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in the 2016 Lifetime television film '' Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart''. In 2017, she had a starring role in the short-lived CBS drama series ''

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''. She played Quiara in '' The L Word: Generation Q''.

Early life

Davis was born in

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, to a life coach mother and a real estate firm owner father. She attended

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as a Dance and Physical Therapy major before she moved to New York City in 2013 and continued her studies at the

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Career

In 2015, Davis was cast as

in the Lifetime television movie '' Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart''. After making her television debut with this role, she next co-starred in the single season of the CBS crime drama series ''

''. In 2018, Davis made her big screen debut with starring roles in three films: the action film '' Superfly'', the horror film '' The First Purge'', and the legal drama ''Foster Boy''. In 2018, Davis also played a leading role in the ABC pilot for the magic-mystery drama ''For Love'', that not was picked up to series. The following year, she was cast in a recurring role in the Showtime drama series '' The L Word: Generation Q''. In 2020, she was cast as

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's title character's daughter in the ABC series ''

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''. Later that year, she was cast in the film ''A Lot of Nothing'' directing by

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. She also starred in the

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comedy series ''

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''.

Personal life

Davis married actor

on July 21, 2019, after less than a year of being engaged. They had an "unplugged" wedding to ensure that all of their guests were "present in the moment" as they shared personalized vows. The couple met on the set of '' The First Purge''. They welcomed their first child, in July 2020.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Lex Scott Living people 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Maryland African-American actresses American film actresses American television actresses New York Film Academy alumni 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American people Year of birth missing (living people)