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American actress
Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis is an American actor, activist, producer, and former model. She is the recipient of an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, and has been nominated for a British Academy Film Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.Wikipedia
| Born | January 21, 1956 |
| Hometown | Wareham, Massachusetts, United States of America |
| Net worth | $30 million |
| Height | 6'0" (1.829m) |
| Spouse | Jeff Goldblum (m 1987 - 1991) , Richard Emmolo (m 1981 - 1984) , Renny Harlin (m 1993 - 1998) |
| Partner | Reza Jarrahy |
| Children | Alizeh Keshvar Davis Jarrahy , Kian William Jarrahy , Kaiis Steven Jarrahy |
| Parents | Lucille Davis , William Davis |
Top Stories
The Fly: 96 minutes of grotesque, vomit-soaked bedlam – and David Cronenberg’s best film
- With Crimes of the Future now in cinemas, we revisit the director’s 1986 body horror classic starring Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis
Videos
Geena Davis on her fight to redress Hollywood's gender imbalance
She's best known for her roles in films like "Thelma & Louise" and the recent Netflix series "Glow". But today, some of her most interesting work is off-camera. For the past 15 years, Geena Davis has been focused on equality for women in cinema, through the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. She tells Encore! about her new film, "This Changes Everything". Presented at the Deauville American Film Festival, the documentary is about discrimination against women in Hollywood.
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MOVIES & TV SHOWS
A Night in the Academy Museum
2021
Coma
TV-14
4h
2012
Alice Through the Looking Glass
2010
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
G
1h 15min
2006
Commander in Chief
TV-PG
1h
2005
The Geena Davis Show
0h 30min
2000
The Earth Day Special
1990
AWARDS
| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Commander in Chief | Winner |
| 2006 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Commander in Chief | Nominated |
| 2006 | Emmy (Primetime) | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Commander in Chief | Nominated |
| 1995 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Speechless (1994 film) | Nominated |
| 1993 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | A League of Their Own | Nominated |