Donna W. Scott movie list

Donna W. Scott, a native of North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she majored in dance and communication. At a young age, Donna began competing in beauty pageants, accumulating numerous titles and made her state proud when she was crowned Miss North Carolina, USA. At the same time, she became a favorite of advertising agencies and did numerous television commercials, making her film debut at 18 in Rich Hall's Vanishing America (1986). Moving to New York, Donna became a successful model and studied acting at HB Studios. Her life changed when she landed a role in the blockbuster film Days of Thunder (1990) starring Tom Cruise and Robert Duvall. She later married the director, Tony Scott. Donna's versatility as an actor is apparent with diverse roles in MGM's Get Shorty (1995), Dark Breed (1996), a comedic turn in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), Enemy of the State (1998), Idle Hands (1999), the Indy film Beat Boys Beat Girls (2003), the action-thriller Domino (2005), and the upcoming Disney film Deja Vu (2006). On television, Donna had recurring roles as "Tamara Van Zant" on Nash Bridges (1996) and "Lieutenant Grace" on Soldier of Fortune, Inc. (1997). Television guest starring roles include CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), Tracey Takes On... (1996) and The District (2000). Currently, she can be seen in The N's new teen-oriented drama South of Nowhere (2005). Donna works tirelessly for several charitable organizations and was delighted to lend her support to Sojourn Services for Battered Women and Break the Cycle by appearing in VDAY West LA's benefit production of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues. Donna's greatest joy is being a mom to twin 6-year-old boys Max and Frank.