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Marvelous Mrs. MaiselActor Wenne Alton Davis, 60, Killed in Midtown NYC Pedestrian Crash

Police say a 61-year-old Cadillac driver turning left remained at the scene as the Highway District’s collision unit investigates.

Overview

  • Davis was hit just before 9 p.m. on Dec. 8 at West 53rd Street and Broadway by a black 2023 Cadillac XT6 making a left turn, according to police.
  • EMS transported her to Mount Sinai West with severe head and body trauma, where she was pronounced dead.
  • The driver, who was not injured, stayed on scene, and no arrests have been announced as the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad continues its probe.
  • Known professionally as Wenne Alton Davis, the Durham-born performer lived in Forest Hills, Queens, worked security at JFK, and had credits including a 2023 role on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and parts in New Amsterdam and Blindspot.
  • Neighbor Edward Reynoso recounted a final exchange hours earlier in which Davis said, “I love you, I appreciate you,” and her agent remembered her as a “bright light.”