Lucy Clare Davis (born 17 February 1973) is an English actress known for playing Dawn Tinsley in the BBC comedy The Office (2001–2003), Hilda Spellman in the Netflix series The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018–2020), Dianne in the Comedy horror Shaun of the Dead (2004), and Etta Candy in Wonder Woman (2017). She played Eva in Disney Channel's action comedy series The Villains of Valley View (2022–2023).
Davis appeared in the third-season episode "Elephants and Hens" of UK TV programme Black Books. In 2006, she appeared as the "Fashion TV" host on ABC's Ugly Betty, and later that year played writer Lucy Kenwright in NBC's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. In 2008, she appeared in several episodes of the US series Reaper. In 2010, she starred in ITV's six-episode comedy drama, Married Single Other, and also appeared in a guest role in The Mentalist alongside her then-husband Owain Yeoman. She also appears in the John Landis-produced thriller Some Guy Who Kills People. In 2012, she had a guest voice part in Family Guy for the episode "Be Careful What You Fish For". She appeared in series two, episode eight of the BBC series Death in Paradise (2013). She became a Patron for the performing arts group Theatretrain in 2012.
Davis played Etta Candy in the 2017 film Wonder Woman, the first live-action cinematic portrayal of the comic book character. From ‘The Office’ to ‘Wonder Woman’: Get to Know Lucy Davis by Angelique Jackson 12:08 PM PDT, 26 May 2017 She said of the character: "She's a woman in a man's world and so being heard and seen aren't the easiest things, but it kind of doesn't deter her. Etta is unapologetically herself and I think that that's the thing that has drawn me to her the most... it took quite a while in my life to be unapologetically myself."
Davis appeared in the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina as Hilda Spellman, which aired from 2018 to 2020. She is starring as Eva, known as the supervillain Surge, on the Disney Channel sitcom The Villains of Valley View which premiered on 3 June 2022.
On 9 December 2006, Davis married Welsh actor Owain Yeoman at St Paul's Cathedral, London. The wedding was attended by fellow The Office cast members and writers. She was entitled to marry there as her father is an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and St Paul's contains the chapel of the order. Davis and Yeoman separated in January 2011 and divorced in October 2011.
In 2007, Davis posed nude in the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's campaign against the Guards Division's continued use of traditional bearskin caps.
1997 | The Gambler | Dunya | |
2002 | Nicholas Nickleby | Maid | |
2004 | Sex Lives of the Potato Men | Ruth | |
Shaun of the Dead | Dianne | ||
2005 | Rag Tale | Debbs | |
2006 | The TV Set | Chloe McCallister | |
Abby Westminster | |||
2008 | Shades of Ray | Director #2 | |
2009 | All About Steve | Patient | |
Bob Funk | Janet | ||
2011 | Some Guy Who Kills People | Stephanie | |
2014 | Director 1 | Voice acting | |
2017 | Wonder Woman | Etta Candy |
1993 | The Detectives | Young Girl #1 | Episode: "Strangers in Paradise" |
1994 | Blue Heaven | Secretary | Episode #1.3 |
Woof! | Eileen Tully | Episode: "Get Me to the Church" | |
1995 | Casualty | Sarah Jackson | Episode: "Branded" |
The Bill | Jude Mackie | Episode: "Charity and Beating" | |
Pride and Prejudice | Maria Lucas | 5 episodes | |
1996 | Scene | Julie | Episode: "Alison" |
One Foot in the Grave | Mrs. Blanchard | Episode: "Starbound" | |
1997 | The Grand | Maggie Rigby | Episode #1.5 |
1999–2000 | Belfry Witches | Belfry Witches | 13 episodes |
2000 | Doctors | Nicky Andrews | Episode: "False Alarm" |
2001 | Big Bad World | Harry | Episode: "Tory Girl" |
Bernard's Watch | Madeleine | 6 episodes | |
2001–2003 | The Office | Dawn Tinsley | Main character; 14 episodes |
2002 | Murder in Mind | Kerry | Episode: "Passion" |
Holby City | Kelly Bridges | Episode: "Sweet Love Remembered" | |
Dalziel and Pascoe | Jax / Angela Ripley | 2 episodes | |
2003 | The Afternoon Play | Laura | Episode: "The Real Arnie Griffin" |
2004 | Black Books | Becky | Episode: "Elephants and Hens" |
The Legend of The Tamworth Two | Sundance (voice) | TV movie | |
2006–2007 | Ugly Betty | Fashion TV Anchor | 2 episodes |
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Lucy Kenwright | 16 episodes | |
2007 | Californication | Nora | Episode: "Hell-A Woman" |
2008 | Reaper | Sara | 3 episodes |
2008–2009 | Phineas and Ferb | Crash (voice) | 2 episodes |
2010 | Married Single Other | Lillie | 6 episodes |
The Mentalist | Daphne Valiquette | Episode: "18-5-4" | |
2012 | Family Guy | Joanne Finn (voice) | Episode: "Be Careful What You Fish For" |
2013 | Death in Paradise | Vicky Woodward | Episode #2.8 |
The Neighbors | Helen Redding Kemper | Episode: "The Neighbours" | |
2015 | NCIS | Janice Brown | Episode: "Lockdown" |
2015–2016 | Maron | Emily | 6 episodes |
2016–2017 | Better Things | Macy | 8 episodes |
2018–2020 | Chilling Adventures of Sabrina | Hilda Spellman | Main cast |
Tigtone | Queen | 9 episodes | |
2019 | Bob's Burgers | Princess Paula McCartney (voice) | Episode: "Bed, Bob and Beyond" |
Carmen Sandiego | The Mechanic (voice) | Episode: "The Need For Speed Caper" | |
2022–23 | The Villains of Valley View | Eva/Surge | Main role |
1995–2005 | The Archers | Hayley Jordan |
2004 | Loaded Lafta Awards | Funniest woman | |||
2024 | Romford Film Festival | Best Actress | Have a Good Day (Short film) | ||
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