Dee Dee Davis (born April 17, 1996) is an American former actress, best known for her role as Bryana "Baby Girl" Thomkins on ''

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(accessed 15 April 2013) She guest-starred in ''

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''. Davis took a break from acting in 2007 to focus on school. In February 2017, Davis announced that she was pregnant with her first child.

Early life

Davis was born in

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on April 17, 1996. She is the younger sister of Aree Davis. She attended

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and

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but regards Park Forest as her home town.Dee Dee Davis , Facebook
Retrieved 2017-02-19.

Career

Davis began her career at age 5 on ''

'', in which she played Bryana Thomkins "Baby Girl", the title character's young niece.

Television

* ''

'' as Bryana Thomkins (104 episodes, 2001–2006) * ''

'' as Paige Walker (1 episode, 2004) * ''

'' as Anna Cortese (1 episode, 2003) * ''

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'' as herself (2008) * ''

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'' as herself (2005) * ''14th Annual Inner City Destiny Awards'' as herself (2006)

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* 1996 births Living people American women comedians American child actresses American film actresses African-American actresses American television actresses People from Culver City, California People from Park Forest, Illinois People from Country Club Hills, Illinois Comedians from Illinois 21st-century American comedians Comedians from Los Angeles County 21st-century American actresses 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American people {{US-tv-actor-1990s-stub