Carole Davis
Actor · Born February 17, 1958 (68) · London, England, UK
Carole Raphaelle Davis was born in London, England on February 17, 1958 to a French mother and an American father. She is trilingual and a citizen of the United States and the European Union. She grew up in England, Scotland, Hawaii, France, Italy and Thailand and moved to New York City as a teenager. Carole went to City University of New York and majored in Chinese Studies and Political Science. After University, she attended the two-year program at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute. Carole modeled for Playboy Magazine, was Pet of the month in 1980 (under the name Tamara) and Pet of the Year runner-up for Penthouse Magazine in 1981. During that time, Carole sang in nightclubs and was a lingerie and bathing suit model for LaPerla and Playtex bras. Carole modeled for hundreds of covers of romance novels as well as appearing and singing for commercials for Pepsi and Miller Beer. As a singer/songwriter and recording artist, Carole was signed to Warner Brother records in 1989. Her record "Heart of Gold" was produced by Nile Rodgers. Her single "Serious Money" was a dance hit and the video was number one on BET. She toured Europe and Asia and performed in clubs throughout the United States. Carole wrote the song "Slow Love" for Prince on his Grammy Award winning album "Sign O' the Times." She recorded her own version of the song for Warner Brothers records. She subsequently left Warner Brothers in 1993 and moved to Atlantic Records, where she self-produced and wrote the album "I'm No Angel." As a songwriter, Carole made a publishing deal, signing with MCA Records. She was signed to Sony France for Europe. Davis is also a writer. Her script "Amnesia of the Heart" was bought by DreamWorks. She also co-wrote animated series for Klasky-Scupo "Mean Girls." Carole wrote a series of articles on anti-Semitism in Europe for the Jewish Journal. As a novelist, she is the author of critically acclaimed "The Diary of Jinky, Dog of a Hollywood Wife," a non-fiction humor book about Hollywood excess and human status anxiety written from the point of view of a death-row dog. She is an investigative journalist for American Dog Magazine for which she has written a series of articles about cruelty in the pet trade. She is a contributor to Animal Wellness Magazine, FetchDog.com, Fido Friendly Magazine and has appeared numerous times on CNN as an animal welfare contributor. Carole has an animal welfare column on Newsvine.com and is the author of a popular Hollywood Dog blog. Carole is the West Coast Director of the Companion Animal Protection Society, a national non-profit organization that investigates puppy mills and pet stores. She leads the anti-puppy mill movement in Los Angeles, California. Carole Davis was married to Emmy Award winning comedy writer Kevin Rooney and lived in Los Angeles, California and Nice, France with their four pound dogs prior to his death.
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Biography from IMDb.
- February 17, 1958 (68)
- London, England, UK
- Actor
- 28 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
What are Carole Davis' films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 10
A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3
A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 2 · Intense 5
Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4
A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 7 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Heraldas Roxie in Mannequin (1987)
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous3
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 Carole Davis' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Carole Davis' 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
38 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Hustlers Take All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Hacks(2021)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Madam Secretary(2014)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
2 Broke Girls(2011)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Going the Distance(2010)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Veronica Mars(2004)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Manhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Live from Baghdad(2002)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Less Than Perfect(2002)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Bob Patterson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Scrubs(2001)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
My Wife and Kids(2000)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Jack the Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Division (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Ed Gein(2000)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Angel(1999)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Sex and the City(1998)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Interruptions(1997)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
3rd Rock from the Sun(1996)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Star Trek: Voyager(1995)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Hot Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Project: Metalbeast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Acapulco H.E.A.T.(1993)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
The Rapture(1991)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
If Looks Could Kill(1991)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Shrimp on the Barbie(1990)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Baja Oklahoma(1988)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Paradise Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
The Princess Academy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Mannequin(1987)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
The Flamingo Kid(1984)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The First Turn-On!!(1983)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
The A-Team(1983)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Piranha II: The Spawning(1982)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
C.O.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Career shape
Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles from 1981 to 2024; peak year 1990.
Biggest box office
Mannequin (1987)
Highest rated
The Rapture (1991)
Most popular right now
Mannequin (1987)
Film career
Peak 1990 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.
- 1982Screen debut· Piranha II: The Spawning
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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Carole Davis' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th9
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser11
- Mixed11
Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 73, 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.
Is Carole Davis' work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Carole Davis work with?
People who share at least 2 of Carole Davis' MovieCove titles; Michael Gottlieb shares the most, 2.
- Michael GottliebShared titles: The Shrimp on the Barbie (1990), Mannequin (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Gottlieb
