Phyllis Ann Davis

 Phyllis Ann Davis (July 17, 1940 – September 27, 2013)

After graduating in 1958 from Nederland High School in Texas, Davis attended Lamar University. After working as a secretary and as a flight attendant for Continental Airlines, she moved to Los Angeles in 1965. While in Los Angeles, Davis attended acting classes at the Pasadena Playhouse. Davis's feature films include The Big Bounce (1969), Russ Meyer's Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970), Sweet Sugar (1972), Terminal Island (1973), The Day of the Dolphin (1973), The Choirboys (1977), The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch (1982) and Guns (1990). Davis was probably best known as a co star on the series Vega$ from 1978 to 1981, alongside series star Robert Urich. She also appeared in series such as Knight Rider; she acted out the role of the villainous Tanya Walker in its pilot installment, "Knight of the Phoenix." Davis also had guest roles in Magnum, P.I., The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, and The Wild Wild West and was a regular performer in the vignettes in Love, American Style. Davis never married, nor had children. Davis died of cancer at age 73 on September 27, 2013, in Henderson, Nevada. Davis is interred at Palm Mortuary Memorial Park in Henderson.