Calyssa Rae Davidson (born December 27, 1989) is an American violinist. She is the daughter of Emmy Award winning actor Doug Davidson and actress Cindy Fisher.
Education Davidson was born in Beverly Hills, California. In 2006, she dropped out of Dos Pueblos High School to pursue a music career, completing her General Educational Development (GED) requirements at Santa Barbara City College graduating ahead of her class. While at Santa Barbara City College, she studied the violin at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, California. She went on to earn her Bachelor of Music Degree in Violin Performance and her Master's Degree in both Violin Performance and Composition for Screen from the Royal College of Music in London, England.
Career
Davidson worked and appeared in Zac Efron's film, 17 Again. She can also be seen in rock and roll legend Rick Springfield's music video, "Christmas With You".
At the age of 16, she began recording solo violin for numerous bands, groups and commercials in her hometown of Santa Barbara, California, including the theme for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
Davidson played alongside Rick Springfield once again for the Holiday Celebration on Ice in Little Rock, Arkansas before a sold-out Verizon Arena. Also featured was classic rock band REO Speedwagon. The concert was filmed and then aired later on NBC nationwide and was rebroadcast on five other networks.
In late 2008, Davidson was offered a role on the Disney Channel series JONAS, but turned it down when producers insisted on the character playing the cello instead of the violin. Despite declining the job, Davidson was asked to perform for the cast and crew on the set of JONAS.
Music videos "Christmas with You" – Rick Springfield
Discography 2007: "Eye and Brain" – CD Recording Solo Violin 2008: "SPARO" – CD Recording Solo Violin 2009: "Carmelo" – CD Recording Solo Violin 2010: Goodbye Elliott – CD Recording Lead Violin 2011: Grover Anderson – CD Recording Lead Violin 2013: Roo Panes – CD Recording Solo Violin 2016: NORD by Ezra Axelrod – EP Recording Lead Violin 2020: After Midnight by Gareth Murphy – Single Release Solo Violin 2021: Paradise with Julia Thomsen – CD Recording Solo Violin
Filmography Year Title Role Notes2006Santa Barbara International Film FestivalLead ViolinTheme Tune2009Holiday Celebration on IceSolo ViolinNBC's Televised Live Concert2011Sony PlayStation: Medieval MovesLead ViolinVideo Game Advert2011Monsieur NoirSolo ViolinShort Film – nominated for best film score at the SoundTrack Cologne 8.0 European Talent Awards2014Normandy '44: The Battle Beyond D-Day Solo ViolinBBC TV Movie Documentary2014"Albert Bachtold's Phantastische Reise" (The Fantastic Journey of Albert Bachtold)Lead ViolinSwiss Film – dir. C. Ruloff2015Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor WomanSolo ViolinBBC TV Movie Documentary2015The Cutting RoomSolo ViolinDocumentary2015A Date with Miss FortuneSolo ViolinFilm2016The Story of ChinaSolo ViolinBBC TV Mini-Series2016MichaelSolo ViolinShort Film2017Across FrontiersSolo ViolinShort Film2017SPIT: The Story of a Caveman and a ChickenSolo ViolinFilm2018Coming HomeLead ViolinDocumentary2018Harry & Meghan: A Royal RomanceSolo ViolinLifetime TV Movie
Acting Year Title Role Notes 2001 Drug Free America Lead Public Service Announcement 200917 AgainSuzanneFeature Film
Appearances Year Title Role NotesHoliday Celebration on Ice Herself NBC N/A Good Morning America Herself ABC N/AThe Early Show Herself CBS N/A The Rose Parade Herself ABC N/A "Soap Talk" Herself SoapNet N/AThe Phil Donahue Show Herself NBC N/A Doug and Lauralee Herself Family Channel N/A
Theatre Year Title Role Notes 2002 Hansel and Gretel Gretel Directed by Bodo Igesa (NY MET) 2018 Pippin (musical) Violinist Directed by Jonathan O’Boyle (Southwark Playhouse, London)
Her instruments Her instruments include a 19th-century, Italian violin made by Francesco Covi, and an electric violin, handcrafted and custom made for Davidson by T.B. of the UK.
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