Cassi Davis is an American actress, singer, and voiceover artist who is best recognized for her performance as Ella Payne on ‘s House of Payne and The Paynes. In addition to that, she has also played a variety of other roles in shows and movies like The PJs, Married… with Children, Love Thy Neighbor, School Daze, , Hamlet & Hutch, and Madea’s Neighbors from Hell.
Born Name
Cassandra Davis
Nick Name
Cassi
Sun Sign
Leo
Born Place
Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi, United States
Residence
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Nationality
Education
Cassi Davis got enrolled at Spelman College in Atlanta as a music major but left the college when she was just one credit short of graduation because she was not allowed to perform religious music during her senior recital. Eventually, she graduated from college in November 2008.
Occupation
Actress, Singer, Voiceover Artist
Family
- Others – John Wesley Davis (Paternal Grandfather), Eva Mae Loningham (Paternal Grandmother)
Genre
Soundtrack
Instruments
Vocals
Labels
Unsigned
Build
Large
Height
5 ft 5 in or 165 cm
Weight
90 kg or 198.5 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
Black
Cassi Davis is of African-American descent.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Short hair
- Pierced ears
Religion
Christianity
Cassi Davis Facts
- She made her first theatrical film appearance by playing the role of Paula/Girl in Window in the 1988 musical comedy-drama film, School Daze, which brings to light issues of colorism, elitism, classism, political activism, hazing, groupthink, female self-esteem, social mobility, and hair texture bias within the African-American community.
- As a voiceover artist, Cassi Davis made her TV show debut by providing vocals to the character of HUD Lady, the receptionist at HUD, in the stop-motion animated black sitcom, The PJs, from 1999 to 2001.
- In the year 2007, she started appearing as Ella Payne, wife of Curtis Payne who’s a Christian and a stay-at-home mother and the voice of reason, in the family comedy-drama television series, Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, in which Cassi Davis co-starred alongside , , Lance Gross, Larramie “Doc” Shaw, , Denise Burse, , , and Palmer Williams Jr.
- For her role in Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, she won the NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series” twice in 2010 and 2013.
- In 2007, she brought to life the character of Rita, Jennifer’s aunt, in the romantic comedy-drama film, Daddy’s Little Girls, starring , , and Louis Gossett, Jr.
- Cassi Davis was cast as Jenice in the 2017 adventure drama film, Hamlet & Hutch.
- She has great faith in her religion and has described it as one of the main reasons behind her professional success.
- Cassi Davis was cast as Betty Ann “Aunt Bam” Murphy in 2019 comedy film, A Madea Family Funeral, and this role got her nominated for the 2020 Golden Raspberry Award in the “Worst Supporting Actress” category.
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Facts of Cassi Davis
- full nameCassi Davis
- Date of Birth July 30, 1964
- Age 60 years 3 months
- Horoscope Leo
- Lucky Number 3
- Lucky Stone Ruby
- Lucky Color Gold
- Best Match for Marriage Sagittarius, Gemini, Aries
- weight90 kg
- height5 ft 5 in