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Lolita Davidovich

Born Lolita Davidović

 July 15, 1961 (age 61)

London, Ontario, Canada

Other names Lolita David

Occupation(s) Actress, voice actress

Years active 1983–present

Ron Shelton
Spouse
 

(m. 1997)

Children 2

Lolita Davidovich (Serbian: Lolita Davidović; born July 15, 1961)[1] is a

Canadian-born film and television actress, best known for portraying Blaze Starr in
the 1989 film Blaze, for which she received a Chicago Film Critics Association
Award nomination.
She later had starring roles in films including Leap of Faith (1992), Raising
Cain (1992), Intersection (1994), Cobb (1994), Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), Gods and
Monsters (1998), Mystery, Alaska (1999), and Play It to the Bone (1999).

Early life[edit]
Davidovich was born Lolita Davidović in London, Ontario, the daughter of
emigrants from the former Yugoslavia. Her father was from Belgrade (the capital
of Serbia), and her mother was from Slovenia.[2][3] She spoke only Serbian during
her early years.[4]
She studied at the Herbert Berghof Studio in New York.[5]

Career[edit]
Davidovich began her career playing small parts on television and films. She first
received notice co-starring in comedy-drama film Blaze with Paul Newman, for
which she beat out 600 other actresses for the title role of the burlesque performer
Blaze Starr.[6]
She later starred alongside John Malkovich and Andie MacDowell in 1991 film The
Object of Beauty, before earning critical acclaim for her leading performance as an
inmate in the HBO drama Prison Stories: Women on the Inside.[7] Davidovich went
on to leading roles in films such as the 1992 thriller Raising Cain directed by Brian
De Palma, and the drama Leap of Faith, co-starring Steve Martin and Liam
Neeson.
She played the love interest of Richard Gere in the 1994 drama Intersection. After
starring for director Ron Shelton in Blaze, she also was featured in his
films Cobb, Play It to the Bone, Dark Blue, Hollywood Homicide, and in the Oliver
Stone film JFK. Davidovich also received Tokyo International Film Festival Award
for Best Actress for Younger and Younger, and during 1990s had roles in
films Boiling Point, For Better or Worse, Now and Then, Jungle 2 Jungle, Gods
and Monsters and Mystery, Alaska.[8]
In 2000s, Davidovich had supporting roles on both film and television. She
appeared in several episodes on the first season of the Showtime lesbian-themed
drama series, The L Word playing the character Francesca Wolff, and has guest-
starred on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Criminal Minds, Rizzoli & Isles, Curb
Your Enthusiasm, and NCIS. Davidovich voiced Jester in the adventure video
game Chronomaster, which also includes the voices of actors Ron
Perlman and Brent Spiner.[9] She also voiced Angel Gemini in the adventure
game, Of Light and Darkness: The Prophecy, which also includes the voice of
actor James Woods.[10]
In 2015, Davidovich made her return to film playing the role of lead character's
mother in the romantic drama The Longest Ride based on Nicholas Sparks' novel.
[11]
 Later that year, she was cast in the second season of HBO crime drama True
Detective as Taylor Kitsch's character's mother,[12] and ABC prime time soap
opera Blood & Oil as Don Johnson's character's ex-wife.[13]

Personal life[edit]
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Davidovich is married to screenwriter and director Ron Shelton, known for Bull

Durham (1988) and White Men Can't Jump (1992). Shelton has directed films in
which Davidovich has appeared, including Blaze. They have two children, and
reside in Los Angeles and Ojai, California.

Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Key
 Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year Title Role Notes

1983 Class 1st Girl (Motel)

1986 Blindside Adele

1986 Recruits Susan

1987 Last Man Standing Groupie

Adventures in
1987 LuAnn/Blonde Credited as Lolita David
Babysitting

The Pink
1987 Pink Chiquita
Chiquitas

Black Lace
1987 The Big Town
Stripper

Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association

1989 Blaze Blaze Starr
Award for Most Promising Actress

1990 Love & Murder Barbara

The Object of
1991 Joan
Beauty

1991 JFK Beverly Oliver Titled as Lolita Davidovitch

1991 The Inner Circle Anastasia

Year Title Role Notes

Dr. Jenny O'Keefe

1992 Raising Cain
Nix

1992 Leap of Faith Marva

1993 Boiling Point Vikki Dunbar

Younger and Tokyo International Film Festival Award for

1993 Penny
Younger Best Actress

1994 Intersection Olivia Marshak

1994 Cobb Ramona

For Better or
1995 Valeri Carboni
Worse

1995 Now and Then Mrs. Albertson

1996 Salt Water Moose Eva Scofield

1997 Touch Antoinette Baker

1997 Jungle 2 Jungle Charlotte

1997 Santa Fe Eleanor Braddock

Gods and
1998 Betty
Monsters
Year Title Role Notes

1999 Forever Flirt

1999 No Vacancy Constance

1999 Touched Sylvie

1999 Four Days Chrystal

1999 Mystery, Alaska Mary Jane Pitcher

1999 Play It to the Bone Grace Pasic

2001 Snow in August Kate Devlin

2002 Dark Blue Sally Perry

Hollywood
2003 Cleo Ricard
Homicide

2006 Bye Bye Benjamin Janet Short film

2006 Kill Your Darlings Lola

2007 September Dawn Nancy Dunlap

2012 Smitty Judge Greenstein

2014 Squatters Evelyn

Year Title Role Notes

2015 The Longest Ride Kate Collins

Sorry for Your

2018 Eve
Loss

TBA Finestkind  Donna Sykes

Television[edit]
Year Title Role Notes

1981 Three's Company Kelly Episode: "And Baby Makes Four"

Two Fathers'
1985 TV movie
Justice

1987 I'll Take Manhattan TV miniseries

1987 Adderly Bubblebath Girl Episode: "Midnight in Morocco"

1987 Night Heat Cathy Episode: "The Victim"

1988 Check It Out! Kim Dillard Episode: "Fatal Harassment"

Friday the 13th:

1989 Christy Episode: "Wedding Bell Blues"
The Series

1990 Uncut Gem Ruby TV movie

1991 Prison Stories: Loretta Wright TV movie

Women on the Nominated — CableACE Award for Best
Year Title Role Notes

Inside Actress in a Movie or Miniseries

1992 Keep the Change Ellen Kelton TV movie

Trial at Fortitude
1994 Gina Antonelli TV movie
Bay

1994 Duckman Angela (voice) Episode: "About Face"

TV movie
Indictment: The
1995 Kee McFarlane Nominated — CableACE Award for Best
McMartin Trial
Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries

1996 Duckman Angela (voice) Episode: "Color of Naught"

1996 Jake's Women Sheila TV movie

TV movie
1996 Harvest of Fire Sally Russell Nominated — Satellite Award for Best
Actress – Miniseries or Television Film

Priss Gunder /
1997 Dead Silence Detective Sharon TV movie
Foster

Perversions of
1997 Various Episode: "Dream of Doom"
Science

Stories from My Episode: "The Twelve Months & The Snow

1998 Christina (voice)
Childhood Girl"

2001 Beggars and Rebecca Episodes: "Hitting the Bottle", "Golf War
Year Title Role Notes

Choosers Syndrome"

2001 The Judge Catherine Rosetti TV movie

2001 Snow in August Kate Devlin TV movie

2001 The Kid Mother (voice) TV movie

2002 The Practice Cassie Ray Episode: "Bad to Worse"

2002–
The Agency Avery Pohl Recurring role (5 episodes)
2003

2003 Monk Natasha Lovara Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to the Circus"

2003 The Guardian Victoria Little Episode: "Believe"

2004 The Guardian Victoria Little Episode: "The Bachelor Party"

2004 The L Word Francesca Wolff Recurring role (4 episodes)

Episode: "Kettle Black"

Veronica Taylor Nominated — Gemini Award for Best
2005 The Eleventh Hour
Ellery Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role
Dramatic Series

CSI: Crime Scene

2005 Diane Dunn Episode: "Unbearable"
Investigation

2007 State of Mind Cordelia Banks Episode: "Snow Melts"

Year Title Role Notes

2008 Quarterlife Mindy Krieger Episode: "Finding a Voice"

2009 Criminal Minds Sandra Lombardini Episode: "Cold Comfort"

ZOS: Zone of
2009 Mila Michailov TV miniseries
Separation

2009 Throwing Stones Marge Merrick TV movie

Curb Your
2009 Beverly Episode: "Vehicular Fellatio"
Enthusiasm

Molly Heaton
2009 Cold Case Episode: "Iced"
(2009)

2011 Hound Dogs Iris Hammer TV movie

2011 Cinema Verite Val TV movie

Episodes: "Seventeen Ain't So Sweet",

2011 Rizzoli & Isles Melody Patterson
"Don't Stop Dancing, Girl"

2012 Psych Ida Lane Episode: "Santabarbaratown"

2012 Good God Virginia Hailwood Main role (8 episodes)

2013 Romeo Killer Joan Porco TV movie

2015 True Detective Cynthia Woodrugh 4 episodes

 Year Title Role Notes

2015 Blood & Oil Annie Briggs 4 episodes

2016 Shades of Blue Linda Wozniak Season 1

Law & Order True

2017 Kitty Menendez 8 episodes
Crime

How to Get Away

2018 Sandrine Castillo 4 episodes; 1 uncredited
with Murder

Once Upon A
2018 Judy Dempsey Hallmark TV Movie
Christmas Miracle

2019 Good Witch Autumn Delaney 2 episodes

Law & Order:

2021 Flutura Briscu Season 2: 7 Episodes
Organized Crime

Video games[edit]
Year Title Voice role

1995 Chronomaster Jester

Of Light and Darkness: The

1998 Angel Gemini
Prophecy

References[edit]
1. ^ "Lolita Davidovich | the Canadian Encyclopedia".
2. ^ Byrne, Bridget (April 6, 2001).  "Actress Looks To Face 'The Judge'". Associated Press.
Retrieved  December 12, 2007.
3. ^ Kalaba, Ana (December 8, 2016).  "Lolita Davidović je srpska zvezda u Holivudu, a sanja da
glumi u Beogradu". Noizz.rs  (in Serbian). Retrieved  May 10, 2020.
 4. ^ Southgate, Martha (December 23, 1989).  "'Blaze' actress Lolita Davidovich enjoying first
taste of stardom".  Herald-Journal. p. B9. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
5. ^ "Lolita Davidovich Biography".  yahoo.com. Archived from  the original on May 22, 2011.
Retrieved  June 17,  2017.
6. ^ Strauss, Bob (December 26, 1989). "Director Shelton Turns From 'Bull' To Create Blaze".  Los
Angeles Daily News.
7. ^ "Lolita Davidovich". Hollywood.com. Retrieved November 15,  2015.
8. ^ "Light and Darkness". January 21, 2004. Archived from the original  on January 21, 2004.
Retrieved  January 22,  2019.
9. ^ "Hour Favorite".  Next Generation. No.  16. Imagine Media. April 1996. p. 92.
10. ^ "Light and Darkness". January 21, 2004. Archived from the original  on January 21, 2004.
Retrieved  January 22,  2019.
11. ^ Tatiana Siegel (9 June 2014).  "Lolita Davidovich Joins Fox 2000's 'The Longest Ride'". The
Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved  November 15, 2015.
12. ^ Nellie Andreeva (14 November 2014). "Lolita Davidovich & James Frain Join 'True Detective'
Cast - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved November 15,  2015.
13. ^ "Blood & Oil: Lolita Davidovich cast as Don Johnson's ex-wife". Entertainment Weekly.
Retrieved  November 15, 2015.

External links[edit]
 Lolita Davidovich at IMDb
 Lolita Davidovich at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
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