Know about the ‘Mannequin’ actress Carole Davis’ career in acting from the very beginning!

Updated On March 18, 2024 | Published By: Stanley Williams | In Career

Carole Raphaelle Davis is someone who we miss from the 80s.
The beautiful, talented and amazing actress.
So, for all people who were not there in the 80s, you have a chance to know about this beautiful lady.

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Start to her career

Actress Carole Davis started her acting career in the year 1981 featuring in the very popular horror film Piranha II: The Spawning.

She played the role of Jai in the movie. After that, she appeared in another movie C.O.D. with the role of Contessa Bazzini.

Source: sonymax.co.za (Carole Daivs as Jai in Piranha II: The Spawning)

She was also a part of the super hit movie of the 80s The Flamingo Kid in 1984. It was not a significant role but still, the fact that she was a part of the movie can never be untrue.

The other film that she was recognized for is Mannequin (1987). She is known to most of the people from this movie as her character Roxie Shield.

She plays the girlfriend of the main character Jonathan Switcher. This film is also one of the hits of those times gaining over $42 million from a $6 million budget. It is also its debut at No. 1 surpassing Over the Top.

Works from the 90s

To start her 90s, she was featured in the film The Shrimp on the Barbie as the best friend of one of the main characters Alexandra ‘Alex’ Hobart. This movie was also released under the name of The Boyfriend from Hell.

In 1991, two movies featuring Carole were released. One was a comedy film If Looks Could Kill and the other was a drama film The Rupture.

The television series credit for Carole comes from Sex and the City. Her acting in this show is commendable although she may not be a regular cast member.

The series has over 50 Emmy Award nominations and 24 Golden Globe Awards, with eight of these accolades in its name.

The 2000s

She hasn’t been given main roles in films and series, but she has had many more where she was a cast member.

Some of them include Scrubs (2001), My Wife and Kids(2001), Manhood(2003), Veronica Mars(2004), 2 Broke Girls(2011), Madam Secretary(2014), and many more.

The latest work she has done is The Queen of Hollywood Blvd in 2016. Here is a video of the actress showing clips from movies, she has worked in:

Happy married life

Today, the 62-year-old actress seems to be enjoying her life with her husband Kevin Rooney, who is also an Emmy Award-winning writer for several movies. Before that, Carole was also married several times.

Source: Instagram (Carole Davis and her husband Kevin Rooney)

Previously, she has earlier married to Steven Davis, Stewart Eisenberg, and Robert Saland. She has revealed much information about her previous marriages.

She also is the mother of Lauren Silverman, who is famous to be the lover of reality show judge and producer Simon Cowell. Lauren is the daughter of the relationship between Steven and Carole.

Carole is also a grandmother with two grandchildren: Eric and Adam. Both of them are Lauren’s children, Adam from her previous marriage with Andrew Silverman and Eric from her current relationship with Simon Cowell.

Source: Daily Mail (Carole Davis with her daughter Lauren and a family friend)

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More about Carole Davis

Carole Davis is an actress, singer/songwriter, and writer. She signed to Warner Brother records in 1989. Additionally, she is the West Coast Director of the Companion Animal Protection Society, a national non-profit organization that investigates puppy mills and pet stores. More Bio…

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