The actress Wenne Alton Davisknown for her participation in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and other television projects, died Monday in New York at 60 years old after being hit by a vehicle in the middle of Manhattan.
The accident occurred around 9:00 p.m. at the intersection of West 53rd Street and Broadway, where emergency services responded to a 9-1-1 call. According to the NYPD, a black 2023 Cadillac XT6, driven by a 61-year-old man, He hit the actress as she was crossing the street. The driver remained on scene and was not injured.
Davis was transferred with severe trauma to the head and body to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she was eventually pronounced dead. For now no arrests were made and the investigation into Highway District Collision Investigation Team of New York remains open.
Born in Durham, North Carolinaunder the name Wendy Davis, later adopted the stage name Wenne Alton Davis. He moved to New York in his late 20s with the intention of pursuing stand-up comedy and acting. To support himself in the city, he came to work at security at John F. Kennedy International Airportwhere he left a deep mark among his companions.
“He had an enormous love for New York, for the theater, for his colleagues at JFK and, above all, for his family and his circle of friends – which was also enormous –,” recalled his representative. Jamie Harris in statements to The New York Times.
Although its role in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel was brief – she played a police officer in one episode of 2023 – Davis has racked up numerous TV appearances: Girls5eva, blind spot, New Amsterdam, Save me: rescue teamamong others. On social networks, he shared pieces of his daily life, his cats and his passion for boxing, in addition to actively supporting his colleagues in the world of entertainment. “It’s going to be an amazing year!” » he wrote on January 3, in what would become one of his last messages.
His neighbor, Edward Reynoso, wanted to remember a gesture that now resonates strongly with him: “A few hours ago, he told me: ‘I love you, I appreciate you,'” he said. New York Daily News. “It was very strange, I felt like he was saying goodbye to me. Now everything has another meaning“.
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