The Office star shares unrecognisable throwback photo taken before she found fame
Posted by  badge Boss on Aug 08, 2023 - 06:57PM
The Office star Lucy Davis has shared a throwback photo (Picture: REX/ Lucy Davis/ Instagram)

A former star of has shared from when she first moved to to try her hand at acting.

Posting a snap of herself sitting on a mattress on the floor soon after arriving in the capital, the actress explained how it was taken after she’d moved into a new house ahead of starting drama .

‘Me at 18 just moved into my new London digs to go to drama school,’ she posted.

‘Soooo many good memories in that place. I lived there for 13 years (with slightly more furniture eventually..) #flashback #likeanotherlifetimeago,’ she added.

The star was Lucy Davis, 50, who is in the two seasons of the iconic BBC comedy, which sheand Martin Freeman.

Her post generated plenty of sweet responses from fans, as well as other famous faces.

The actress moved to London when she was a teenager (Picture: Lucy Davis/ Instagram)

Everybody Loves Raymond star Patricia Heaton wrote: ‘Adorable!❤️ I have a similar picture.’

Replying to that comment, Lucy urged the actress to share her own photo.

Actress Jennifer Ehle also commented: ‘I remember that girl!’

She starred as Dawn in the series alongside Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman and Mackenzie Crook (Picture: BBC)

After appearing on The Office, Lucy went on to appear in The Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina as one of the lead’s aunts Hilda Spellman.

She also played Etta Candy in the 2017 Wonder Woman movie and had roles in shows like Holby City, Ugly Betty, Californication, Death in Paradise and NCIS.

The daughter of comedian Robert Davis, known as Jasper Carrott, and Hazel Jackson, Lucy’s first screen appearance was in an episode of The Detectives, a show created for and starring her father.

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Two decades after the original British version of the series hit screens, earlier this year it was revealed was in production.

The adaptation is the 13th iteration of the show that was originally created by Gervais and Stephen Merchant.

In the years since its release, other international spin-offs have been set in France, Germany, Greece, Chile, India and Sweden.

The US version starring Steve Carell ran for nine seasons and boosted the careers of John Krasinski, Rainn Wilson, Jenna Fisher, BJ Novak, Mindy Kaling and Ed Helms.

The Office is streaming on BBC iPlayer.