Cassandra Davis was born on the 11th July 1964, in Holly Springs, Mississippi USA, and is an actress and singer, usually recognised as Ella Payne from the sitcom “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (2006 – 2012). She is also known for extensive collaboration with the writer and director Tyler Perry. Davis has been active in the entertainment industry since 1988.
How rich is the singer and actress? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of Cassi Davis net worth is as much as $6 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016. Stage, film and television are the main sources of Davis’ wealth.
Cassi Davis Net Worth $6 Million
To begin with, she was educated at Spelman College where she majored in music. The actress openly admits to be a born-again Christian, which she claims to be the main reason of her successful career.
Concerning her acting career, Cassi made her debut appearing in the main cast of the musical comedy drama film “School Daze” (1988) directed, produced and written by Spike Lee. Then, she was seen in single episodes of various television series, including the sitcom “Living Single” (1993), the medical drama series “Chicago Hope” (1994), the sitcom “Married… with Children” (1996) and the teen sitcom “Kenan & Kel” (1999). From 1999 – 2001, she voiced the recurring character HUD woman for the stop-motion animated television series “The PJs” created by Eddie Murphy, Larry Wilmore and Steve Tompkins. Her net worth was rising steadily.
In 2000, Cassi Davis appeared in the TV sitcom “The Parkers” created by Ralph Farquhar, Sara V. Finney and Vida Spears. The actress created minor role in the television film “Boycott” (2001). Later, she portrayed various characters in the following feature films “He Says…She Says…But What Does GOD Say” (2004), “Love On Layaway” (2005), “Madea’s Family Reunion” (2006) and “Madea Goes To Jail” (2006). This was followed by a regular role in the TV sitcom “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (2006 – 2012) created by Tyler Perry; for the role of Ella Payne, the actress was nominated four times for an NAACP Image Award as the Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series, which she won once, in 2010. Meanwhile, the actress starred in the romantic comedy drama “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns” (2008), all contributing to her wealth.
Davis landed the role of Betty Ann Murphy in a number of Tyler Perry works including the comedy films “Madea’s Big Happy Family” (2011), “Aunt Bam’s Place” (2011), “Madea’s Neighbors From Hell” (2014), “Madea’s Tough Love” (2015) and “Boo! A Madea Halloween” (2016). In addition to this, Cassi created the same role on the stage plays “Madea’s Big Happy Family” (2010), “A Madea Christmas” (2011) and “Madea on the run” (2015). It should also be noted that Davis starred in the feature film “Hamlet & Hutch” (2014). To conclude, all the aforementioned roles have increased the outright size of Cassi Davis net worth.
Finally, in the personal life of Davis, she is single, although it is often thought that she is married to the actor LaVan Davis in real life, although they only created the married couple in “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” franchise production.
