Davis is a member of the high-IQ club Mensa, but told Sports Illustrated in 2002 that "I haven't ever gone to any Mensa meetings. According to the Bravo show Inside the Actors Studio, "Davis worked as a model for the Victoria's Secret catalogue where she was spotted by Sydney Pollack and cast in Tootsie". Some sources list her birth year as 1957. Davis and Jarrahy have a daughter, Alizeh, born in 2001, and twin sons, Kian and Kaiis, born in 2004. She has been married four times: to Richard Emmolo (1981-83), actor Jeff Goldblum (1987-90), director Renny Harlin (1993-98) and surgeon Reza Jarrahy (2001- ). 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. While in high school, she felt left out and had low self-esteem because, at 6 feet, she was the tallest girl in school. Davis has also starred in television series, including The Geena Davis Show (2000, with Mimi Rogers) and Commander-in-Chief (2005, with Donald Sutherland).Įxtra credit : Davis is a competitive archer who entered the 2000 Olympic Trials but failed to make the team. As a child, Geena dreamed of being an actress.
Jackson) and Stuart Little (1999) and its 2002 sequel Stuart Little 2. Her other film credits include A League of Their Own (1992, with Madonna and Rosie O'Donnell), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996, with Samuel L.
Little (Hugh Laurie and Geena Davis) fall in love with Stuart right away, but their older son, George (Jonathan Lipnicki), isn't so sure.
GEENA DAVIS STUART LITTLE MOVIE
Her buddy movie with Susan Sarandon, Thelma and Louise (1991, directed by Ridley Scott), was a box office smash that earned Davis another Oscar nomination. Join the fun when the Little family adopts an adorably spunky boy named Stuart (voiced by Michael J. Davis then appeared in the TV sitcom Buffalo Bill before hitting it big in Hollywood with several popular films, including The Fly (1986, with future husband Jeff Goldblum) and Beetlejuice (1988, directed by Tim Burton). Davis had a short-lived career as a model before winning a role in 1982's Tootsie (as Dustin Hoffman's dressing room partner).
Tall and athletic but inclined towards comedy, Geena Davis won an Oscar as best supporting actress for her 1998 film The Accidental Tourist.