Davinia Taylor (born Davinia Murphy on 11 November 1977 in Wigan) is an English actress and socialite.

After attending Rossall School and then Winstanley Sixth Form College from 1994, studying Theatre and Performing arts A Level`s[1] she left before finishing her course to work as a model before joining the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks in 1997, playing party girl Jude Cunningham on the soap. During her time on the show, Jude set up a fake wedding before leaving the country using her dead sister`s passport. She was sacked after one year for "persistent bad timekeeping".[2] In 2006, The Sunday Mirror reported that Taylor was returning to the cast of Hollyoaks,[3] but she has since withdrawn from the opportunity due to "personal problems"[4]

The original Hollyoaks part led to roles in the television movies Bostock`s Cup, Is Harry on the Boat?, the comedic film, Soul Patrol, as well as a spot on an episode of Urban Gothic, presenting work on The Big Breakfast and Top of the Pops @ Play and an appearance in the documentary series Young, Hot and Talented for Five. She appeared in Maxim magazine in February of 2003, and has been named in FHM`s "100 Sexiest Women in the World" list in 1996, 1997, and 1998.

Her father, Alan Murphy (sometimes referred to as "The Bog Roll King") is one of the UK`s wealthiest men.[7] He ran the AM Paper toilet roll factory in Skelmersdale.