Sammi Davis

British actress

Kurt Voss

(m. 1990; div. 1993)

Simon Drew

(m. 2009)

Samantha "Sammi" Davis (born 21 June 1964) is an English actress. She gained considerable praise for her performances in Mona Lisa (1986), 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) as well as a leading role in the American television series, Homefront (1991–1993).^[1]

From 1990 to 1993, Davis was married to director Kurt Voss.^[2] 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. She now^[when?] lives in Sussex with her family, and works as a photographer.

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	Assignment Berlin [de]	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"

References

^ John J. O'Connor (23 September 1991). "Review/Television; New Hourlong Drama In Soap-Opera Land". New York Times. Retrieved 24 September 2008.
^ March 13, Jamie Diamond Updated; EST, 1992 at 05:00 AM. "Close-up: Sammi Davis-Voss". EW.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)