Lisa Davina Phillip
Lisa Davina Phillip is a British actress and singer.
Phillip began acting in her early teens, when she appeared in various productions for local theatre group Second Wave Centre For Youth Arts. She then studied Drama, Media and Popular Culture at University College Northampton, and went on to train as an actress at the Academy Drama School in London, where she was the recipient of the Stage Scholarship.
Radio
In 2003, she was a runner-up for the BBC’s Norman Beaton Fellowship. This led to radio work, including Mrs Wilkes in A Kind of Home: James Baldwin in Paris, and readings of Alice Walker and Tony White for BBC Radio 4’s Open Book. Other roles include Sylvia in Madame Tempy and Dolly McPherson in Maya Angelou’s A Song Flung up To Heaven part of The Amazing Maya Angelou, winner of 'Outstanding Contribution' at the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2020.Other voiceover work includes the lead role of teenage prostitute Macy in Jillian Li-Sue's harrowing, award-winning short film Laters.
Theatre
Theatre credits include: Alphonsine in The Rwandan Testimonies , Edna Mitchell in Waiting For Lefty and Swing/Understudy for Shenzi and Rafiki in The Lion King. In 2006, she appeared in Trevor Nunn's acclaimed musical production of the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, and other theatre roles include Pat in Catalysta at the, alongside Carmen Munroe and Angela Wynter, and Mrs Phelps in Matilda The Musical.She appeared as part of the original London cast of Ghost the Musical, which, after a world premiere run in Manchester, opened in the West End 19 July 2011. Phillip originated the role of Clara in the production, as well as understudying Sharon D. Clarke in the principal role of Oda Mae Brown. She has had many opportunities to play Oda Mae, most notably when Clarke suffered a minor knee injury and was away for seven weeks, Phillip shared the role with Da'Vine Joy Randolph.
Phillips has also appeared in the British Christmas tradition of pantomime in consecutive years since 2015 with appearances including Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon; Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield; and the Alban Arena.