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Geena Davis

Geena Davis is an acclaimed American actor and advocate for gender equality in media. Geena Davis was born on 21 January 1956.

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Who is Geena Davis?

Geena Davis is best known for Academy Award-winning American actor known for roles in films like Thelma & Louise and The Accidental Tourist. Geena Davis is an American public figure. Geena Davis was born on 21 January 1956, which places Geena Davis among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1950s. On Dead or Alive, Geena Davis is listed in the Screen Icons category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Geena Davis is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

Facts

Known for: Academy Award-winning American actor known for roles in films like Thelma & Louise and The Accidental Tourist.
Nationality: American
Born: 21 January 1956
Listed under: Screen Icons

About Geena Davis

Davis made her acting debut in Tootsie (1982), a satirical romantic comedy, and starred in the science-fiction horror The Fly (1986), one of her first box office hits. While the fantasy comedy Beetlejuice (1988) brought her to prominence, the romantic drama The Accidental Tourist (1988) earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She established herself as a leading lady with the road film Thelma & Louise (1991), for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and the sports film A League of Their Own (1992), garnering a Golden Globe Award nomination. However, Davis' role in the box office failure Cutthroat Island (1995), directed by her husband, Renny Harlin, preceded a lengthy break and downturn in her film career. Her later films include Accidents Happen (2009) and Marjorie Prime (2017). In 2026, she starred in the Netflix sci-fi series The Boroughs. In 2004, Davis launched the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media (now the Geena Davis Institute), which works collaboratively with the entertainment industry to increase the presence of female characters in media. Through the organization, she launched the annual Bentonville Film Festival in 2015, and executive produced the documentary This Changes Everything in 2018. Davis received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 2019 and the Governors Award in 2022.

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What is Geena Davis known for?

Geena Davis is known for Academy Award-winning American actor known for roles in films like Thelma & Louise and The Accidental Tourist.

When was Geena Davis born?

Geena Davis was born on 21 January 1956.

What nationality is Geena Davis?

Geena Davis's nationality is American.

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