Overview
- Police say Davis was struck shortly before 9 p.m. on Dec. 8 at West 53rd Street and Broadway in Manhattan.
- A black Cadillac XT6 driven by a 61-year-old man was making a left turn when it hit her as she crossed the street, according to the NYPD.
- Davis sustained severe head and body trauma, was taken to Mount Sinai West, and was later pronounced dead.
- No arrests have been announced as the Collision Investigation Unit continues its inquiry.
- Known professionally as Wenne Alton Davis and legally as Wendy Davis, she had decades of screen credits, including New Amsterdam and a 2023 appearance in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, with tributes from her agent and a close friend.