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Davida Williams
Born
Davida Brittany Williams

(1986-09-05) September 5, 1986 (age 38)
Occupation Actress, singer, dancer, photographer, director, producer
Years active 1992–present

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

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Younger and Younger Sonja
2000 Cry Baby Lane - TV movie
2004 Triple Play Claire Short
Raise Your Voice Lauren
2007 Twisted Fortune Zoe
2009 American High School Trixie Video
2012 Teenage Bank Heist Grace Miller TV movie
Drama Queen Cheerleader Short
2014 Locked In Jessica Short
2016 This Path Debra Short
Dream Girl Abby Short
Barrio Tales 2 Gabriella
2018 Warm Human Magic ... Short
2019 My Daughter's Ransom Gina TV movie
Kill The Boyfriend Ryan Short
2020 Useless Humans Jess
Under My Skin Dana
2021 Ultrasound Stephane
We Won't Forget - Short
2022 Game, Set, Love Taylor Morrison TV movie

Television

Year Legacy Role Notes
1992 Days of Our Lives - Episode: "Episode #1.6925"
1993 Hangin' with Mr. Cooper - Episode: "Slumber Party"
The Sinbad Show Sarah Episode: "It's My Party, I'll Cry If I Want To"
1994 Me and the Boys Girl Episode: "Talent Show"
1995 Sweet Justice - Episode: "Broken Ties"
Cleghorne! - Episode: "The Parent Trap"
1996 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Blue Bird #1 Episode: "I, Bowl Buster"
Sister, Sister Discovery Scout Episode: "The Audition"
1997 Cybill Elizabeth Episode: "The Wedding"
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Lisa Episode: "Children of Time"
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Angela/School Child #1 (voice) Episode: "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"
2001-03 Lizzie McGuire Claire Miller Recurring Cast
2002 The Young and the Restless Lois Episode: "Episode #1.7317" & "#1.7323"
Do Over Suzie Episode: "Pilot"
2004 The Tracy Morgan Show Grace Episode: "Coach Tracy"
Quintuplets Eliza Episode: "Date Night"
2007 Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz Girl Episode: "Episode #1.4"
2008-09 As the World Turns Jade Taylor Regular Cast
2010 90210 Aaliyah Episode: "They're Playing Her Song"
2012 Revenge Brenda Episode: "Justice"
2013 CollegeHumor Originals Jane Recurring Cast
2016-17 Foursome Tipper Guest: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 2
2017 Training Day Kelly Price Episode: "Bad Day at Aqua Mesa"
Baby Daddy Adrienne Episode: "The Sonny-Moon"
Stuck in the Middle Kelly Episode: "Stuck in a Good Deed"
Casual Lana Recurring Cast: Season 3
That's the Gag Davida Episode: "Keke Creates Her Own Destiny"
2020 Bite-Size Halloween - Episode: "Retreat"
2021 B Positive Nina Episode: "Inflammatory Response"
2023 Quantum Leap Leslie Drobis Episode: "The Friendly Skies"
2025 The Irrational John F. Showalter Episode: "The Lost Souls"

See also

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