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- Eisa Davis is an award-winning actor, writer, and singer-songwriter working on stage and screen. She is known for her roles as Cynthia Driscoll on House of Cards (2015-16), and as Rae, Bubbles' sister on The Wire (2003, 2008). She also played Irma in the acclaimed rock musical Passing Strange (2009), captured on film by Spike Lee.
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EISA DAVIS is an award-winning actor, writer, and...
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TINCTURES. PRESS. Eisa Davis at Joe’s Pub | POP MATTERS
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PLAYS; TV & FILM WRITING; ALBUMS; CONTACT; ACTING. Liana...
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Eisa Davis (born May 5, 1971) is an American playwright, actress and singer-songwriter. She is most commonly known for her work as a playwright, writing shows such as Bulrusher and Angela's Mixtape as well as through her acting work, wherein she won an Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in Performance.
- May 5, 1971 (age 52)
- Angela Davis (aunt)
- Playwright, actress, singer-songwriter
Using the rhythms of music and memory, Angela’s Mixtape tells the story of Eisa’s radical upbringing on the dividing line between Oakland and Berkeley, California—in a family that includes her aunt, professor and activist Angela Davis. Time shifts between the 70s, 80s, and 90s as smoothly as a DJ fading from song to song.
May 10, 2016 · BroadwayWorld reviews the captivating production of Eisa Davis' 'Bulrusher.' The 2007 Pulitzer Prize nominated play runs through December 3rd. Urban Stages to Present 15th Annual WINTER RHYTHMS ...
Mar 22, 2024 · TICKETS. March 22, 2024. You’ve seen Eisa Davis on TV, heard of her play Bulrusher, caught her singing here at Joe’s Pub or maybe in Passing Strange. She has forged a multifaceted artistry on her own terms, but she’s never had a book of her own published.
Mar 8, 2008 · She is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright, actor, singer and songwriter. This Monday, on a night off from “Passing Strange,” she is scheduled to appear at Joe’s Pub, performing songs featured on...
Apr 9, 2009 · Eisa Davis’s play is a rhythmic collage of scenes, songs and reminiscences about the life of Angela Davis, the scholar and activist.
