Carole Raphaelle Davis was born on February 17, 1958, in London, England, to a French mother and an American father. As a result, she is trilingual and a citizen of both the United States and the European Union. Her multicultural upbringing was marked by her moving to various countries, including England, Scotland, Hawaii, France, Italy, and Thailand, before settling in New York City as a teenager.
Carole's educational background includes a degree in Chinese Studies and Political Science from the City University of New York. She later attended the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute, a two-year program that honed her acting skills. Her early career in the entertainment industry saw her modeling for Playboy Magazine, being named Pet of the month in 1980, and Pet of the Year runner-up for Penthouse Magazine in 1981.
During this time, Carole also pursued a career in music, singing in nightclubs and modeling for lingerie and bathing suit brands. She appeared on numerous romance novel covers and starred in commercials for Pepsi and Miller Beer. As a singer-songwriter, Carole was signed to Warner Brothers records in 1989 and released the album "Heart of Gold," produced by Nile Rodgers. Her single "Serious Money" became a dance hit, and the music video topped the charts on BET.
Carole's music career saw her tour Europe and Asia, performing in clubs across the United States. She also co-wrote the song "Slow Love" for Prince's Grammy Award-winning album "Sign O' the Times" and recorded her own version for Warner Brothers records. After leaving Warner Brothers in 1993, Carole signed with Atlantic Records and self-produced and wrote the album "I'm No Angel." As a songwriter, she made a publishing deal with MCA Records and was signed to Sony France for European releases.
In addition to her music career, Carole is a writer and has written scripts for various projects, including the animated series "Mean Girls" and the film "Amnesia of the Heart," which was acquired by DreamWorks. She has also contributed to several publications, including the Jewish Journal, and has written a critically acclaimed non-fiction humor book, "The Diary of Jinky, Dog of a Hollywood Wife," which explores the excesses of Hollywood and human status anxiety from the perspective of a death-row dog.
Carole has also worked as an investigative journalist for American Dog Magazine, writing articles about cruelty in the pet trade. She is a contributor to several animal welfare publications, including Animal Wellness Magazine, FetchDog.com, and Fido Friendly Magazine, and has appeared on CNN as an animal welfare expert. Carole has an animal welfare column on Newsvine.com and is the author of a popular Hollywood Dog blog.
In her personal life, Carole was married to Emmy Award-winning comedy writer Kevin Rooney, with whom she shared four pound dogs.
