Geena Davis

Award won Role or nomination

1. 1956 age 0

   Born

2. 1982 age 26

   CreditTootsie

3. 1986 age 30

   CreditThe Fly

4. 1988 age 32

   CreditBeetlejuice

   CreditThe Accidental Tourist

5. 1991 age 35

   CreditThelma & Louise

6. 1992 age 36

   CreditA League of Their Own

7. 1995 age 39

   CreditCutthroat Island

8. 1996 age 40

   CreditThe Long Kiss Goodnight

9. 1999 age 43

   CreditStuart Little

10. 2002 age 46

    CreditStuart Little 2

• ASAlan Silvestri3 titles
• HZHans Zimmer2 titles
• PMPatrick Malahide2 titles
• RMRob Minkoff2 titles
• DWDouglas Wick2 titles
• MFMichael J. Fox2 titles
• EWE. B. White2 titles
• HLHugh Laurie2 titles
• DMDebra Mooney2 titles
• ACAnn Cusack2 titles

• Spouse

  • JGJeff Goldblum
  • RHRenny Harlin

Nothing recorded for: Partner, Parents, Children, Siblings, Influenced by, Studied under, Taught.

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  Photo:Kevin PaulCC BY 4.0

• I only realised well into it that that was one of the things that was incredibly appealing to me,” Davis said, noting how she’s also gotten into archery, horseback riding, ice skating and sword fighting for other film roles. “You get satisfaction from how well you did instantly, without anybody else’s opinion having to come into it.

  Geena Davis, CC BY-SA 4.0

• What was so striking was the intense reaction to the film. It changed everything about how I chose roles moving forward.

  Geena Davis, CC BY-SA 4.0

• Thelma and Louise end up driving off a cliff, and still viewers felt exhilarated by their story. It made me realize how few opportunities we give women to come out of a movie feeling inspired and empowered by the female characters. It changed everything about how I chose roles moving forward.

  Geena Davis, CC BY-SA 4.0

• I was raised on TV shows where there were very few female characters that I wanted to pretend to be,” “My best friend, Lucyann, and I, every day after school, would play characters from The Rifleman. Because I was taller, I would be the father, Lucas, and she would be my son, Mark. It never occurred to us that there weren’t female characters that we wanted to play.

  Geena Davis, CC BY-SA 4.0

• I'm very fortunate I was in a couple of movies that really resonated with women and sort of struck a nerve.

  Geena Davis, CC BY-SA 4.0