Palmer Davis grew up in San Diego where she studied dance from the age of 7, graduated from UCLA and started her career in performing arts.
Palmer was also a highly competitive high school athlete lettering in Volleyball and Track and still holds the high school record in high jump to this day.
Most recently Palmer starred in the dance film Stepping High playing Persian American dancer Sima Sadri.
She has also appeared as attorney Margaret Finn in CSI Las Vegas for 10 seasons, and guest starred in Castle, The Secret Life of An American Teenager, 90210, CSI NY, Park and Recreation, and more. As a dancer, Palmer toured in the first National of The Will Rogers Follies, was a Rockette in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, and performed in several regional and touring musicals including 42nd street, Seven Brides, Crazy for You, Mack and Mable, Pajama Game and Of Thee I Sing to name a few.
In film and television Palmer has danced in Harry’s Law, Frasier, The Drew Carry Show, Dancing with the Stars, Rent, What Women Want, The New Muppet Movie, Winchell with Stanly Tucci, The Emmy’s, The Academy Awards, and movie of the week Cinderella and Mrs. Santa Clause choreographed by Rob Marshall. She has also appeared in dozens of commercials and voice overs.
In addition, Palmer wrote, directed and performed a highly successful one-woman show called Suburban Showgirl that just played an acclaimed run at the NoHo Arts Center.
Palmer is a grateful mother of two and devotes her spare time to teaching children and adults dance and theatre arts.