Background
Davis appeared briefly in an episode of The Detectives, a show created by and starring her father (Jasper Carrott).
Davis appeared briefly in an episode of The Detectives, a show created by and starring her father (Jasper Carrott).
She is best known for playing the character Dawn Tinsley in the British Broadcasting Corporation comedy The Office, as Dianne in the horror-comedy movie Shaun of the Dead and formerly played Hayley in The Archers. She played Maria Lucas in the British Broadcasting Corporation"s 1995 production of Pride and Prejudice and also had a role in the 1996 Christmas special of One Foot in the Grave. After her breakthrough role in The Office, she appeared in the film Sex Lives of the Potato Men and Shaun of the Dead (both 2004), whilst continuing to play Hayley Jordan in The Archers on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4.
She gave up the latter role when her other acting responsibilities made it impossible to continue.
The part was recast in September 2005. She appeared in the episode Elephants and Hens of United Kingdom television programme Black Books alongside Tamsin Greig, Olivia Colman.
In 2006, Davis appeared as the "Fashion television" host on American Broadcasting Company"s hit Ugly Betty, and later that year played writer Lucy Kenwright in National Broadcasting Company"s Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. In 2008, she appeared in several episodes of the United States. series Reaper.
Davis also stars in the John Landis-produced thriller Some Guy Who Kills People.
In 2012, Davis had a guest voice part in Family Guy for the episode "Be Careful What You Fish Foreign". Davis appeared in series two, episode 8 of the British Broadcasting Corporation series Death in Paradise (2013). She became a Patron for the performing arts group Theatretrain in 2012.