Elyssa Davalos

With black hair, blue eyes, and a slim build, Elyssa Davalos stands 5'6" and weighs 132 lbs. She was born on May 30, 1959, in Canoga Park, California, and is American. Her career in acting spanned from 1973 to 2007, starting when she was around 14 years old. Over those 34 years, she often portrayed tough, independent women. She is best remembered for her recurring role as Nikki Carpenter, Richard Dean Anderson's love interest, on the original MacGyver. She also appeared in the Disney films The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again and Herbie Goes Bananas. On television, she played Hillary Gant on How The West Was Won, appeared in a final season episode of Hawaii Five-0, and starred in the TV-movie Good Against Evil. Her father was actor Richard Davalos, and her sister is musician Dominique Davalos. She is the mother of actress Alexa Davalos, from her marriage to photographer Jeff Dunas. She has Spanish and Finnish descent on her father's side.