Davenport started her career in 2005 when she had a small role in
Conversations with Other Women. Soon after she appeared in the television series
Numb3rs,
Close to Home,
CSI: NY,
Shameless, and
Hot Properties. In 2006, Davenport voiced the
porcupine Quillo in
Over the Hedge. She also had a guest starring role in
Bones as Megan, a little girl who helps
Temperance Brennan and
Seeley Booth. Davenport appeared in
Legion of Super Heroes and
While the Children Sleep in 2007. In 2008, Davenport was seen in
ER and also had a voice over appearance in
Special Agent Oso as Stacey & Fiona. She also had many film credits in 2008 including
Humboldt County,
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl,
The Attic Door and
Christmas Is Here Again. In 2010, Davenport starred in the
Lifetime television film
Amish Grace, as Mary Beth Graber, a little girl who dies in a
school shooting. She also played Destiny in
Jack and the Beanstalk and had a leading role in the television film ''Dad's Home'' as Lindsay Westman. In 2011, Davenport had a guest appearance in
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as father-murderer Camryn Pose and began a recurring role in the American television series
Shameless. She played the supporting role of Hannah in the 2012 film
The Possession. Davenport played Na'el, a potential romantic partner of Ham (
Logan Lerman), in the biblical epic film
Noah, alongside
Russell Crowe,
Anthony Hopkins,
Jennifer Connelly, and
Emma Watson. From 2014 to 2016, Davenport starred as Kate Fuller in
From Dusk till Dawn: The Series, a remake of the
1996 film of the same name. In 2018, Davenport starred in the
HBO miniseries
Sharp Objects. In 2019, she starred as Jack in "
Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too", an episode of the anthology series
Black Mirror. That year, she also starred in the
Hulu series
Reprisal. In 2021, Davenport starred in the film
Supercool. ==Personal life==