Sammi Davis born Samantha Davis 21 June 1964 is a British actress She gained considerable praise for her performance in Ken Russells The Rainbow 1989 She also had significant roles in Mike Hodges A Prayer For The Dying and John Boormans Hope and Glory both 1987 as well as a leading role in the Emmy Awardwinning American television series Homefront 19911993 Davis was married to the director Kurt Voss whom she later divorced After taking a few years out of the film industry to raise her family she returned to the screen in a cameo role on Lost playing the mother of Dominic Monaghans character Description above from the Wikipedia article Sammi Davis licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia