Wendy Davis

Wendy Davis - born June 30, 1966 in Baltimore, Maryland - is an American actress who portrays reporter Kimberly Mitchell in ABC's Scandal.

Personal Background[]

She grew up in a small town just outside of Baltimore, Maryland called Joppatowne where she attended Joppatowne High School. She attended Howard University where she earned a degree in Theatre. Wendy is a member of Delta Sigma Theta sority. After finishing school she promptly moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career.

Wendy has one child with ex-husband Jacobi Wayne. She and her daughter live in Charleston, South Carolina, where Army Wives is filmed.

Career Background[]

Wendy's first big break was on the television series High Incident (1996), DreamWorks SKG's first one-hour series. She was hand-picked by living legend Steven Spielberg to star in the series. She is best known for her role as Lieutenant Colonel Joan Burton on the hit Lifetime Television series Army Wives.

TV Recurring Roles[]

Lieutenant Colonel Joan Burton on Army Wives (2007-2012)
Lynette White on High Incident (1996-1997)

TV Guest Roles[]

Delia on Castle, episode: Under Fire (2014)
Karen Patton on Commander in Chief (2006)
Holly Adams on Grey's Anatomy (2006)
Julia Owens on Cold Case
Aubrey Jenkins on Angel (2002)
Saundra Dayton on The District (2001)
Mrs. Driscoll on Profiler (1998)
Julie on Coach (1994)
Sandy on The Sinbad Show (1993)
Bobbi on Martin (1993)

Film Roles[]

Stacy in Mother Ghost (2002)
Janice Dickerson in Taking Back Our Town (TV movie) (2001)
Roni in Return to Two Moon Junction (1995)

Trivia[]

When she is not working, she loves helping others by teaching acting classes at The Los Angeles Actors Center. She is dedicated to training and developing actors to work professionally in film and TV.
Received a Drama Logue Award for her performance in the play Talking With.