She began her career with small roles in British television series, and in 2010, she competed in the BBC talent-search Over the Rainbow.

Davis began her career playing the role of Gretl von Trapp in the Liverpool Empire Theatre's production of The Sound of Music when she was seven years old.

[2] In 2010, Davis took part in Over the Rainbow, which was a talent show searching for an actress to play Dorothy Gale in the Andrew Lloyd Webber production of The Wizard of Oz.

[2] Following her appearance in Over the Rainbow, Davis went on to be cast as Sinead O'Connor in Hollyoaks and made her on-screen debut on 1 September 2010.

[10] On 16 May 2023, ITV announced Davis had joined the cast of Coronation Street as Courtney Vance, a romantic interest for established character Aadi Alahan (Adam Hussain).

[14] After their relationship ended, McConnell was found guilty of assaulting Davis;[15] he received a 20-week suspended sentence and was ordered to carry out 200 hours of community service, and was later jailed for triggering his suspended sentence by failing to attend his community service appointments.