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 As a child, Geena dreamed of being an actress. While in high school, she felt left out and had low self-esteem because, at 6 feet, she was the tallest girl in school. After high school graduation, Geena entered New England College in New Hampshire and then transferred the next year to Boston University, where she majored in drama. In 1977, she left BU and moved to New York to start her career. Her career consisted of sales clerk and waitress. She worked at Ann Taylor, where she eventually rose to Saturday window mannequin while trying to get a job with a modeling agency. Eventually signed by the Zoli Agency, she wound up as a model in the Victoria Secret's Catalogue. Ever vigilant, Sydney Pollack was looking for new talent in the catalog when he spotted Geena and cast her in Tootsie (1982). With good reviews, Geena moved to Los Angeles where she was cast as Wendy in the short-lived but critically acclaimed television series Buffalo Bill (1983) with Dabney Coleman. A starter marriage to restaurant manager Richard Emmolo dissolved around this time. Her next appearance on television was in her own series Sara (1985), which was also good, but soon canceled. Geena then returned to the big screen in the below-average Transylvania 6-5000 (1985) followed by the successful Chevy Chase movie Fletch (1985). From there on, she was on a roll with second husband Jeff Goldblum in the horror remake The Fly (1986). More successful were Tim Burton's dark comedy Beetlejuice (1988) and The Accidental Tourist (1988). For the last film, she was the surprise winner of the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. More fun movies followed with the flying-saucer-in-the-pool Earth Girls Are Easy (1988) and everyone-loves-a-clown Quick Change (1990) with Bill Murray. The very successful Thelma & Louise (1991), directed by Ridley Scott, again garnered nominations for the Academy Award and Golden Globe. A League of Their Own (1992), with Tom Hanks and directed by Penny Marshall, was the turning point as her next film, Hero (1992), was only average. Then she married director Renny Harlin and they set up a production and development company called "The Forge". Their first film was Speechless (1994), which flopped at the box office. Undeterred, Renny decided to film the big-budget Cutthroat Island (1995), starring Geena as pirate leader Morgan, which also flopped. Geena has since starred in the thriller The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) and played Eleanor Little in Stuart Little (1999) and Stuart Little 2 (2002). She's also returned to TV, headlining The Geena Davis Show (2000) and Commander in Chief (2005). Both shows were canceled after one season, but she won a Golden Globe for the latter. In 2008, after being missed from the big screen for some years, Geena ventured to Sydney, Australia, playing the foul-mouthed mother of Harry Cook and Harrison Gilbertson to shoot the dark comedy Accidents Happen (2009).
Bio:
As a child, Geena dreamed of being an actress. While in high school, she felt left out and had low self-esteem because, at 6 feet, she was the tallest girl in school. After high school graduation, Geena entered New England College in New Hampshire and then transferred the next year to Boston University, where she majored in drama. In 1977, she left BU and moved to New York to start her career. Her career consisted of sales clerk and waitress. She worked at Ann Taylor, where she eventually rose to Saturday window mannequin while trying to get a job with a modeling agency. Eventually signed by the Zoli Agency, she wound up as a model in the Victoria Secret's Catalogue. Ever vigilant, Sydney Pollack was looking for new talent in the catalog when he spotted Geena and cast her in Tootsie (1982). With good reviews, Geena moved to Los Angeles where she was cast as Wendy in the short-lived but critically acclaimed television series Buffalo Bill (1983) with Dabney Coleman. A starter marriage to restaurant manager Richard Emmolo dissolved around this time. Her next appearance on television was in her own series Sara (1985), which was also good, but soon canceled. Geena then returned to the big screen in the below-average Transylvania 6-5000 (1985) followed by the successful Chevy Chase movie Fletch (1985). From there on, she was on a roll with second husband Jeff Goldblum in the horror remake The Fly (1986). More successful were Tim Burton's dark comedy Beetlejuice (1988) and The Accidental Tourist (1988). For the last film, she was the surprise winner of the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. More fun movies followed with the flying-saucer-in-the-pool Earth Girls Are Easy (1988) and everyone-loves-a-clown Quick Change (1990) with Bill Murray. The very successful Thelma & Louise (1991), directed by Ridley Scott, again garnered nominations for the Academy Award and Golden Globe. A League of Their Own (1992), with Tom Hanks and directed by Penny Marshall, was the turning point as her next film, Hero (1992), was only average. Then she married director Renny Harlin and they set up a production and development company called "The Forge". Their first film was Speechless (1994), which flopped at the box office. Undeterred, Renny decided to film the big-budget Cutthroat Island (1995), starring Geena as pirate leader Morgan, which also flopped. Geena has since starred in the thriller The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) and played Eleanor Little in Stuart Little (1999) and Stuart Little 2 (2002). She's also returned to TV, headlining The Geena Davis Show (2000) and Commander in Chief (2005). Both shows were canceled after one season, but she won a Golden Globe for the latter. In 2008, after being missed from the big screen for some years, Geena ventured to Sydney, Australia, playing the foul-mouthed mother of Harry Cook and Harrison Gilbertson to shoot the dark comedy Accidents Happen (2009).
Tivia:
Is fluent in Swedish, as she attended an exchange school in Sweden when in her teens.Placed 24th out of 28 semi-finalists for Olympic Archery team. (August 21, 1999)Is a member of MENSA (as are James Woods, Alan Rachins, Kym Jackson, Cy Frost, Ben Rollins and Derek Barbosa) with an IQ of 140.Her publicist, Paul Bloch, announced in December 2003 that at 48 years old, she is pregnant with twins which are due to be born in the spring of 2004. The actress's sons, Kian William and Kaiis Steven, were born May 6, 2004 - 26 days early.After graduating from Boston U. she worked as a window mannequin.Filed legal documents to dismiss Dr. Reza Jarrahy's divorce petition, because they were never married. Although Davis and Jarrahy presented themselves as husband and wife for 17 years, she says they made the intentional decision not to file for a marriage license, though she doesn't say why. As a result, the marriage never occurred. She says on the day of the wedding ceremony Jarrahy knew full well it wasn't a real wedding. (September 4, 2018)Replaced Debra Winger who pulled out of A League of Their Own (1992) after learning Madonna was going to be in the film.Wears a size 12 shoe.Her second husband, actor Jeff Goldblum, says that he and Geena have remained good friends in the years since their divorce.Appeared alongside ex-husband Jeff Goldblum in three films: Transylvania 6-5000 (1985), The Fly (1986) and Earth Girls Are Easy (1988).Was the assistant organist in her church in her hometown in Massachusetts.Auditioned for a regular cast member spot on Saturday Night Live (1975) in 1982.Friend of Nina Tassler, Ingrid Taylor, Susan Sarandon, Meg Ryan and Mimi Rogers.Said that Accidents Happen (2009) was the most fun she had ever had on a movie, and that her co-stars and on-screen sons Harry Cook and Harrison Gilbertson looked very much like her two twin boys in real life and felt a great friendship and connection to the both of them.She has appeared in three films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Tootsie (1982), Thelma & Louise (1991) and A League of Their Own (1992).Graduate of Wareham High School (Wareham, Massachusetts) Class of 1974 who voted her "Most Talented".Turned down roles in The Grifters (1990) and Basic Instinct (1992).Her fourth husband of nearly 17 years Dr. Reza Jarrahy filed for divorce from her and cited irreconcilable differences and stated Nov. 15, 2017, as their date of separation. (May 8, 2018)To receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in recognition of her work for gender equality on October 27th. (June 3, 2019)Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#31). (1995)In 1996, was the top contender for the role of the evil Queen Beryl in a proposed Sailor Moon live action movie. The project was later scrapped.Met her first husband, Manhattan restaurateur Richard Emmolo, in December 1977 while working at Ann Taylor. They started living together in January 1978.Born to William Frank Davis (1913-2009), a civil engineer and church deacon, and the former Lucille Martha Cook (1919-2001), a teacher's aide. Geena has one brother, Danforth (b. 1953), a Las Vegas-based geotechnical engineer. Their parents also had a stillborn son in 1958 named Joel Henry.Born at 12:06 AM (EST).Was a model on Betsey Johnson Fall Fashion Show in 1981.She was considered to play Dr. Ellie Sattler in Jurassic Park (1993). She was also offered to reprise her role in The Fly II (1989) but turned it down.Was considered for the female lead in Disclosure (1994) that went to Demi Moore.Her former live-in boyfriend, Dr. Reza Jarrahy, is Iranian. His last name, Jarrahy, means "surgery" in Farsi.Two of her ex-husbands have also been romantically involved with Laura Dern: Renny Harlin and Jeff Goldblum.Ranked #61 in Empire (UK) magazine's Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list. (October 1997)Though actually the leading female protagonist in The Accidental Tourist (1988), she was nominated in the supporting-actress category at The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989) to make winning easier.At age 46, she gave birth to her first child. Daughter, Alizeh Keshvar Jarrahy was born April 10, 2002. Dad is 31-year-old craniofacial surgeon Reza Jarrahy.Was engaged to Christopher McDonald. (1984)She is of almost entirely Colonial American/Yankee (English) descent, with deep roots in Massachusetts, Vermont, and Maine, going back several centuries. She also has a pair of Irish immigrant great-great-grandparents.In 2022 she published her memoir "Dying of Politeness". |
| Name: |
Geena Davis |
Type: |
Actress,Producer,Writer (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Producer,Writer |
| Products for sale: |
Actress,Producer,Writer |
| Model rank: |
159 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 02:55:58 |
| Height: |
6' (1.83 m) |
| Biography: |
As a child, Geena dreamed of being an actress. While in high school, she felt left out and had low self-esteem because, at 6 feet, she was the tallest girl in school. After high school graduation, Geena entered New England College in New Hampshire an |
| Trivia: |
Is fluent in Swedish, as she attended an exchange school in Sweden when in her teens.Placed 24th out of 28 semi-finalists for Olympic Archery team. (August 21, 1999)Is a member of MENSA (as are James Woods, Alan Rachins, Kym Jackson, Cy Frost, Ben Rollins and Derek Barbosa) with an IQ of 140.Her publicist, Paul Bloch, announced in December 2003 that at 48 years old, she is pregnant with twins which are due to be born in the spring of 2004. The actress's sons, Kian William and Kaiis Steven, were born May 6, 2004 - 26 days early.After graduating from Boston U. she worked as a window mannequin.Filed legal documents to dismiss Dr. Reza Jarrahy's divorce petition, because they were never married. Although Davis and Jarrahy presented themselves as husband and wife for 17 years, she says they made the intentional decision not to file for a marriage license, though she doesn't say why. As a result, the marriage never occurred. She says on the day of the wedding ceremony Jarrahy knew full well it wasn't a real wedding. (September 4, 2018)Replaced Debra Winger who pulled out of A League of Their Own (1992) after learning Madonna was going to be in the film.Wears a size 12 shoe.Her second husband, actor Jeff Goldblum, says that he and Geena have remained good friends in the years since their divorce.Appeared alongside ex-husband Jeff Goldblum in three films: Transylvania 6-5000 (1985), The Fly (1986) and Earth Girls Are Easy (1988).Was the assistant organist in her church in her hometown in Massachusetts.Auditioned for a regular cast member spot on Saturday Night Live (1975) in 1982.Friend of Nina Tassler, Ingrid Taylor, Susan Sarandon, Meg Ryan and Mimi Rogers.Said that Accidents Happen (2009) was the most fun she had ever had on a movie, and that her co-stars and on-screen sons Harry Cook and Harrison Gilbertson looked very much like her two twin boys in real life and felt a great friendship and connection to the both of them.She has appeared in three films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Tootsie (1982), Thelma & Louise (1991) and A League of Their Own (1992).Graduate of Wareham High School (Wareham, Massachusetts) Class of 1974 who voted her "Most Talented".Turned down roles in The Grifters (1990) and Basic Instinct (1992).Her fourth husband of nearly 17 years Dr. Reza Jarrahy filed for divorce from her and cited irreconcilable differences and stated Nov. 15, 2017, as their date of separation. (May 8, 2018)To receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in recognition of her work for gender equality on October 27th. (June 3, 2019)Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#31). (1995)In 1996, was the top contender for the role of the evil Queen Beryl in a proposed Sailor Moon live action movie. The project was later scrapped.Met her first husband, Manhattan restaurateur Richard Emmolo, in December 1977 while working at Ann Taylor. They started living together in January 1978.Born to William Frank Davis (1913-2009), a civil engineer and church deacon, and the former Lucille Martha Cook (1919-2001), a teacher's aide. Geena has one brother, Danforth (b. 1953), a Las Vegas-based geotechnical engineer. Their parents also had a stillborn son in 1958 named Joel Henry.Born at 12:06 AM (EST).Was a model on Betsey Johnson Fall Fashion Show in 1981.She was considered to play Dr. Ellie Sattler in Jurassic Park (1993). She was also offered to reprise her role in The Fly II (1989) but turned it down.Was considered for the female lead in Disclosure (1994) that went to Demi Moore.Her former live-in boyfriend, Dr. Reza Jarrahy, is Iranian. His last name, Jarrahy, means "surgery" in Farsi.Two of her ex-husbands have also been romantically involved with Laura Dern: Renny Harlin and Jeff Goldblum.Ranked #61 in Empire (UK) magazine's Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list. (October 1997)Though actually the leading female protagonist in The Accidental Tourist (1988), she was nominated in the supporting-actress category at The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989) to make winning easier.At age 46, she gave birth to her first child. Daughter, Alizeh Keshvar Jarrahy was born April 10, 2002. Dad is 31-year-old craniofacial surgeon Reza Jarrahy.Was engaged to Christopher McDonald. (1984)She is of almost entirely Colonial American/Yankee (English) descent, with deep roots in Massachusetts, Vermont, and Maine, going back several centuries. She also has a pair of Irish immigrant great-great-grandparents.In 2022 she published her memoir "Dying of Politeness". |
| Trademarks: |
Statuesque, model-like figure
Often plays strong, quirky, authentic women who determine their own destiny |
| Quotes: |
I have an elbow that bends the wrong way, and I'd do things like stand in an elevator and the doors would close, and I'd pretend that my arm had got caught in it, and then I'd scream, "Ow, ow, put it back!"
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[talking about the shows her children watch] As I watched kids' programs with them, I became concerned about gender balance and stereotypes. Boys take up much more space on TV than in real life.
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[About Thelma u0026amp; Louise (1991) being considered a male-bashing movie] Most guys don't relate to the truck driver or the rapist, and if they do, their problems are bigger than this movie. |
| Salaries: |
The Geena Davis Show (2000) - $200,000 per episode
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Cutthroat Island (1995) - $7,000,000
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A League of Their Own (1992) - $2,500,000 |
| Job title: |
Actress,Producer,Writer |
| Others works: |
(1999) TV commercial: DLJ Direct
(1998) Advertising posters: autumn collection for H&M (clothing company)
(2001) TV commercial (Voice over): The Women's Sports Foundation
TV commercial: L'Oreal
(1999) TV / print ads: TD Waterhouse
(late 197 |
| Spouse: |
Dr. Reza Jarrahy (September 1, 2001 - December 3, 2021) (divorced, 3 children)Renny Harlin (September 18, 1993 - June 21, 1998) (divorced)Jeff Goldblum (November 1, 1987 - 1991) (divorced)Richard Emmolo |
| Children: |
Alizeh Keshvar JarrahyKian William JarrahyKaiis Steven Jarrahy |
| Parents: |
Lucille Davis
William Davis |
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