Lucy Davis

Lucy Clare Davis is an English actress. She played the role of Dawn Tinsley in the BBC comedy The Office, as well as Dianne in the horror-comedy movie Shaun of the Dead, Hayley in The Archers, and Etta Candy in Wonder Woman.

Davis appeared briefly in an episode of The Detectives, a show created by and starring her father (Jasper Carrott). She played Maria Lucas in the BBC'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), whilst continuing to play Hayley Jordan in The Archers on BBC 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 third-season episode "Elephants and Hens" of UK TV programme Black Books.

In 2006, Davis appeared as the "Fashion TV" host on ABC's hit Ugly Betty, and later that year played writer Lucy Kenwright in NBC's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. In 2008, she appeared in several episodes of the US series Reaper. In 2010 Davis starred in ITV's six-episode comedy drama, Married Single Other, and also appeared in a guest role in The Mentalist alongside her then-husband Owain Yeoman.

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 For". Davis appeared in series two, episode 8 of the BBC series Death in Paradise. She became a Patron for the performing arts group Theatretrain in 2012.

Davis plays the role of Etta Candy in Wonder Woman. Her performance marked the first live action cinematic portrayal of that comic book character.

Davis had quite a few problems with her kidneys and in 1997 had to have a kidney transplant after being diagnosed with kidney failure. When she was recovering from the transplant she developed diabetes and was taken to hospital again in 2005 with kidney failure. She received a transplant from her mother. Davis also struggled with an eating disorder, and now she is bravely speaking out in the hope others might learn from her experience.