She was working as a model when director Sydney Pollack spotted her and cast her in Tootsie (1982) as a soap opera actress. She followed this up with roles in the short-lived television series Buffalo Bill (1983–1984) and Sara (1985). Davis made a breakthrough with The Fly and Beetlejuice. She received an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Accidental Tourist (1988) and a Best Actress nomination for her role in Thelma and Louise (1991). Davis replaced Debra Winger for the lead in A League of Their Own, but her first vehicle Hero was a box office flop. Following this, Davis teamed up with then husband Renny Harlin for the box office disasters Cutthroat Island and The Long Kiss Goodnight.

Davis starred in the short-lived sitcom The Geena Davis Show (2000–2001). She most recently starred in the ABC television series Commander in Chief as the first female President of the United States, who ascends to the office after the sitting president dies. This role garnered her a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series in 2006, and she also was nominated for a SAG Award for Outstanding Female Actor in a Drama Series and an Emmy.

Public Name: Geena Davis
Birth Name: Virginia Elizabeth Davis
Date of Birth: 21 January 1956
Place of Birth: Wareham, Massachusetts

Filmography

• "Commander in Chief" (19 episodes, 2005-2006)
• Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005)
• "Will & Grace" (1 episode, 2004)
• Stuart Little 2 (2002)
• "The Geena Davis Show" (6 episodes, 2000-2001)
• Stuart Little (1999)
• The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
• Fairy Tales on Ice: Alice Through the Looking Glass (1996)
• Cutthroat Island (1995)
• Speechless (1994)
• Angie (1994)
• Princess Scargo and the Birthday Pumpkin (1993)
• Hero (1992/I)
• A League of Their Own (1992)
• Thelma & Louise (1991)
• Quick Change (1990)
• "Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 1989)
• The Accidental Tourist (1988)
• Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)
• Beetle Juice (1988)
• "Trying Times" (1 episode 1987)
• The Fly (1986)
• Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)
• "George Burns Comedy Week" (1 episode, 1985)
• Fletch (1985)
• "Remington Steele" (1 episode, 1985)
• Secret Weapons (1985)
• "Sara" (1985)
• "Family Ties" (2 episodes, 1984)
• "Riptide" (1 episode, 1984)
• "Fantasy Island" (1 episode, 1984)
• "Buffalo Bill" (2 episodes, 1983-1984
• "Knight Rider" (1 episode, 1983)
• Tootsie (1982)

Awards

• Golden Globe Best Actress in a Drama Series "Commander in Chief" 2006
• National Board of Review Best Actress "Thelma & Louise" 1991
• Oscar Best Supporting Actress "The Accidental Tourist"