Amy Davidson

For other people named Amy Davidson, see Amy Davidson (disambiguation).

Amy Davidson
Davidson in June 2006
Born	(1979-09-15) September 15, 1979 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present
Spouse	Kacy Lockwood ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	1
Website	amydavidson.com

Amy Davidson (born September 15, 1979) is an American actress. She is known for playing Kerry Hennessy in the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules.

Early life and education

Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Davidson was raised by educators. Her father was a principal at El Mirage Elementary School, and her mother was an English teacher at Desert Foothills Junior High School. Her parents enrolled her in dance classes as a young child. While attending Shadow Mountain High School, she began appearing in advertisements. Her acting coach encouraged her to move to Hollywood.

Career

After appearing in the TV movie The Truth About Jane and an episode of the drama series Judging Amy, she was cast in the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen series So Little Time. Beginning in 2002, she then portrayed Kerry Hennessy in all 76 episodes of 8 Simple Rules. She guest-starred on the sitcom Malcolm in the Middle and in the Hallmark Channel film Annie's Point opposite Betty White and Richard Thomas. Other roles include the film Goyband, in which she stars as a young Orthodox Jewish girl who falls for an ex-boyband pop star (Adam Pascal) who performs at her family's hotel in the Catskill Mountains.

Davidson also runs a fashion and lifestyle blog.

Personal life

Davidson married Kacy Lockwood on May 1, 2010. On November 2, 2015, Davidson announced on Instagram that they were expecting their first child. She gave birth to their son on March 1, 2016.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Teenage Tupelo	Ticket Girl	Uncredited
2007	Netherbeast Incorporated	Pearl Stricklett
2008	Goyband	Rebekka
2008	The Capture of the Green River Killer	Helen (Hel)
2015	Battle Scars	Jules Stephens
2015	Tales from the Toilet	Amy	Short film
2019	Ernesto's Manifesto	Cassie
2020	Kinetic	Aunt Drea	Short film
2022	Gatlopp	Briana

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	The Truth About Jane	Elizabeth	TV movie
2001	Judging Amy	Lindsey Sandowski	Episode: "Look Closer"
2001–02	So Little Time	Cammie Morton	Recurring role; 8 episodes
2002–05	8 Simple Rules	Kerry Hennessy	Main role (76 episodes)
2004	Family Face-Off: Hollywood	Herself, co-host	Main role (5 episodes)
	Punk'd	Herself, prank victim	Episode: "Kaley Cuoco/The Rock/Julia Stiles"
2004–05	Pet Star	Herself, judge	2 episodes
2005	Annie's Point	Ella Eason	Movie
	Brandy & Mr. Whiskers	Tiffany Turlington	Episode: "One of a Kind"
2006	Strong Medicine	Jamie	Episode: "Baby Boom!"
	Malcolm in the Middle	Paula	Episode: "Lois Strikes Back"
	Little Talent Show	Herself, judge	3 episodes
2007	CSI: NY	Carolyn	Episode: "Past Imperfect"
2008	The Capture of the Green River Killer	Helen Ramus	Mini-series; main role
2009	Criminal Minds	Zoe Hawkes	Episode: "Zoe's Reprise"
	Ghost Whisperer	Dana Mayhew	Episode: "Head Over Heels"
2010	Firebreather	Jenna Shwartzendruber	TV movie
2011	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Leslie Gitig	Episode: "Tell-Tale Hearts"
2012	House	Molly	Episode: "We Need the Eggs"
2013	Tia & Tamera	Herself	4 episodes
2014	The Brittany Murphy Story	Jackie	Movie
	Bones	Dr. Leona Saunders	Episode: "The Corpse at the Convention"
2015	Better Call Saul	Sabrina	Episode: "Marco"
	Hell's Kitchen	Herself	Episode: "8 Chefs Compete Again"
2017	Marlon	Susan Smith	Episode: "Appropriate Marlon"
2019	The Rookie	Susanna Brown	Episode: "Impact"
2021	All Rise	Kelsey Strong	Episode: "Bette Davis Eyes"

External links

• Amy Davidson at IMDb
• Amy Davidson on Twitter