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'' (2002–03) was followed by some Hollywood films, including ''

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'' (2004), ''

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'' (2007), '' The Mist'' (2007), '' Defiance'' (2008) and '' Clash of the Titans'' (2010). She has also appeared on the television series '' Reunion'' (2005–06) and in

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's ''

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'' (2013). She starred as Juliana Crain, the main character in the

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series ''

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'' (2015–2019). She also plays Special Agent Kristin Gaines in the

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drama series '' FBI: Most Wanted'' (2021–present).

Early life

Davalos was born in Paris, France to American parents, photographer Jeff Dunas and actress

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, daughter of actor Richard Davalos. Davalos spent most of her childhood in France and Italy, before settling in New York. She has stated "I tend to curse in French more often than I do in English." She is of Spanish and Finnish descent on her mother's side. Her father's family is Jewish (her paternal ancestors lived in

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in Lithuania). She was raised "without much religion", though she attended Hebrew school for a time. Davalos struck out on her own at seventeen and moved to

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. She supported herself by modeling for photographers like

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. "I had a mission," she recalls. "I wanted to be out in the world, doing my own thing. Working in a theatre, I discovered that I really wanted to act." Her passion soon grew towards acting, and she attended the Off-Broadway Flea Theater in New York. She kept her acting plans from her family until her career started to take off.

Career

In 2002, Davalos co-starred with

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in the

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''The Ghost of F. Scott Fitzgerald'', which screened at the 2002

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. In September 2003, she was seen opposite Antonio Banderas in the HBO film ''

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''. Davalos made her

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debut in 2004 starring in ''

'' as Jack / Kyra. Davalos also appeared as the superhuman Gwen Raiden in three episodes of the TV show ''

'' and in 2005 co-starred in the

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show '' Reunion''. In 2007, she was featured in the romantic drama ''

'', which starred

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and Morgan Freeman. She also played Sally in '' The Mist'' (directed by

), co-starring

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and

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. In 2008, Davalos co-starred as the love interest of

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in the war film '' Defiance'', directed by Edward Zwick. She played Andromeda in the remake of '' Clash of the Titans'', alongside

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and

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. She did not return for the 2012 sequel, ''

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'', due to a scheduling conflict. In 2013, she reunited again with

playing the female lead on the television series ''

''. 2 years later, in 2015, she starred in ''

'' (2015–2019). In 2019, she has made a brief appearance in ''The Punisher'', along with star

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; both of whom were also in ''

'' (2013).

Personal life

Davalos is a close friend of actresses

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and

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, and was Righetti's bridesmaid at her wedding. Davalos considers herself to be a "dork" and loves to travel and read. She guards her private life stating, "I think it's a choice. I think it's a conscious choice, and what you allow to affect you and what you don't." Davalos married actor

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on May 19, 2019. Both were costars on the second season of the Netflix series ''The Punisher''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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