the Bot" |
| 2021 | I Think You Should Leave | Lisa | Episode: “Everyone just needs to be more in the moment.” |
References
edit- ^ a b "Aasha Mikela Telford Davis Vermont, Vital Records". FamlySearch. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ Vary, Adam B (28 June 2012). "'Husbands': EP and star on season 2 of their gay-marriage web series -- Exclusive Photos". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ "The Long Shadow". IMDb.
- ^ Sister of Grey's Anatomy Actress Missing CBS News, March 26, 2009.
- ^ Lyle Herring Pleads Not Guilty to Wife's Murder; Actress Aasha Davis Reported Sister Missing CBS News, April 30, 2010.
- ^ "Ex-Cal State recruiter convicted in wife's murder". KABC-TV, Los Angeles, CA, April 9, 2013. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ Dateline NBC
- ^ Lesley Herring, Hollywood Woman Missing for 2 Years, Gets Nancy Grace Treatment on CNN Tonight LA Weekly, March 31, 2011.
External links
edit- Aasha Davis at IMDb
- Aasha Davis on Twitter
