Viveka Davis

Viveka Davis

Viveka Davis is an American actress who has starred on television and in movies. As a young actress, she was best known for her role in the 1983 NBC TV miniseries "V" as Polly Maxwell, a role she reprised in the 1984 sequel "".

Discovered at age 11 by Alan Parker in an inner city school in south central Los Angeles, her diverse career spanning 25 years so far has showcased her dynamic talents for drama, comedy, music and dance, won her praise and got the attention of many of the biggest names in Hollywood. She been hired by luminaries such as Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, Mike Figgis and John Hughes, and has shared the screen with Tom Hanks, Jack Nicholson and Kevin Costner and Jim Belushi.

Her first movie role was in the 1982 movie "Shoot the Moon", playing the daughter of Albert Finney and Diane Keaton.As a teen her best-known movie role was in the 1987 comedy movie "Morgan Stewart's Coming Home" which she starred with Jon Cryer. Viveka's most recent movie she starred in was in the 2001 film "On Edge".

Viveka has starred in TV movies and mini series. At sixteen she starred in dual roles in Disney's 1987 tv movie "Student Exchange" where she again showcased her singing and dancing and acting. In 1995 she "blew the minds of America"Fact|date=February 2007 when she starred as country singing legend Wynonna Judd in NBC TV miniseries "".

She has made many guest appearances on TV, including "Knots Landing", "Seinfeld", "ER", "Nash Bridges", "Strong Medicine", and "Touched by an Angel".

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