While she was at Italia Conti, Wood-Davis saw an advertisement for open auditions for
Bill Kenwright's production of
Dreamboats and Petticoats. She attended the audition and was given the lead role of Laura. and featured on a cast album, which has sold over 60,000 copies. Wood-Davis later signed a record deal with
Universal Music. She also played Janet Weiss in the European tour of the musical
The Rocky Horror Show. In November 2012, Wood-Davis appeared in one episode of BBC
soap opera EastEnders as
Tansy Meadow, the sister of established character
Poppy Meadow (
Rachel Bright). She also appears as Tansy in a 15-minute spin-off episode called "
All I Want for Christmas". From 2014 to 2018, she played the role of
Kim Butterfield in
Hollyoaks, the sister of
Lindsey Butterfield (
Sophie Austin). Following her departure from
Hollyoaks, Wood-Davis made a guest appearance as Phoebe Palmer in
Holby City. She later returned to film further appearances, which aired in late 2019. In 2019, she played the role of Sheila in
Hair the Musical, in Glasgow and Edinburgh. In November 2019, it was announced that Wood-Davis would play singer-songwriter
Carole King in the UK and Ireland touring production of
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical in 2020. ==Personal life==