Tamra Davis (born January 22, 1962) is an American film, television and music video director. Tamra Davis was born the second out of four children in Studio City, California. She was exposed to the media industry at an early age by her grandfather, a comedy writer, and her grandmother, who was an actress at Fox. As a little girl, Davis and her family constantly watched films and she aspired to become an actress. In the 11th grade, Davis dropped out of high school and met met this Egyptian film producer named Moussa Ibrahim. Ibrahim took Davis to Italy for six months to work. Returnin to the U.S., Davis worked at an art gallery but soon quit to work at American Zoetrope for an apprentice position. The film studio was struggling to complete Francis Ford Coppola's Waterloo, "One From the Heart." The hectic schedule allow Davis to watch and study Coppola's directing and the business. Coppola had suggested to Davis that she go to school, at which she then attended Los Angeles City College. As soon as she got out of school, Davis sent out a package of videos that she had done and was hired to do a video for Husker Du.