Kimisha Renee Davis
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actress
- Director
Kimisha Renee Davis is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker. She is passionate about writing, producing, and directing films, television, and games, with an emphasis in virtual production. She studied Film and Television Production in the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California.
First and foremost Kimisha is a storyteller. She aspires to entertain while evolving our human condition. Furthermore, she is committed to global storytelling that leaves others moved, touched, and inspired!
Kimisha is a proud Trojan and USC SCA alum where she was awarded the USC Grant, FAO Scholarship, and the NAACP N-SPIRE Scholarship to attend the School of Cinematic Arts.
Kimisha was a participant in the: SUNDANCE Institute Collab Directing: Visual Storytelling Workshop (Scholarship), AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE Cinematography Intensive for Women, sponsored by: Panavision and RED Digital Cinema, and RESPECTABILITY ENTERTAINMENT LAB, sponsored by: The Walt Disney Company, Sony Pictures Entertainment, NBCUniversal, ViacomCBS, A&E, Final Draft, The Harnisch Foundation, the Murray/Reese Foundation, and the Pop Culture Collaborative.
In addition, Kimisha is a winner of USC'S FUTURE OF THEMED EXPERIENCES, judged by senior entertainment executives from: Marvel, The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros Discovery, Paramount Pictures, Prime Video and Amazon Studios, Epic Games, Dolby Laboratories, and Iron Mountain Entertainment Services.
Kimisha aspires to hire at least 50% women, BIPOC, LGBTQ +, and disabled cast and crew members on every project. She is inspired by gaming technology, world-building, and imagining the impossible. Additionally, she is devoted to making a positive contribution and telling impactful stories that evolve the world. The combination of her practical production experience and her growing portfolio of screenplays is preparing her to take the next steps toward becoming a future television showrunner!
Kimisha Renee Davis was born in Santa Clara, California, and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. At a young age she played piano, violin, and viola, and was involved in visual and performing arts. Her passion for entertaining escalated in 2nd grade when she was involved in Primary Players, a performing children's choir. Kimisha continued to sing in many choirs throughout grade school and discovered acting in the 9th grade when she performed in her 1st musical, "Damn Yankees", at Indian Hill High School. In the 10th grade, she began her training at the School for Creative and Performing Arts, and triple majored in acting, vocal music, and musical theater.
Triple majoring was unheard of, but because Kimisha was determined, the school allowed it. In her first couple of months, she received an ensemble role in her first play; Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors". But after a month into rehearsal, teachers saw her talent, commitment, and potential thus she was asked to play the supporting lead role, as the part of the young man, Dromio of Ephesus. During her tenure at SCPA, she performed numerous plays and musicals not only in SCPA's theaters, but also professionally throughout the city of Cincinnati. Kimisha additionally performed in stage readings, was a member of Drama Ensemble, a highly selective acting troupe, and also sung in two award winning traveling singing ensembles; the male and female mixed choir of Chorale, and the female A Capella group; Baby Grands.
It was no surprise that by senior year Kimisha had the opportunity to perform with the Cincinnati Black Theatre Company, as Lady in Green, in "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf", by Ntozake Shange. Not only was the play sold out every night, but Kimisha was featured on the front page of the Cincinnati Enquire and featured in the Cincinnati Herald for her outstanding performance. Additionally, in her senior year, she was chosen to represent SCPA at the International Thespian Society's drama competition for Ohio. She won 1st place in monologue, and competed in nationals in Nebraska, and won 1st place yet again. By this time Kimisha was certain that she wanted to pursue acting in college. After auditioning for many prestigious drama schools, she chose to train at Carnegie Mellon University, the oldest Ivy League school for theatre in the United States. At CMU she loved the conservatory style training and discovered her passion for acting on camera.
After much thought and consideration, Kimisha left CMU and went on to book the part of Kelly in the feature film "Adventureland", written and directed by Gregg Mattola. Cast mates included Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, and Ryan Reynolds. While on set of the summer blockbuster comedy, she realized that acting wasn't her only passion. She spent as much time as she could playing with costumes in the wardrobe trailer. After wrapping the film, she attended the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and majored in fashion design. At FIDM, Kimisha won the exclusive Cotton Inc. Scholarship Award for designing and creating her very first couture evening dress. She later went on to study music and taught herself how to DJ. She majored in Electronic Music DJing at Garnish Music Production School and she received a certificate.
Kimisha is a storyteller at heart, whose creative journey has spanned the stage, the fashion industry, and the musical realm before finding its true home behind the camera. A Summa Cum Laude graduate with a 4.0 GPA in Audio and Video Production from Cincinnati State, she went on to hone her craft at the prestigious University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts, shaping her voice as a filmmaker and visual storyteller.
Kimisha dreams of becoming a television showrunner and creating series that explore meaningful themes while weaving together compelling characters that captivate audiences worldwide. She is optimistic about her future, and grateful for her blossoming entertainment career, eager to continue making a positive impact!
First and foremost Kimisha is a storyteller. She aspires to entertain while evolving our human condition. Furthermore, she is committed to global storytelling that leaves others moved, touched, and inspired!
Kimisha is a proud Trojan and USC SCA alum where she was awarded the USC Grant, FAO Scholarship, and the NAACP N-SPIRE Scholarship to attend the School of Cinematic Arts.
Kimisha was a participant in the: SUNDANCE Institute Collab Directing: Visual Storytelling Workshop (Scholarship), AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE Cinematography Intensive for Women, sponsored by: Panavision and RED Digital Cinema, and RESPECTABILITY ENTERTAINMENT LAB, sponsored by: The Walt Disney Company, Sony Pictures Entertainment, NBCUniversal, ViacomCBS, A&E, Final Draft, The Harnisch Foundation, the Murray/Reese Foundation, and the Pop Culture Collaborative.
In addition, Kimisha is a winner of USC'S FUTURE OF THEMED EXPERIENCES, judged by senior entertainment executives from: Marvel, The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros Discovery, Paramount Pictures, Prime Video and Amazon Studios, Epic Games, Dolby Laboratories, and Iron Mountain Entertainment Services.
Kimisha aspires to hire at least 50% women, BIPOC, LGBTQ +, and disabled cast and crew members on every project. She is inspired by gaming technology, world-building, and imagining the impossible. Additionally, she is devoted to making a positive contribution and telling impactful stories that evolve the world. The combination of her practical production experience and her growing portfolio of screenplays is preparing her to take the next steps toward becoming a future television showrunner!
Kimisha Renee Davis was born in Santa Clara, California, and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. At a young age she played piano, violin, and viola, and was involved in visual and performing arts. Her passion for entertaining escalated in 2nd grade when she was involved in Primary Players, a performing children's choir. Kimisha continued to sing in many choirs throughout grade school and discovered acting in the 9th grade when she performed in her 1st musical, "Damn Yankees", at Indian Hill High School. In the 10th grade, she began her training at the School for Creative and Performing Arts, and triple majored in acting, vocal music, and musical theater.
Triple majoring was unheard of, but because Kimisha was determined, the school allowed it. In her first couple of months, she received an ensemble role in her first play; Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors". But after a month into rehearsal, teachers saw her talent, commitment, and potential thus she was asked to play the supporting lead role, as the part of the young man, Dromio of Ephesus. During her tenure at SCPA, she performed numerous plays and musicals not only in SCPA's theaters, but also professionally throughout the city of Cincinnati. Kimisha additionally performed in stage readings, was a member of Drama Ensemble, a highly selective acting troupe, and also sung in two award winning traveling singing ensembles; the male and female mixed choir of Chorale, and the female A Capella group; Baby Grands.
It was no surprise that by senior year Kimisha had the opportunity to perform with the Cincinnati Black Theatre Company, as Lady in Green, in "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf", by Ntozake Shange. Not only was the play sold out every night, but Kimisha was featured on the front page of the Cincinnati Enquire and featured in the Cincinnati Herald for her outstanding performance. Additionally, in her senior year, she was chosen to represent SCPA at the International Thespian Society's drama competition for Ohio. She won 1st place in monologue, and competed in nationals in Nebraska, and won 1st place yet again. By this time Kimisha was certain that she wanted to pursue acting in college. After auditioning for many prestigious drama schools, she chose to train at Carnegie Mellon University, the oldest Ivy League school for theatre in the United States. At CMU she loved the conservatory style training and discovered her passion for acting on camera.
After much thought and consideration, Kimisha left CMU and went on to book the part of Kelly in the feature film "Adventureland", written and directed by Gregg Mattola. Cast mates included Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, and Ryan Reynolds. While on set of the summer blockbuster comedy, she realized that acting wasn't her only passion. She spent as much time as she could playing with costumes in the wardrobe trailer. After wrapping the film, she attended the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and majored in fashion design. At FIDM, Kimisha won the exclusive Cotton Inc. Scholarship Award for designing and creating her very first couture evening dress. She later went on to study music and taught herself how to DJ. She majored in Electronic Music DJing at Garnish Music Production School and she received a certificate.
Kimisha is a storyteller at heart, whose creative journey has spanned the stage, the fashion industry, and the musical realm before finding its true home behind the camera. A Summa Cum Laude graduate with a 4.0 GPA in Audio and Video Production from Cincinnati State, she went on to hone her craft at the prestigious University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts, shaping her voice as a filmmaker and visual storyteller.
Kimisha dreams of becoming a television showrunner and creating series that explore meaningful themes while weaving together compelling characters that captivate audiences worldwide. She is optimistic about her future, and grateful for her blossoming entertainment career, eager to continue making a positive impact!
