Cassandra Davis
July 11, 1964 (1964-07-11) (age 44)
Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA
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Cassi Davis (born Cassandra Davis on July 11, 1964) is a Christian singer and actress who has worked extensively with Tyler Perry on numerous projects and is best known for her role as Ella Payne on Tyler Perry's House of Payne. She has also been credited for a variety of additional film and television roles.
Davis was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi and graduated from Holly Springs High School in 1984 and Spelman College in 1988. Her first credited role was as a loud student in Spike Lee's film School Daze. Her early television credits include Living Single, Chicago Hope and the voice of Hud Woman in the claymation show The PJs. She has also made appearances in Woman Thou Art Loosed, School Daze, Silent Children and Big Otis Blues Revue. Although she acted in a large amount of roles she did not see major success until collaborating with Tyler Perry. She has worked extensively over the years with Perry on such projects as the stage play and subsequent DVD Madea Goes to Jail, as well as Perry’s theatrical films, Daddy's Little Girls and Madea's Family Reunion. She currently plays her best known role, LaVan Davis' wife (no relation in reality), in the television series Tyler Perry's House of Payne. She will be reprising her role as Ella in the upcoming Tyler Perry movie "Madea Goes to Jail." In 2004, Davis was awarded Best Supporting Actress by the NAACP Theatre Award Committee (Los Angeles Chapter).
