Davis, Geena 1956-

PERSONAL

Full name, Virginia Elizabeth Davis; born January 21, 1956, in Wareham, MA; daughter of William (a civil engineer) and Lucille (a teacher's aide) Davis; married Richard Emmolo (a restaurant manager), March 25, 1982 (divorced, February 26, 1983); married Jeff Goldblum (an actor), November 1, 1987 (divorced, October 17, 1990); married Renny Harlin (a director), September 18, 1993 (divorced, June 21, 1998); married Reza Jarrahy (a neurosurgeon), September 1, 2001; children: (fourth marriage) Alizeh Keshvar, Kian William and Kaiis Steven (twins). Education: Boston University, B.F.A., acting, 1979; also attended New England College; studied flute, piano, and organ.

Addresses:

Agent—Creative Artists Agency, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Publicist—Rogers and Cowan Public Relations, 8687 Melrose Ave., Pacific Design Center, 7th Fl., Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Career:

Actress, director, and producer. Zoli Agency, New York, NY, model, c. 1979; Mount Washington Repertory Theatre Company, North Conway, NH, actress; Forge Productions (a production company), cofounder (with Renny Harlin), 1994-98; appeared in television commercials, including TD Waterhouse brokerage, DLJ Direct brokerage, and L'Oreal hair products; appeared in advertising posters for H&M clothing company; appeared as a model in Victoria's Secret catalogs. Genial Pictures, founder. Women in Film Awards, 1998, emcee. U.S. Women's Olympic Archery Team, 1999, semifinalist. Also worked as a waitress, window mannequin, and sales clerk.

Member:

Mensa.

Awards, Honors:

Saturn Award nomination, best actress, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, 1987, for The Fly; Academy Award, best supporting actress, 1988, for The Accidental Tourist; National Board of Review Award (with Susan Sarandon), best actress, Boston Society of Film Critics Award, best actress, Academy Award nomination, best actress, Golden Globe Award nomination, best actress in a motion picture—drama, and Film Award nomination, best actress in a leading role, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, all 1991, David di Donatello Award (with Sarandon), best foreign actress, MTV Movie Award nominations, best female performance, and best on-screen duo (with Sarandon), all 1992, all for Thelma and Louise; Piper-Heidsieck Award, San Francisco International Film Festival, 1992; Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a motion picture—comedy or musical, and MTV Movie Award nomination, best female performance, both 1993, for A League of Their Own; Golden Globe Award nomination, best actress—comedy or musical, 1995, for Speechless; named "one of the top 100 movie stars of all time," Empire magazine, 1997; Saturn Award nomination, best actress, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, 1997, for The Long Kiss Goodnight; honorary doctorate, Boston University, 1999; Saturn Award nomination, best supporting actress, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, 2000, for Stuart Little; People's Choice Award nomination, favorite female performer in a new television series, 2001, for The Geena Davis Show; Satellite Award nomination, outstanding actress in a series—drama, International Press Academy, 2005, Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series, Golden Globe Award, best performance by an actress in a television series—drama, 2006, all for Commander in Chief; Lucy Award, Women in Film, 2006; Hollywood Hero Award, USA Today, 2007.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

Appeared in Harvey, Mount Washington Repertory Theatre, North Conway, NH; One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Mount Washington Repertory Theatre, North Conway, NH; Play It Again, Sam, Mount Washington Repertory Theatre.

Film Appearances:

April, Tootsie, Columbia, 1982.

Larry, Fletch, Universal, 1985.

Odette, Transylvania 6-5000, New World, 1985.

Veronica "Ronnie" Quaife, The Fly (also known as La Mouche), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986.

Barbara Maitland, Beetlejuice, Warner Bros., 1988.

Muriel Pritchett, The Accidental Tourist, Warner Bros., 1988.

Valerie Dale, Earth Girls Are Easy, Vestron, 1989.

Phyllis Potter, Quick Change, Warner Bros., 1990.

Thelma Dickinson, Thelma and Louise, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1991.

Dottie Hinson, A League of Their Own, Columbia, 1992.

Gale Gayley, Hero (also known as Accidental Hero), Columbia, 1992.

Voice of narrator, Princess Scargo and the Birthday Pumpkin, 1993.

Angie Scacciapensieri (title role), Angie, Buena Vista, 1994.

Julia Mann, Speechless, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1994.

Morgan Adams, Cutthroat Island (also known as L'ile aux pirates, Corsari, and Die pirantenbraut), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1995.

Samantha "Sam" Caine/Charlene "Charly" Elizabeth Baltimore, The Long Kiss Goodnight, New Line Cinema, 1996.

Narrator, Fairy Tales on Ice: Alice Through the Looking Glass, 1996.

Eleanor Little, Stuart Little, Columbia, 1999.

Eleanor Little, Stuart Little 2, Columbia, 2002.

Herself, Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 2003.

Voice of Mrs. Eleanor Little, Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (animated), Columbia, 2005.

Herself, Fear of the Flesh: The Making of "The Fly" (documentary), Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2005.

Herself, Special Thanks to Roy London, 2005.

Film Producer:

Speechless, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1994.

Cutthroat Island, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1995.

(Uncredited) The Long Kiss Goodnight, New Line Cinema, 1996.

Television Appearances; Series:

Wendy Killian, Buffalo Bill, NBC, 1983-84.

Sara McKenna, Sara, NBC, 1985.

Teddie Cochran, The Geena Davis Show, ABC, 2000-2001.

President Mackenzie Allen, Commander in Chief, ABC, 2005-2006.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Tamara Reshevsky, Secret Weapons (also known as Secrets of the Red Bedroom and Sexpionage), NBC, 1985.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Gloria Sheppard, Exit 19, CBS, 2008.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Day to Day Affairs, HBO, 1985.

The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1989.

Presenter, The 62nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1990.

Time Warner Presents the Earth Day Special (also known as The Earth Day Special), ABC, 1990.

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music, 1990.

In the Director's Chair: The Man Who Invented Edward Scissorhands, 1990.

Big Bird's Birthday or, Let Me Eat Cake, PBS, 1991.

Presenter, The 63rd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1991.

Presenter, The 64th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1992.

Fox/MTV Guide to Summer 2, Fox, 1992.

Presenter, The 65th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1993.

Presenter, The 66th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1994.

The 67th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1995.

The 68th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1996.

Host, Breaking Through: Women Behind the Wheel, Lifetime, 1997.

Presenter, The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998.

Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business, Bravo, 1998.

The Warner Bros. Story: No Guts, No Glory—75 Years of Blockbusters, TNT, 1998.

AFI's 100 Years … 100 Stars, CBS, 1999.

A Salute to Dustin Hoffman (also known as 27th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute), ABC, 1999.

Host, Sunday at the Oscars, ABC, 1999.

Presenter, The 71st Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1999.

Stuart Little: Making It Big, 1999.

Presenter, The 52nd Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards, ABC, 2000.

Presenter, The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003.

AFI's 100 Years … 100 Heroes & Villains (also known as AFI's 100 Years, 100 Heroes & Villains: America's Greatest Screen Characters), CBS, 2003.

Performer, An American Celebration at Ford's Theatre, ABC, 2005.

Presenter, The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2005.

The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2006.

Presenter, The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2007.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Grace Farron, "K.I.T.T. the Cat," Knight Rider, NBC, 1983.

Karen Nicholson, "Help Wanted," Family Ties, NBC, 1984.

Karen Nicholson, "Karen 2, Alex 0," Family Ties, NBC, 1984.

Dr. Melba Bozinski, "Raiders of the Lost Sub," Riptide, NBC, 1984.

Whitney Clark, "Don Juan's Last Affair," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1984.

Sandy Dalrumple, "Steele in the Chips," Remington Steele, NBC, 1985.

"Dream, Dream, Dream," George Burns Comedy Week, CBS, 1985.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992.

Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1988.

Today (also known as NBC News Today and The Today Show), NBC, 1988.

Daphne, "Hit List," Trying Times, PBS, 1989.

CBS in the Morning, CBS, 1989.

Hollywood Insider, USA Network, 1989.

Host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1989.

Narrator, "Princess Scargo and the Birthday Pumpkin," American Heroes and Legends, 1992.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 1992, 2001, 2005.

Storytime, PBS, 1994.

Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 1995, 2000.

Lo + plus, 1996.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000.

Herself, "Galapremiar Long Kiss Goodnight," Nyhetsmorgon, 1996.

Mundo VIP, 1997, 2000.

The Entertainment Business, Bravo, 1998.

"Stuart Little: Making It Big," HBO First Look, HBO, 1999.

"Geena Davis," Bravo Profiles, Bravo, 2002.

"On the Set of Stuart Little 2," HBO First Look, HBO, 2002.

Herself, Leute heute, 2002.

Tinseltown TV, International Channel, 2003.

GMTV, ITV, 2004.

"Brad Pitt," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2004.

Janet Adler, "The Accidental Tsuris," Will & Grace, NBC, 2004.

Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2005.

Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, syndicated, 2005, 2006.

The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, 2005, 2006.

Late Show with David Letterman (also known as Letterman and The Late Show), CBS, 2006.

"Word Cup, And-1, ASCAP, and Superman Returns," In the Mix (also known as In the Cutz), Urban America, 2006.

The View, ABC, 2006.

Entertainment Tonight (also known as E.T.), syndicated, 2008.

Seitenblicke, 2008.

Television Co-Executive Producer; Series:

The Geena Davis Show, ABC, 2000-2001.

Commander in Chief, 2005-2006.

Television Executive Producer; Movies:

Mistrial, HBO, 1996.

Television Co-Executive Producer; Pilots:

Exit 19, CBS, 2008.

Television Executive Producer; Specials:

The Great Lifetime Makeover, Lifetime, 1998.

WRITINGS

Television Episodes:

Buffalo Bill, NBC, 1983-84.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, 4th ed., St. James Press, 2000.

Periodicals:

American Premiere, May/June, 1991, p. 17.

Esquire, August, 1989, p. 86.

Gentlemen's Quarterly, June, 1989, p. 222.

Good Housekeeping, April, 2006, p. 134.

O, The Oprah Magazine, January, 2006, p. 116.

Sports Illustrated, November 18, 2002, p. 34.