Born in Holly Springs, Mississippi, Davis' acting career began in 1988 with her role in the Spike Lee film "School Daze". Her early television credits include appearances on "Living Single", "Married... with Children", "Kenan & Kel", "Boycott", and "The PJ's". She established her acting career by appearing in Tyler Perry productions such as "Madea's Family Reunion", "Madea Goes to Jail", "Daddy's Little Girls", and Tyler Perry's House of Payne.