Geena Davis Bio | Wiki
Geena Davis is a renowned American actress and producer who has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Her acting career debut was in Tootsie in 1982 and then starred in The Fly in 1986. She gained prominence for her role in Beetlehuice. Davis earned the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Accidental Tourist.
In 1991, she had a lead role in the road film Thelma & Louise receiving the Academy Award for Best Actress. From 1999 to 2005, she starred as the adoptive mother of the titular character in the Stuart Little franchise. Davis was the first female president of the United States in the television series Commander in Chief from 2005 to 2006 and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
Further, she had a recurring role as Dr. Nicole Herman in Grey’s Anatomy and Regan MacNeil–Angela Rance in the first season of the horror television series The Exorcist. Davis launched the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media in 2004. Also, through the organization, she launched the annual Bentonville Film Festival in 2015, and executive produced the documentary This Changes Everything in 2018. Additionally, she was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 2019 and the Primetime Emmy Award in 2022.
Geena Davis Age
She was born on January 21, 1956, in Wareham, Massachusetts, in the United States. Davis is 66 years old.
Geena Davis Height
She is a woman of tall stature. Davis stands at a height of 6 ft 0 in (Approx 1.83 m).
Geena Davis Family
She was born to her father and mother in Wareham, Massachusetts, in the United States. Davis’s parents are William F. Davis, who was a civil engineer and church deacon, and Lucille, who was a teacher’s assistant. She grew up with an older brother Danforth (“Dan”). Davis learned piano and flute and played organ well enough as a teenager to be an organist at her Congregational church in Wareham.
Geena Davis Spouse | Husband
She was in a relationship with her partner Reza Jarrahy from 1998 to 2017. The two had three children a daughter, Alizeh born in April 2002, and fraternal twin sons, Kaiis and Kian born in May 2004. Before, she was married to filmmaker Renny Harlin on September 18, 1993, and divorced in June 1998. Further, she filed for divorce on August 26, 1997, a day after her personal assistant Tiffany Browne gave birth to a child fathered by Harlin.
Moreover, she was married to her second husband actor Jeff Goldblum on November 1, 1987, and appeared together in two films, The Fly and Earth Girls Are Easy. They later divorced in October 1990. Davis was first married to restaurateur Richard Emmoloon on March 25, 1981, but separated in February 1983 and divorced on June 27, 1984.
Geena Davis Education
She recieved her high school diploma from Wareham High School and was an exchange student in Sandviken. Davis wished to join Boston University but missed the required audition during her year in Sweden. She then joined New England College before transferring to Boston University. However, she didn’t earn enough credits to graduate, having received a grade of “incomplete” in at least one class and an F in “movement” class.
Geena Davis Movies
- Tootsie as April Page in 1982
- The Fly as Veronica “Ronnie” Quaife in 1986
- The Accidental Tourist as Muriel Pritchett in 1988
- A League of Their Own as Dottie Hinson in 1992
- Speechless as Julia Mann in 1994
- Stuart Little as Mrs. Eleanor Little in 1999, 2002, and 2005
- Accidents Happen as Gloria Conway in 2009
- When Marnie Was There as Yoriko Sasaki in 2014
- Me Him Her as Mrs. Ehrlick in 2016
- Don’t Talk to Irene as Herself in 2017
- This Changes Everything as Herself in 2018
- Ava as Bobbi in 2020
Geena Davis Grey’s Anatomy
Davis had a recurring role as Dr. Nicole Herman in Grey’s Anatomy from 2014 to 2015 and 2018. She potrayed an attending fetal surgeon with a life-threatening brain tumor, during the 11th season. Further, in 2018, she returned to Grey’s Anatomy, reprising the role of Dr. Nicole Herman in the show’s 14th season. The film contains 19 seasons with 406 episodes.
Geena Davis Archery
She was among the 300 women who vied for a semifinal berth in the U.S. Olympic archery team to participate in the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics in July 1999. However, she was 24th and did not qualify for the team, but participated as a wild-card entry in the Sydney International Golden Arrow competition.
Geena Davis Net Worth
She has worked as an actress and producer since 1982 and has a net worth of $30 Million.
How Tall Is Geena Davis
Davis is a woman of tall stature and is 6 ft 0 in.
Who Is Geena Davis
Davis is a renowned American actress and producer who has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Her acting career debut was in Tootsie in 1982 and then starred in The Fly in 1986. She gained prominence for her role in Beetlehuice. Davis earned the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Accidental Tourist.