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Mary Bond Davis

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Mary Bond Davis
Born (1958-06-03) June 3, 1958 (age 66)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
  • dancer

Mary Bond Davis (born June 3, 1958) is a singer, actor, and dancer from Los Angeles, California. She is best known for her performance as Motormouth Maybelle in the 2002 Broadway run of Hairspray.

Biography

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Davis began her career at the age of 15 singing with different bands. She was a member of The Young Americans from 1974 to 1976, and appeared with them on The Bing Crosby Christmas Show.[1][2]

In 1980, Davis auditioned for Ain't Misbehavin', which traveled throughout the United States and Canada, and in 1982, spent a year with the world tour of Ain't Misbehavin'.[3]

Davis' most memorable film appearance is in Eddie Murphy's Coming to America.[4] Additional film credits include Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling; The Art Of Dying; Hook; Jeffrey; New York Minute; and Romance and Cigarettes.

Davis was in the original cast of the Broadway shows Mail, Jelly's Last Jam, Marie Christine, and Hairspray.[5]

She is a three-time winner of the Drama-Logue Award (Get Happy, Shout Up A Morning, A...My Name Is Alice).[6]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1986 Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling Lady at Grandmother's House
1988 Coming to America Big Stank Woman [7]
1991 The Art of Dying Jessie [8]
Hook Prostitute [9]
1995 Jeffrey Church Lady #1 [10]
1996 The Preacher's Wife Bernita [11]
2004 New York Minute Big Shirl [12]
2005 Romance & Cigarettes Female Dancer & Singer Final film role

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1984 Gimme a Break! Episode, James Returns
1990 Twin Peaks Female Parole Board Member #1 Episode, The One-Armed Man [13]
Piece of Cake Mrs Wilson TV Film [14]
2002 Stage on Screen: The Women Maggie TV Film [15]

References

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  1. ^ "Harlans ~ the Nevermore". Archived from the original on 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  2. ^ BWW News Desk. "Mary Bond Davis Goes Solo at Dannys Saturday Nights at 11". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  3. ^ "Mary Bond Davis to Appear at the After Party Tonight 5/15 at Laurie Beechman".
  4. ^ "Mary Bond Davis Filmography". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  5. ^ "Harlans ~ the Nevermore". Archived from the original on 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  6. ^ BWW News Desk. "Mary Bond Davis Goes Solo at Dannys Saturday Nights at 11". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  7. ^ Cox, Mary (2021-04-09). "Movies with Mary: Coming 2 America should have stayed home". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  8. ^ "The Art of Dying - reviews and where to watch - good.film". good.film. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  9. ^ "Mary Bond Davis | LATW". latw.org. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  10. ^ "Movies of Jeff Kroeger and Mary Bond Davis together - Deja Scene". www.dejascene.com. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  11. ^ "The Preacher's Wife". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  12. ^ "New York Minute". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  13. ^ Miller, Steven (2019-04-06). "State Prison Interior from Twin Peaks Episode 1004". Twin Peaks Blog. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  14. ^ "A Piece of Cake". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  15. ^ Stage on Screen: The Women (2002): Where to Watch and Stream Online | Reelgood, retrieved 2024-01-05
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