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She is known for her roles in ''Film/{{The Fly|1986}}'' (1986), ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' (1988), ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise'' (1991), ''Film/ALeagueOfTheirOwn'' (1992), ''Film/TheLongKissGoodnight'' (1996), and ''Film/StuartLittle'' (1999). She won the 1988 UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actress for ''Film/TheAccidentalTourist'', and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress along with her co-star Creator/SusanSarandon for ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise''.

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She is known for her roles in ''Film/{{The Fly|1986}}'' (1986), ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' (1988), ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise'' (1991), ''Film/ALeagueOfTheirOwn'' (1992), ''Film/TheLongKissGoodnight'' (1996), and ''Film/StuartLittle'' (1999). She won the 1988 UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actress for ''Film/TheAccidentalTourist'', and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress along with her co-star Creator/SusanSarandon for ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise''.
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Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956 in Wareham, Massachusetts) is an American actress, film producer, writer, and former fashion model.

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Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956 in Wareham, Massachusetts) is an American actress, film producer, writer, activist, and former fashion model.
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Oh, and [[HiddenDepths she placed 24th out of 300 in the qualifying trials for the U.S. womens archery team for the 2000 Olympics]], not quite making the team.

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Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956 in Wareham, Massachusetts) is an American actor, film producer, writer, and former fashion model. She is known for her roles in ''Film/{{The Fly|1986}}'' (1986), ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' (1988), ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise'' (1991), ''Film/ALeagueOfTheirOwn'' (1992), ''Film/TheLongKissGoodnight'' (1996), and ''Film/StuartLittle'' (1999). She won the 1988 UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actress for ''Film/TheAccidentalTourist'', and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress along with her co-star Creator/SusanSarandon for ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise''.

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Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956 in Wareham, Massachusetts) is an American actor, actress, film producer, writer, and former fashion model. model.

She is known for her roles in ''Film/{{The Fly|1986}}'' (1986), ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' (1988), ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise'' (1991), ''Film/ALeagueOfTheirOwn'' (1992), ''Film/TheLongKissGoodnight'' (1996), and ''Film/StuartLittle'' (1999). She won the 1988 UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actress for ''Film/TheAccidentalTourist'', and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress along with her co-star Creator/SusanSarandon for ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise''.
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Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956 in Wareham, Massachusetts) is an American actress, film producer, writer, and former fashion model. She is known for her roles in ''Film/{{The Fly|1986}}'' (1986), ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' (1988), ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise'' (1991), ''Film/ALeagueOfTheirOwn'' (1992), ''Film/TheLongKissGoodnight'' (1996), and ''Film/StuartLittle'' (1999). She won the 1988 UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actress for ''Film/TheAccidentalTourist'', and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress along with her co-star Creator/SusanSarandon for ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise''.

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Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956 in Wareham, Massachusetts) is an American actress, actor, film producer, writer, and former fashion model. She is known for her roles in ''Film/{{The Fly|1986}}'' (1986), ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' (1988), ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise'' (1991), ''Film/ALeagueOfTheirOwn'' (1992), ''Film/TheLongKissGoodnight'' (1996), and ''Film/StuartLittle'' (1999). She won the 1988 UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actress for ''Film/TheAccidentalTourist'', and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress along with her co-star Creator/SusanSarandon for ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise''.
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Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956) is an American actress, film producer, writer, and former fashion model. She is known for her roles in ''Film/{{The Fly|1986}}'' (1986), ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' (1988), ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise'' (1991), ''Film/ALeagueOfTheirOwn'' (1992), ''Film/TheLongKissGoodnight'' (1996), and ''Film/StuartLittle'' (1999). She won the 1988 UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actress for ''Film/TheAccidentalTourist'', and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress along with her co-star Creator/SusanSarandon for ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise''.

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Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956) 1956 in Wareham, Massachusetts) is an American actress, film producer, writer, and former fashion model. She is known for her roles in ''Film/{{The Fly|1986}}'' (1986), ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' (1988), ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise'' (1991), ''Film/ALeagueOfTheirOwn'' (1992), ''Film/TheLongKissGoodnight'' (1996), and ''Film/StuartLittle'' (1999). She won the 1988 UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actress for ''Film/TheAccidentalTourist'', and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress along with her co-star Creator/SusanSarandon for ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise''.
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At the turn of the millennium, out of frustration with the ongoing lack of quality, high-profile roles for women in film and television, she established the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media to advocate for change; her ongoing work in this regard won her an ''honorary'' Academy Award (the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, to be specific) in 2019.
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* BillingDisplacement: In ''Film/TheAccidentalTourist'' she is billed after Kathleen Turner, despite having a bigger part than her.
* CareerResurrection: Attempted with ''Series/CommanderInChief''. Despite great reviews, [[AcclaimedFlop it was a ratings dud]] and was prematurely cancelled. It remains to be seen if ''Series/TheExorcist'' will be a straight example.
* CreatorBacklash: She begged to be let off ''Film/CutthroatIsland'', realising it would be a disaster. The studio forced her and Renny Harlin to stay on by contract.
* CreatorCouple: She and her husband Renny Harlin collaborated on ''Film/CutthroatIsland'' and ''Film/TheLongKissGoodnight''.
* TheOtherMarty: Debra Winger pulled out of ''Film/ALeagueOfTheirOwn'' and Geena replaced her.
* PlayingAgainstType: In ''Film/CutthroatIsland'' as an ActionGirl.
* PlayingWithCharacterType: In ''Film/TheLongKissGoodnight'' her character Samantha Caine starts out as an {{Adorkable}} quirky lady like Geena's normal type. But then her EasyAmnesia lifts and she becomes a cold-hearted assassin.
* RealitySubtext: In ''Film/ALeagueOfTheirOwn'' Doris asks Dottie "what are you, a genius?" and Geena actually has a 140 IQ - so she actually counts as a genius.
* RomanceOnTheSet: Married Creator/JeffGoldblum while filming ''Film/EarthGirlsAreEasy''.
* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: ''Accidents Happen'' features her starring alongside Harry Cook and Harrison Gilbertson - who she herself says resemble her real life twin sons.
* StarDerailingRole: The failure of ''Film/CutthroatIsland'' - by nature of it being one of the biggest {{Box Office Bomb}}s in history - marked the decline of Geena's bankability as a star.
* StarMakingRole: ''{{Film/Beetlejuice}}'' marked the transition between starring on TV shows to big time films.
* ThoseTwoActors:
** With Creator/JeffGoldblum (who is also her ex-husband) in ''Film/EarthGirlsAreEasy'', ''Film/TheFly'', and ''Transylvania 6-5000''.
** She and Jeffrey Jones also star in ''Film/StuartLittle'' and ''{{Film/Beetlejuice}}''.
* ThrowItIn:
** A scene in ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise'' has Louise calling from the car to Thelma at the motel pool. Thelma was supposed to get up and get in the car, but Geena had the volume up too high on her walkman and couldn't hear Creator/SusanSarandon calling her. Susan got up and grabbed the headphones off her, startling her. This is used in the finished film.
** Subverted in another scene in the same movie. Thelma and Louise's reactions to the truck being blown up were supposed to be genuine. But when the two actresses saw the explosion, they were so astonished that they forgot to react. So Ridley Scott had to go back and film their reaction shots again.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** In the 90s, a ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' live action film was being developed. Geena was the number one choice to play Queen Beryl. But the project was shelved.
** Geena was cast first in ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise''. But it took so long to find an actress to play Louise, that she signed a contract saying she could be cast as her if they couldn't get anyone.
** ''Film/TheAccidentalTourist'' nearly cast Creator/JessicaLange as Muriel, but Geena was the one who got the part.
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* BillingDisplacement: In ''Film/TheAccidentalTourist'' she is billed after Kathleen Turner, despite having a bigger part than her.
* CareerResurrection: Attempted with ''Series/CommanderInChief''. Despite great reviews, [[AcclaimedFlop it was a ratings dud]] and was prematurely cancelled. It remains to be seen if ''Series/TheExorcist'' will be a straight example.
* CreatorBacklash: She begged to be let off ''Film/CutthroatIsland'', realising it would be a disaster. The studio forced her and Renny Harlin to stay on by contract.
* CreatorCouple: She and her husband Renny Harlin collaborated on ''Film/CutthroatIsland'' and ''Film/TheLongKissGoodnight''.
* TheOtherMarty: Debra Winger pulled out of ''Film/ALeagueOfTheirOwn'' and Geena replaced her.
* PlayingAgainstType: In ''Film/CutthroatIsland'' as an ActionGirl.
* PlayingWithCharacterType: In ''Film/TheLongKissGoodnight'' her character Samantha Caine starts out as an {{Adorkable}} quirky lady like Geena's normal type. But then her EasyAmnesia lifts and she becomes a cold-hearted assassin.
* RealitySubtext: In ''Film/ALeagueOfTheirOwn'' Doris asks Dottie "what are you, a genius?" and Geena actually has a 140 IQ - so she actually counts as a genius.
* RomanceOnTheSet: Married Creator/JeffGoldblum while filming ''Film/EarthGirlsAreEasy''.
* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: ''Accidents Happen'' features her starring alongside Harry Cook and Harrison Gilbertson - who she herself says resemble her real life twin sons.
* StarDerailingRole: The failure of ''Film/CutthroatIsland'' - by nature of it being one of the biggest {{Box Office Bomb}}s in history - marked the decline of Geena's bankability as a star.
* StarMakingRole: ''{{Film/Beetlejuice}}'' marked the transition between starring on TV shows to big time films.
* ThoseTwoActors:
** With Creator/JeffGoldblum (who is also her ex-husband) in ''Film/EarthGirlsAreEasy'', ''Film/TheFly'', and ''Transylvania 6-5000''.
** She and Jeffrey Jones also star in ''Film/StuartLittle'' and ''{{Film/Beetlejuice}}''.
* ThrowItIn:
** A scene in ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise'' has Louise calling from the car to Thelma at the motel pool. Thelma was supposed to get up and get in the car, but Geena had the volume up too high on her walkman and couldn't hear Creator/SusanSarandon calling her. Susan got up and grabbed the headphones off her, startling her. This is used in the finished film.
** Subverted in another scene in the same movie. Thelma and Louise's reactions to the truck being blown up were supposed to be genuine. But when the two actresses saw the explosion, they were so astonished that they forgot to react. So Ridley Scott had to go back and film their reaction shots again.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** In the 90s, a ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' live action film was being developed. Geena was the number one choice to play Queen Beryl. But the project was shelved.
** Geena was cast first in ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise''. But it took so long to find an actress to play Louise, that she signed a contract saying she could be cast as her if they couldn't get anyone.
** ''Film/TheAccidentalTourist'' nearly cast Creator/JessicaLange as Muriel, but Geena was the one who got the part.
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Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956) is an American actress, film producer, writer, and former fashion model. She is known for her roles in ''Film/{{The Fly|1986}}'' (1986), ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' (1988), ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise'' (1991), ''Film/ALeagueOfTheirOwn'' (1992), ''Film/TheLongKissGoodnight'' (1996), and ''Film/StuartLittle'' (1999). She won the 1988 UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actress for ''Film/TheAccidentalTourist'', and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress along with her co-star Creator/SusanSarandon for ''Thelma & Louise''.

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Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956) is an American actress, film producer, writer, and former fashion model. She is known for her roles in ''Film/{{The Fly|1986}}'' (1986), ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' (1988), ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise'' (1991), ''Film/ALeagueOfTheirOwn'' (1992), ''Film/TheLongKissGoodnight'' (1996), and ''Film/StuartLittle'' (1999). She won the 1988 UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actress for ''Film/TheAccidentalTourist'', and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress along with her co-star Creator/SusanSarandon for ''Thelma & Louise''.
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->''"When my friends and I would act out movies as kids, we'd play the guys' roles, since they had the most interesting things to do. Decades later, I can hardly believe my sons and daughter are seeing many of the same limited choices in current films."''
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Oh, and [[HiddenDepths she placed 24th out of 300 in the qualifying trials for the U.S. womens archery team for the 2000 Olympics]], not quite making the team.
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Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956) is an American actress, film producer, writer, and former fashion model. She is known for her roles in ''Film/{{The Fly|1986}}'' (1986), ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' (1988), ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise'' (1991), ''Film/ALeagueOfTheirOwn'' (1992), ''Film/TheLongKissGoodnight'' (1996), and ''Film/StuartLittle'' (1999). She won the 1988 UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actress for ''Film/TheAccidentalTourist'', and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress along with her co-star Creator/SusanSarandon for ''Thelma & Louise''.
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* ''Film/{{Tootsie}}'' (1982)
* ''Series/FamilyTies'' (1984 – 1986)
* ''Film/{{Fletch}}'' (1985)
* ''Film/{{The Fly|1986}}'' (1986)
* ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' (1988)
* ''Film/EarthGirlsAreEasy'' (1988)
* ''Film/TheAccidentalTourist'' (1988)
* ''Film/QuickChange'' (1990)
* ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise'' (1991)
* ''Film/ALeagueOfTheirOwn'' (1992)
* ''Film/AccidentalHero'' (1992)
* ''Film/CutthroatIsland'' (1995)
* ''Film/TheLongKissGoodnight'' (1996)
* ''Film/StuartLittle'' films (1999 – 2005)
** ''Stuart Little'' (1999)
** ''Stuart Little 2'' (2002)
** ''Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild'' (2005; voice)
* ''Series/CommanderInChief'' (2005 – 2006)
* ''Film/InAWorld'' (2013)
* ''Anime/WhenMarnieWasThere'' (2014; voice of Yoriko Sasaki in the English version)
* ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' (2014 – 2015)
* ''Series/TheExorcist'' (2016 – present)
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