Geena Davis | |
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Davis at the World Maker Faire in New York on September 22, 2013
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Born |
Virginia Elizabeth Davis January 21, 1956 Wareham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Alma mater |
New England College Boston University (B.A., Drama, 1979) |
Occupation | Actor, producer, writer, athlete, model |
Years active | 1982–present |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Spouse(s) |
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Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | William F. Davis (father) Lucille Cook (mother) |
Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956) is an American actress, film producer, writer, voice actress, former fashion model, and former archer. She is known for her roles in The Fly (1986), Beetlejuice (1988), Thelma & Louise (1991), A League of Their Own (1992), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), Stuart Little (1999), and The Accidental Tourist, for which she won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
In 2005, Davis won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama for her role in Commander in Chief. In 2014, she returned to television portraying Dr. Nicole Herman in Grey's Anatomy. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress along with her co-star Susan Sarandon for Thelma and Louise. As of autumn 2016, Davis is currently starring as Regan MacNeil/Angela Rance in the horror TV series "inspired by" the best-selling William Peter Blatty novel The Exorcist, on Fox.
Davis was born January 21, 1956, in Wareham, Massachusetts. Her mother, Lucille (née Cook; June 19, 1919 – November 15, 2001), was a teacher's assistant, and her father, William F. Davis (November 7, 1913 – April 2, 2009), was a civil engineer and church deacon; her parents were both from small towns in Vermont. She has an older brother named Danforth ("Dan").