Davida Williams facts for kids

Davida Brittany Williams was born on September 5, 1986. She is an American actress, director, and producer. Davida is well-known for playing Claire Miller in the TV show Lizzie McGuire. She also played Lauren in the movie Raise Your Voice. Her father was the famous guitarist David Williams. She is also the older sister of singer Dana Williams.

Early life

Davida Williams grew up in Los Angeles, California. Most of her childhood was spent in the San Fernando Valley. She started trying out for acting roles when she was just 8 years old.

She went to Louisville High School. This was an all-girls Catholic school in Woodland Hills. After high school, she briefly attended Mount St. Mary's. However, she decided to move to New York City. There, she worked as a junior agent for Ford Models. She wanted to take a break from acting at that time.

Davida has both African-American and Italian family roots.

Career

Davida Williams was once part of an R&B music group called TG4. The group was also known as Tom Gurl Four.

She has appeared in many different TV shows. These include The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Hangin' With Mr. Cooper. In 2001, she got a role in the Disney Channel show Lizzie McGuire. She played Claire Miller in the series. Davida also worked with Hilary Duff on Lizzie McGuire. They later worked together again in the movie Raise Your Voice.

Davida was the youngest person in Kevin Aucoin's makeup book Face Forward. Famous people like Sharon Stone were also in the book. Later, Davida co-starred in the pilot episode for Jonas. This show starred The Jonas Brothers.

In 2008, it was announced that Davida would join the cast of As the World Turns. She played the character Jade Taylor. Davida first appeared on the show on December 12, 2008. She stayed on the show for about a year. After that, she was a guest star on Revenge on ABC. She also appeared on 90210. She starred in the film Teenage Bank Heist for Lifetime.

She was in the movie Dream Girl. This film starred Margaret Qualley and Meredith Hagner. Davida also had a recurring role on the series Foursome. This show featured Logan Paul for AwesomenessTV and YouTube Red. In 2017, she was a guest star on the CBS show Training Day. She played the character Kelly Price. She also guest-starred on Freeform's Baby Daddy. She played Adrienne opposite Tahj Mowry. Davida has also been a guest star on Disney Channel's Stuck in the Middle. She had a recurring role on the Hulu show CASUAL.

Filmography

Film

Television

See also

In Spanish: Davida Williams para niños