Sammi Davis

Samantha "Sammi" Davis (born 21 June 1964) is an English actress. She gained considerable praise for her performances in Mona Lisa, as a teenage prostitute, and Ken Russell's The Rainbow (1989). She also had significant roles in Mike Hodges' A Prayer for the Dying and John Boorman's Hope and Glory (both 1987).

In 1988, Sammi Davis had a major supporting role in another Ken Russell movie, The Lair of the White Worm, where she carried the part of the Mary Trent farm resident as Peter Capaldi's love interest. Between 1991 and 1993, Sammi Davis had a lead as Caroline Hailey in the successful American television series, Homefront.

Personal life From 1990 to 1993, Davis was married to director Kurt Voss. After taking a few years out of the film industry to raise her family, she returned to the screen in a cameo role on Lost, playing the mother of Dominic Monaghan's character. She moved back to Britain in Christmas 2008. On 21 June 2009, she married Simon Drew, a children's TV show producer.

As of 2024, Sammi Davis lives in Sussex with her family and maintains a well-known corporate photography studio in Barnet, North London.

Selected filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1986 Mona Lisa May 1987 A Prayer for the Dying Anna 1987 Lionheart Baptista 1987 Hope and Glory Dawn Rohan 1988 Consuming Passions Felicity 1988 The Lair of the White Worm Mary Trent 1989 The Rainbow Ursula Brangwen 1989 Shadow of China Katharine 1990 Horseplayer Randi 1995 Four Rooms Jezebel Segment: "The Missing Ingredient" 1997 Stand-Ins Martha Anne-Jean Harlow's Stand-in 1998 Tracy Garret 1998 Woundings Denise Jones 1999 Soft Toilet Seats Annie Ashland 2008 The Double Born Sophonisba

Television Year Title Role Notes 1986 The Day After the Fair Anna May Dunsford Television film 1986 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Pippa Episode: "The Return of the Seven: Part 1" 1987 Pack of Lies Julie Jackson Television film 1991 The Perfect Bride Stephanie Television film 1991 Chernobyl: The Final Warning Yelena Mashenko Television film 1992 Indecency Nia Barnett Television film 1991–1993 Homefront Caroline Hailey 42 episodes 1994 Red Shoe Diaries Brandy Episode: "You Make Me Want to Wear Dresses" 1994 Spring Awakening Aimée Daumar Television film 2006 Lost Mrs. Pace Episode: "Fire + Water"