Academy Award-Winning Actor, Author, and Founder & Chair of the Geena Davis Institute
Geena Davis: Biography at a Glance
- Geena Davis is one of Hollywood’s most respected actors, appearing in several roles that became cultural landmarks.
- Geena received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Accidental Tourist, and has won a Golden Globe for her work in ABC's Commander in Chief, along with a nomination for Best Actress in A League of Their Own.
- Other film credits include Thelma and Louise, A League of Their Own, Fairyland, Tootsie, Beetlejuice, and Stuart Little.
- Geena's memoir, Dying of Politeness, details her journey from her epically polite childhood to roles that loaned her the strength to become a powerhouse in Hollywood.
- Her children's book, The Girl Who Was Too Big for the Page, is a humorous guide to using your voice, taking up space, and being true to yourself.
- She is the Founder and Chair of the Geena Davis Institute, which engages film and television creators to dramatically increase the percentages of female characters - and reduce gender stereotyping - in media.
- She was also awarded an honorary Oscar for her efforts to promote a more balanced representation of women onscreen.
- Geena was appointed Special Envoy for Women and Girls in ICT for the UN's International Telecommunication Union and official partner of UN Women.
Media
- Official Site: Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media
- Book: Dying of Politeness
- Book: The Girl Who Was Too Big for the Page
- New Yorker: Geena Davis Is Ready for the Geenaissance
- Glamour: "Geena Davis Knows Women Are Good for Hollywood's Bottom Line. So What...
- Deadline: Geena Davis Institute On Gender In Media Honored By The Television Aca...
- Meghan Markle Is Teaming Up With Geena Davis to Change Our Perceptions of Moms o...
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Biography
Academy Award winner Geena Davis is one of Hollywood’s most respected actors, appearing in several roles that became cultural landmarks.
Davis received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as the offbeat dog trainer Muriel Pritchett in Lawrence Kasdan’s The Accidental Tourist. She was again nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe for her performance in Ridley Scott’s Thelma & Louise, in which she co-starred with Susan Sarandon. Davis went on to receive a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress for her portrayal of baseball phenomenon ‘Dottie Hinson’ in A League of Their Own.
Earning the 2006 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama, Davis broke ground in her portrayal of the first female President of the United States in ABC’s hit show Commander in Chief.
Davis made her feature film debut starring opposite Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie. She went on to star in such films as The Fly, Beetlejuice, Angie, The Long Kiss Goodnight and Stuart Little.
Few have achieved such remarkable success in as many different fields as Davis has: she is not only an Oscar and Golden Globe-winning actor, but a world-class athlete (at one time the nation’s 13th-ranked archer), a member of the genius society Mensa, and is now recognized for her tireless advocacy of women and girls nearly as much as for her acting accomplishments. She is the Founder and Chair of the non-profit Geena Davis Institute, which engages film and television creators to dramatically increase the percentages of female characters — and reduce gender stereotyping — in media made for children 11 and under. In 2019, Davis was awarded an honorary Oscar for her efforts to promote a more balanced representation of women onscreen.
Davis was appointed Special Envoy for Women and Girls in ICT for the UN’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and is an official partner of UN Women. She is also co-founder and chair of the Bentonville Film Festival (BFF), whose mission is to champion women and diverse voices in all forms of media.
Geena Davis and festival co-founder Trevor Drinkwater founded the Bentonville Film Festival in 2015 to champion women in media. BFF’s mission is to encourage content creation in film and other forms of media that reflects the diverse — and half female — world we live in. BFF proactively supports content creation by women and diverse voices with a platform to showcase their work and, with the help of our partners, is the only film competition in the world to guarantee theatrical, television, digital and retail home entertainment distribution for its winners. The Festival takes place in early May in Bentonville, Arkansas and is research based and commercially driven.
Davis also starred in 20th Century Fox’s The Exorcist; a serialized psychological thriller based on the 1971 book of the same name, Marjorie Prime, based on the Award-Winning play and Dear Angelica, one of the first VR narrative films from Occulus.
Davis holds honorary degrees from Boston University, Bates College and New England College.
Topics
Thelma & Louise, 20 Years Later
Thelma & Louise is a cultural landmark that remains a touchstone for women around the globe. The movie struck a nerve and women of all ages feel a passionate attachment to it. From the lectern, hear Geena celebrate sisterhood, discuss what the movie meant to us then and what it means to us now --- as well as speak to why and how being cast in the movie changed Geena’s life --- and spurred her into creating a women’s empowerment non-profit and becoming a lifelong advocate for women.
Geena Takes Aim: Empowering our Daughters and Ourselves
Quickly becoming recognized for her tireless advocacy of women and girls nearly as much as for her acting accomplishments, Geena has made it a life long mission to bring gender equality into the popular culture lexicon. At the forefront of changing female portrayals and gender stereotypes, through cutting-edge research, education, training, strategic guidance and advocacy programs, Geena's mission is to work within the entertainment industry to dramatically alter how girls and women are reflected in media.
Madam President: Making Dreams Reality
A Conversation with Geena Davis
Gender Equality in the Modern Media
From the lectern, hear Geena celebrate sisterhood, discuss what her movies meant to us then and what they mean to us now --- as well as speak to why and how being cast in Thelma & Louis changed Geena's life --- and spurred her into creating a women's empowerment non-profit and becoming a lifelong advocate for women.
Award-Winning Life: Geena’s Steps to Achieving Success
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