The daughter of English actor Geoffrey Davies, Emma Davies is well-known for her work in British television. She is perhaps best familiar to the audience for her turns as Abigail York in the thriller drama Cape Wrath (2007), Anna De Souza in the long-running soap opera Emmerdale Farm (1972-) and Diana Mitford in the biographical drama series Mosley (1998).

Notable film credits include the espionage thriller Enigma (2001), the thriller The Holly Kane Experiment (2017) and the comedy The Hustle (2019).