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Actor | Writer | Queer | Trans
Ava Davis, Sundance Fellow and known also as the Duchess of Grant Park, is an actress, producer/filmmaker, and writer based in Atlanta, Georgia.
She has had notable performances in New York City's Pride50, as well as Atlanta productions such as Alice in Wonderland, Skye Passmore’s original play Peril, The Odd Couple, and Burning Bone’s Malicious Compliance, an adaptation of Trojan Women. Davis is a fervent advocate for trans and queer representation, particularly emphasizing the importance of inclusion for black, brown, and beige minorities. In pursuit of this vision, she founded Studio Vosges in 2019, a production company dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices.
Ava's commitment to fostering visibility extends to her role as the host of The Ava Davis Show, where she engages in insightful conversations on various topics. Her influence in the film industry is evident through her involvement in numerous short films, including Feast, The Decision, and the experimental horror short, Torn Together.
Her commitment to fostering visibility includes helping to produce the works of others, including Hannah Patterson’s Late to the Party, Jacob McKee’s Super Smash, Bowie Nichols’ Sweet Star Grief, and Celeste Banks’ Black Girls and Fairytales.
Notably, Ava created, produced, and starred in The Duchess of Grant Park, a short film portraying a trans woman who asserts the Grant Park neighborhood in Atlanta as her duchy. The film recently secured a deal with Atlanta's PBS affiliate WABE for a two-year screening and streaming arrangement.
Currently, Ava is immersed in the production and financing of her debut feature film, The Waltz. This narrative follows a single young trans woman as she forms an unexpected bond with a reluctant dance partner while pursuing her dream of mastering the waltz. The film delves into themes of love, insecurity, and societal pressures.
You can find her in Natasha Halevi’s horror anthology Give Me An A, streaming now, and Critical Crop Top’s short film Could This Have Been An Email, both making waves at festivals nationwide.
Ava Davis is repped by :
Alexander White Agency (commercial and theatrical)| Atlanta | 404.609.4752 | Send an email
Last night, after the panel and the group and as everyone was talking, I was telling one of our panelists, our executive director, and some new attendees why it was so important to me that out on film start something like the queer film alliance is because of two things - marginalized communities are more vulnerable to being taken advantage of, and new/green/inexperienced people are vulnerable to being taken advantage of.