Elyssa Davalos

Elyssa Davalos
Born (1959-05-30) May 30, 1959 (age 65)
Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1973–2007
Known forNikki Carpenter on "MacGyver"
Hillary Gant on "How the West Was Won"
Spouse
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(m. 1982; div. 1988)​
ChildrenAlexa Davalos
Parent(s)Richard Davalos
Ellen Van Der Hoeven
RelativesDominique Davalos (sister)

Elyssa Davalos (born May 30, 1959, in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California) is a former American television and movie actress. Her father was actor Richard Davalos and her sister is musician Dominique Davalos.[1] She is the mother of actress Alexa Davalos, from her marriage to photographer Jeff Dunas.[2][3] She is of Spanish and Finnish descent on her father's side.[4]

She would usually play tough, independent women. She is mostly remembered for her recurring role as Richard Dean Anderson's love interest Nikki Carpenter on the original MacGyver. She appeared in two Disney films that were part of a franchise: The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again and Herbie Goes Bananas. On television she played Hillary Gant on the series How The West Was Won and she appeared on a final season episode of Hawaii Five-0, and starred in the TV-movie Good Against Evil.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1973 The Student Teachers Paula Kelly
1979 The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again Millie Gaskill
1980 Herbie Goes Bananas Melissa
1993 A House in the Hills Sondra Rankin
1999 Tycus Crying Woman Video
2000 Urban Chaos Theory The Mistress Short
2002 Two Paths Sally Short
2003 Between the Sheets Layla
2007 Nancy Drew Twin Palms Manager

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1975 Three for the Road Sophie Gianelli "Adventure in Los Angeles"
1976 ABC Afterschool Special Linda "Dear Lovey Hart: I Am Desperate"
1976 Charlie's Angels Maria Bartone "The Mexican Connection"
1977 Welcome Back, Kotter Judy Horshack "There Goes Number 5"
1977 Good Against Evil Jessica Gordon TV film
1977 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries Wendy Bonner "The Mystery of King Tut's Tomb"
1978 Wild and Wooly Shiloh TV film
1978 The Paper Chase Nancy Burch "Nancy"
1978–79 How the West Was Won Hillary Gant Recurring role (seasons 2–3)
1979 Hawaii Five-O Diana Webster "Though the Heavens Fall"
1979 Vegas Kimberly Sarrason "Doubtful Target"
1981 Vegas Wendy Paige "No Way to Treat a Victim"
1981 Riker Marlene "Honkytonk"
1981 Code Red "A Saved Life"
1983 Matt Houston Carla / Gabrielle Delgado "The Hunted", "Needle in a Haystack"
1983 Knight Rider Julie Robinson "Blind Spot"
1984 Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Jackie Drake "Negative Image"
1984 Riptide Jody Kremer "Something Fishy"
1985 Our Family Honor "Pilot"
1985–86 Scarecrow and Mrs. King Leslie O'Connor "We're Off to See the Wizard", "Over the Limit", "Dead Men Leave No Trails"
1986 Airwolf Barbara Scarelli "Desperate Monday"
1987 Riviera Ashley Stevens TV film
1987–88 MacGyver Lisa Kosov (two episodes)

Nikki Carpenter

Recurring role (season 3)
1989 Beauty and the Beast Lisa Campbell "Arabesque"
1989 Doogie Howser, M.D. Victoria Burke "The Ice Queen Cometh"
1989 Matlock Suzanne Cullen "The Blues Singer"
1990 Father Dowling Mysteries Marilyn Kemp "The Exotic Dancer Mystery"
1990 Jake and the Fatman Leah Champlin "You Took Advantage of Me"
1990–91 Life Goes On Doreen Gillespie Guest role (season 2)
1992 Dark Justice "Prime Cuts"
1993 Jericho Fever Bettina TV film
1993 Matlock Karen Garber "The View"
1993 Diagnosis: Murder Ginger Shaw "Miracle Cure"
1994 Diagnosis: Murder Constance Wardell "Death by Extermination"
1994 A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor Violet Moore TV film
1994 Matlock Allison Darnell "The P.I."
1997 Promised Land Patricia Conroy "Bookworm"
1999 Touched by an Angel Penny Woodhouse "The Anatomy Lesson"
2004 The Division "Baby, the Rain Must Fall"

References

  1. ^ "R.I.P. Richard Davalos of 'East of Eden'". Me-TV Network. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Alexa Davalos biography and filmography | Alexa Davalos movies". Tribute.ca. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "Alexa Davalos | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  4. ^ Obituaries, Telegraph (June 2, 2016). "Richard Davalos, actor – obituary". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved August 20, 2019.


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