Davina Lucy Pascale McCall was born on 16 October 1967 in Wimbledon, London, to a French mother, Florence (née Hennion) and an English father, Andrew McCall, a graphic designer and events organiser for Portsmout… See more

McCall's first career was as a singer, and she had been performing in a band, Lazy Bear, while still at school. By the age of 19, she had decided to pursue a professional career as a solo classical artist, and briefly commence… See more

In 2001, McCall appeared with Ed Byrne, Tristan Gemmill and Tameka Empson as the title character in Sam's Game, a Friends-style sitcom. Slammed by the critics, it aired just once.
In docume… See more

McCall was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting.
McCall is fluent in French, as her mother is French. … See more

Guest appearances
• Blankety Blank (1998)
• The Kumars at No. 42 (2001)
• Top Gear (2005)
• Room 101 (2007, 2017)… See more