
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, June 19, 1990                   TAG: 9006190109
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: A5   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: DANVILLE                                 LENGTH: Medium

DANVILLE GIRL GETS ROLE IN MAJOR FILM

Tiffany Jean Davis is only 7, but she already has the looks and moves of an actress. And now she has what may be the start of her career - a part in a movie.

The Danville girl was selected from 1,200 little girls trying out for a part in the movie "Prince of Tides," starring Barbra Streisand and Nick Nolte.

Streisand also is the director of the film.

Tiffany never doubted for a minute that she'd get the part, even though she was up against tough competition from girls already packing portfolios. "I feel the beat inside of me. I knew I could do it," said the impish, sandy-blonde youngster.

Tiffany's father, Barry Davis, said he heard an announcement on his car radio about May 27 auditions in Raleigh, N.C. He said Tiffany quickly agreed to try out for a part.

Davis said when they got to the audition, they were told the name of the movie but not what the producers and directors were looking for.

The producers weren't going to give Tiffany a script because they didn't know if she would be able to read well enough or memorize the lines. But the child told them she could read just fine and learn any lines they gave her.

So she tried out for the part and was told she would hear something later in the week. After several excruciatingly long days, the call came at 1 p.m. on May 31. Davis was asked to have his daughter in Beaufort, S.C., by 3 p.m. the next day for another audition.

"That was incredible to me when they put that to me . . . ," he said. "I was packing as they were talking on the phone."

Davis said when he and Tiffany arrived, he learned that the other children had been interviewed by Streisand herself. But he later realized his daughter pretty much had the part before she got there.

One of the highlights of the trip for Tiffany was lounging pool side with Nolte. "I was just falling in love with him," she said, clutching her heart dramatically. "He was just gorgeous."

She said Nolte was very nice to her and was just like she thought he'd be. "He was really OK. He was just right."

by CNB