Tamra Davis

Tamra Davis (born January 22, 1962) is an American film, television and music video director.

She was exposed to the media industry at an early age by her grandfather, a comedy writer, and her grandmother, who was an actress at Fox.

In the 11th grade, Davis dropped out of high school and met Egyptian film producer Ibrahim Moussa.

[2] Davis first shot a film using a super 8 mm camera during her time at Los Angeles City College.

[3] A writer at the Los Angeles Times reported, "Over the past seven years, Tamra Davis has made a name for herself directing cutting-edge videos for some of the thorniest acts in popular music.

[3] In this program, Tamra Davis directed a short film called No Alternative Girls which discussed gender inequality.

[3] Davis is also known for directing films such as Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child, CB4, Billy Madison, and Half Baked and television shows such as My Name Is Earl and Everybody Hates Chris.

[3] According to Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, the comedy made fun of the seriousness and sexism of rap music videos while also taking a look at how Hollywood has misused African-American culture in the industry.

[5] Feminist Hollywood: From Born in Flames to Point Break discussed difficulties Davis had with the production of the film.

[5] According to an article in The New York Times, Tamra Davis had trouble finding a good location for the Western film she was originally supposed to direct, Bad Girls (1994).

[8] Many sources state that the studio disagreed with the feminist approach Davis was taking for the film Bad Girls (1994).