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Elyssa Davalos

Elyssa Davalos

Actor · Born May 30, 1959 (67) · New York City, New York, USA

Elyssa Davalos (born May 30, 1959) is a former American television and movie actress. Her father was actor Richard Davalos and her sister is musician Dominique Davalos. She is the mother of actress Alexa Davalos, from her marriage to photographer Jeff Dunas. She is of Spanish and Finnish descent on her father's side. Her family name would be spelled originally "Dávalos" in Spanish, with an accent on the first "a". Description above from the Wikipedia article Elyssa Davalos licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 30, 1959 (67)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 7% in 30 days

What are Elyssa Davalos' films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
54%
Morality
20%
Power
13%
Society
8%
Survival
5%
Friendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Joyful
2
Thrilling
2
Romantic
1
Warm
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Elyssa Davalos' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Elyssa Davalos' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

30 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Chihuahua Too! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Writer

  • Nancy Drew(2007)

    as Twin Palms Manager

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Between The Sheets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Layla

  • The Division (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor(1994)

    as Violet Moore

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Penny Woodhouse

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Jericho Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Bettina

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Ginger Shaw

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • A House in the Hills(1993)

    as Mrs. Rankin

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Max Monroe: Loose Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Sister Rosa

  • Doogie Howser, M.D.(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Victoria Burke

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Life Goes On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Doreen Gillespie

  • Beauty and the Beast(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Lisa Campbell

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Riviera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Ashley Stevens

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Allison Darnell · as Karen Garber · as Suzanne Cullen

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lisa Kohler · as Nicole Carpenter

  • Airwolf(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Barbara Scarelli

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Riptide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Jody Kremer

  • Knight Rider(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Julie Robinson

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Code Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Riker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Marlene Sheridan

  • Herbie Goes Bananas(1980)

    as Melissa Drake

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again(1979)

    as Miss Millie Gaskill

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Wild and Wooly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Shiloh

  • Good Against Evil(1977)

    as Jessica Gordon

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • How the West Was Won(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Hillary Gant

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Charlie's Angels(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Maria Bartone

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Medical Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Daughter · as Nurse

  • The Student Teachers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Paula Kelly · as Paul Kelly

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Diana Webster

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 80th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles from 1969 to 2013; peak year 1979.

Biggest box office

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)

$21M worldwide

Highest rated

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)

Midcredits 41st

Most popular right now

Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)

Film career

19692013

Peak 1979 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting29 of 30: 29 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thWriting1 of 30: 1 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s7 · acting1980s12 · acting1990s6 · acting2000s3 · acting2010s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Elyssa Davalos' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most loved · actor

A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994)

Midcredits 71st · 63% liked

Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Elyssa Davalos work with?

People who share at least 2 of Elyssa Davalos' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Vincent McEveety shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Cinematographers and editors

Producers