​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Elyssa Davalos (born May 30, 1959) is a former American television and movie actress. Her father is actor Richard Davalos. She is the mother of actress Alexa Davalos, from her marriage to photographer Jeff Dunas. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elyssa Davalos licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.