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).