Geena Davis – Biography of Geena Davis

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Place of birth: Massachusets (USA)

Biography:

He began his acting studies at New England College and then continued his studies at Boston University. Then he entered the world of professional models doing various jobs and then launched into acting where he appeared on television series in the 1980s.

In 1982 he had the opportunity of a lifetime as he made his debut on the big screen playing a nurse in the movie “Tootsie”, which with the leading role of Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange has the chance to appear alongside actors and actresses from such a size.

After doing different jobs for television, he returned to the big screen with the movie “Transilvania 6,500”. This time she meets actor Jeff Goldblum who would later become her husband and they returned to work together in “The Fly” in 1986, a feature film directed by David Cronenberg.
In 1988 he played Murriel in “The Accidental Tourist” where he won an Academy Award in recognition of his talent, an Oscar for best supporting actress.

National and international recognition will come with the film “Thelma and Louise” in 1991, directed by Ridley Scott, this is when she was nominated for an Oscar, becoming a mainstay of the feminist movements. This feature film earned her an Oscar nomination and made her a flag of feminist movements.

After several years of marriage, she divorced Jeff Goldblum but remarried in 1993, with the Finnish director Renny Harlin. Film.
Under the watchful eye of her husband, she worked in the adventure film “The Adventure of the Severed Heads” and in the action-adventure film “The Island of the Severed Heads” and in the action film “Lethal Memory”.

In 1997 her union with the Finn is dissolved and Geena Davis has the possibility to create her own production company.
In 1999 he came very close to being part of the United States Olympic archery team but failed the tests at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
With a height of nearly six feet and an overwhelming presence, this woman is one of the most interesting actresses in today’s cinema scene.

Filmography:

  • Tootsie (1982)

  • Buffalo Bill (1983)

  • Fletch (1985)

  • Secret Weapons (1985)

  • Sara (1985)

  • The fly (1986)

  • Transylvania 6-5000 (1986)

  • Beetlejuic (1988)

  • Earth Girls Are Easy (1989)

  • Thelma & Louise (1991)

  • Hero (1992)

  • A league of their own (1992)

  • Angie (1994)

  • Speechless (1994)

  • Cutthroat Island (1995)

  • Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)

  • Stuart Little, a mouse in the family (1999)

Awards:

  • Oscar for Best Supporting Actress (1988, winner)

  • Oscar for Best Actress (1991, nominated)