Stephanie Ann Davis (born 8 March 1993) is an English actress. Davis currently stars in the British soap opera Hollyoaks and also competed in the 2010 BBC talent-search Over the Rainbow.


Background

Davis lives in Liverpool with her parents and two younger brothers.

She attended De La Salle School, St Helens.

Career

Early career

Davis appeared in a number of minor television roles, including appearances in Holby City and Doctors.

Over the Rainbow
Main article: Over the Rainbow (2010 TV series)

In 2010, Davis took part in Over the Rainbow, a BBC talent-search looking for an actress/singer to play Dorothy Gale in Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of The Wizard of Oz. She advanced to the fifth week, whereupon she was voted off following a sing-off against Stephanie Fearon.

Solo performances

Week one (03/04/10) "Mama Do" (Pixie Lott)
Week two (10/04/10) "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin)
Week three (17/04/10) "Let's Get Loud" (Jennifer Lopez)
Week four (24/04/10) "Nobody Does it Better" (Carly Simon)
Week five (01/05/10) "Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker)

Hollyoaks

Following her appearance in Over the Rainbow, Davis went on to be cast as Sinead O'Connor in Hollyoaks. Originally slated to appear in late August, Davis made her Hollyoaks debut on 1 September 2010.