Calyssa Davidson
# Calyssa Davidson

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 | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | Santa Barbara International Film Festival | Lead Violin | Theme Tune |
| 2009 | Holiday Celebration on Ice | Solo Violin | NBC's Televised Live Concert |
| 2011 | Sony PlayStation: Medieval Moves | Lead Violin | Video Game Advert |
| 2011 | Monsieur Noir | Solo Violin | Short Film – nominated for best film score at the SoundTrack Cologne 8.0 European Talent Awards |
| 2014 | Normandy '44: The Battle Beyond D-Day | Solo Violin | BBC TV Movie Documentary |
| 2014 | "Albert Bachtold's Phantastische Reise" (The Fantastic Journey of Albert Bachtold) | Lead Violin | Swiss Film – dir. C. Ruloff |
| 2015 | Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman | Solo Violin | BBC TV Movie Documentary |
| 2015 | The Cutting Room | Solo Violin | Documentary |
| 2015 | A Date with Miss Fortune | Solo Violin | Film |
| 2016 | The Story of China | Solo Violin | BBC TV Mini-Series |
| 2016 | Michael | Solo Violin | Short Film |
| 2017 | Across Frontiers | Solo Violin | Short Film |
| 2017 | SPIT: The Story of a Caveman and a Chicken | Solo Violin | Film |
| 2018 | Coming Home | Lead Violin | Documentary |
| 2018 | Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance | Solo Violin | Lifetime TV Movie |

## Acting

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | Drug Free America | Lead | Public Service Announcement |
| 2009 | 17 Again | Suzanne | Feature Film |

## Appearances

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Holiday Celebration on Ice | Herself | NBC | N/A |
| Good Morning America | Herself | ABC | N/A |
| The Early Show | Herself | CBS | N/A |
| The Rose Parade | Herself | ABC | N/A |
| "Soap Talk" | Herself | SoapNet | N/A |
| The 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.

