Kristin Davis - Wikipedia Kristin Davis This article is about the actress. For the former madam, see Kristin M. Davis. Kristin Davis Kristin Davis at the HBO party after the 1999 Emmy Awards. ( 1965 - 02 - 23 ) February 23, 1965 ( age 52 ) Boulder, Colorado, U.S. Residence Los Angeles, California Alma mater Rutgers University ( BFA ) Occupation Actress, producer Years active 1987 -- present Children Kristin Landen Davis ( also listed as Kristin Lee Davis ; born February 23, 1965 ) is an American actress. She is known for playing Brooke Armstrong on the soap opera Melrose Place ( 1995 -- 1996 ), and Charlotte York Goldenblatt on HBO 's Sex and the City ( 1998 -- 2004 ). She received a 2004 Emmy Award nomination for her role as Charlotte, and reprised the role in the films Sex and the City ( 2008 ) and Sex and the City 2 ( 2010 ). Davis made her Broadway debut playing Mabel Cantwell in the 2012 revival of The Best Man, and her West End debut playing Beth Gallagher in the original 2014 stage production of Fatal Attraction. Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2.1 Television 2.2 Films 2.3 Stage 2.4 Additional ventures 2.5 Other work and recognition 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Theatre 5 References 6 External links Early life and education Davis was born in Boulder, Colorado. She is an only child, and her parents divorced when she was a baby. She was adopted by her stepfather, then - University of Colorado Boulder professor Keith Davis, after he married her mother, Dorothy, a university data analyst, in 1968. She has three sisters from her father 's first marriage. Early in her childhood, she and her parents moved to Columbia, South Carolina, where her father served as provost and teaches psychology at the University of South Carolina. Davis wanted to be an actress from the age of 9, when she was cast in the Workshop Theatre production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Davis lived in South Carolina until she graduated from A.C. Flora High School in 1983. She then moved to New Jersey, where she attended Rutgers University. Davis graduated with a BFA degree in Acting from Rutgers University 's Mason Gross School of the Arts in 1987. Career Television After graduation in 1987, Davis moved to New York and waited tables before opening a yoga studio with a friend. In 1991, she acted in a couple of episodes of the daytime drama ( soap opera ) General Hospital. Her big break came in 1995 when she landed the role of villainess Brooke Armstrong Campbell on the nighttime drama Melrose Place. She left the show after one year when producers decided to kill off the character. Davis also had roles in other television series including Friends, Will and Grace and Seinfeld. Davis pictured in Dadaab, Kenya on 8 July 2011. In 1998, Davis was cast as Charlotte York in Sex and the City and remained an integral cast member until the series ended in 2004. In 1999, along with the rest of the cast, she was awarded the Women in Film Lucy Award in recognition of her excellence and innovation in her creative works that have enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television. She received an Emmy nomination for her role as Charlotte in the final season. Davis hosted the VH1 show 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons. In 2005, she starred in a television pilot entitled Soccer Moms in which she and Gina Torres star as suburban mothers who moonlight as private detectives. She starred as Miss Spider in the animated television special Miss Spider 's Sunny Patch Kids and its spin - off series Miss Spider 's Sunny Patch Friends and was recently a guest judge on the Lifetime ( TV network ) program Project Runway. Davis pictured in Dadaab, Kenya on 8 July 2011. Films Davis 's films include The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3D, opposite David Arquette and George Lopez ; the 2006 version of The Shaggy Dog, opposite Tim Allen, and Deck the Halls, opposite Matthew Broderick and Danny DeVito. She performed in ABC Family channel 's Christmas movie Three Days in 2001, and in a commercial for Head & Shoulders shampoo. Davis appeared in 2008 's Sex and the City feature film, under the direction of executive producer Michael Patrick King. In 2009, Davis co-starred in Couples Retreat, a comedy chronicling four couples who partake in therapy sessions at a tropical island resort. Jon Favreau, who also co-wrote the script, played her husband. Stage Davis made her Broadway debut in July 2012, when she replaced Kerry Butler in the revival of Gore Vidal 's The Best Man at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. She made her West End debut playing Beth Gallagher in Fatal Attraction at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, in March 2014. Additional ventures Shortly after the wide release of the Sex and the City feature film, in June 2008, Belk, the nation 's largest privately owned department store chain, announced a partnership with Davis. The arrangement includes a ladies ' apparel and accessories line that debuted in 2008 in 125 store locations and online, with eventual plans for expanding availability to other store locations. In Belk 's press release about the product line launch, Davis cited her upbringing in South Carolina as part of her inspiration for working with the chain. Davis at 2008 Berlin premiere of Sex and the City feature film Other work and recognition Davis is a Global Ambassador for Oxfam, and has campaigned in support of their work since 2004, travelling to locations including Haiti, Mozambique, and South Africa. The cosmetics company Maybelline named Davis as a celebrity spokeswoman in 2004. Shortly after the wide release of the Sex and the City feature film, in June 2008, Belk, the nation 's largest privately owned department store chain, announced a partnership with Davis. The arrangement included a ladies ' apparel and accessories line that debuted in 2008 in 125 store locations and online, with eventual plans for expanding availability to other store locations. In a press release about the product line launch, Davis cited her upbringing in South Carolina as part of her inspiration for working with the chain. In late 2009 Belk cancelled the arrangement, citing the difficult economic conditions prevailing, while Davis said she hoped to take the line elsewhere. During her 2009 visit to Africa, Davis, a lifelong lover of elephants, discovered an abandoned baby elephant and arranged for it to be taken to a wildlife rehabilitation center. In recognition of the attention she has brought to the plight of orphaned African elephants, Davis won the Humane Society 's 2010 Wyler Award, which is bestowed on a celebrity or public figure who has made news on behalf of animals. She is also a patron of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust which works to protect elephants and other wildlife in Kenya. Davis has worked with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) and is included on their list of `` High Profile Supporters ''. In 2015 she visited the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Davis later filmed a fund - raising appeal supporting the UNHCR, and in 2016 visited Australia to promote the UNHCR 's work, focussing on the plight of women victims of sexual violence in Congo. Personal life Oxfam Ambassador Davis visits Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya In 2011, Davis adopted a daughter, Gemma Rose Davis. They reside in Los Angeles, California. Davis has never married. She is a recovering alcoholic and says she was introduced to alcohol early as part of her Southern upbringing : `` Alcohol freed me. I was really shy and I did n't know how to come out of my shell. I drank for the same reason I loved acting. I wanted to feel things and express myself and be free. And I 'm not naturally that way. '' She became sober at the age of 22, later stating, `` I miss it. You do n't go to rehab and then suddenly it goes away. '' Davis has been an ambassador for the poverty organization Oxfam since 2004. During her 2009 visit to Africa, Davis, a lifelong lover of elephants, discovered an abandoned baby elephant and arranged for it to be taken to a wildlife rehabilitation center. In recognition of the attention she has brought to the plight of orphaned African elephants, Davis won the Humane Society 's 2010 Wyler Award, which is bestowed on a celebrity or public figure who has made news on behalf of animals. She is also a patron of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust which works to protect elephants and other wildlife in Kenya. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Doom Asylum Jane 1991 N.Y.P.D. Mounted Young Lady Television film 1995 Nine Months Tennis Attendant 1995 Alien Nation : Body and Soul Karina Tivoli Ultimate Lie, The The Ultimate Lie Claire McGrath Television film 1997 Deadly Vision, AA Deadly Vision Babette Watson Television film 1998 Traveling Companion Annie 1998 Sour Grapes Riggs 1999 Atomic Train Megan Seger 2000 Take Me Home : The John Denver Story Annie Denver Television film 2000 Blacktop Sylvia Television film 2001 Someone to Love Lorraine Television film 2001 Three Days Beth Farmer Television film Winning Season, The The Winning Season Mandy Television film 2005 Soccer Moms Brooke Television pilot 2005 Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3 - D, The The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3 - D Max 's Mom Minor 2006 Shaggy Dog, The The Shaggy Dog Rebecca Douglas 2006 Deck the Halls Kelly Finch Main role 2008 Sex and the City Charlotte York Goldenblatt 2009 Couples Retreat Lucy Tippaglio Sex and the City 2 Charlotte York Goldenblatt ShoWest Ensemble Award Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress Nominated -- People 's Choice Awards For Favorite Cast 2011 Jack and Jill Delilah 2012 Journey 2 : The Mysterious Island Elizabeth Anderson 2012 Of Two Minds Billie Clark Television film 2016 Z Nation Television film 2016 A Heavenly Christmas Eve Television - Hallmark Movie Television Year Title Role Notes 1991 General Hospital Betsy Chilson, R.N. Mann & Machine Cathy Episode : `` Billion Dollar Baby '' Larry Sanders Show, The The Larry Sanders Show Bri Episode : `` The Breakdown : Part II '' Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Carey McGee Episode : `` Thanksgiving '' 1995 ER Leslie Episode : `` Luck of the Draw '' 1995 -- 96 Melrose Place Brooke Armstrong Recurring cast ( season 3 ) Main cast ( season 4 ) 32 episodes 1997 Single Guy, The The Single Guy Leslie Episode : `` Johnny Hollywood '' 1997 Seinfeld Jenna Episodes : `` The Pothole '' / `` The Butter Shave '' 1998 -- 2004 Sex and the City Charlotte York Goldenblatt Women in Film Lucy Award ( shared with cast ) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series ( 2001 ) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series ( 2003 ) Nominated -- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series ( 2004 ) Nominated -- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress -- Series, Miniseries or Television Film ( 2004 ) Nominated -- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series ( 2004 ) 2000 Friends Erin Episode : `` The One with Ross ' Library Book '' 2000 Sex and the Matrix Charlotte York MacDougal short parody Will & Grace Nadine Episode : `` Will & Grace & Vince & Nadine '' 2004 -- 09 Miss Spider 's Sunny Patch Friends Miss Spider Voice role, 35 episodes 2014 Bad Teacher Ginny Taylor - Clapp 7 episodes Theatre Year Title Role Location 2012 The Best Man Mabel Cantwell 2014 Fatal Attraction Beth Gallagher References Jump up ^ The World Almanac & Book of Facts. World Almanac Books. 2007. p. 218. 2 / 23 / 65. ^ Jump up to : `` Kristin Davis Biography ''. The Biography Channel. A + E Networks. Retrieved February 18, 2014. Jump up ^ Doug Nye ( September 19, 2000 ). `` Kristin Davis, ' sex ' symbol ''. The State ( Columbia, South Carolina ). ( 1 ) Jump up ^ `` Kristin Davis Biography ( 1965 - ) ''. Film Reference. Advameg, Inc. Retrieved February 18, 2014. ^ Jump up to : Ellen, Barbara ( February 10, 2002 ). `` Charlotte 's web ''. The Observer. Retrieved April 14, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Past Recipients ''. Wif.org. Archived from the original on August 20, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Kristin Davis ''. Emmy Awards. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved February 18, 2014. Jump up ^ `` '' Sex and the City '' movie close to green light ``. ABC7Chicago. November 14, 2006. Retrieved February 1, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Couples Retreat ''. TVGuide.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 19 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Broadway 's Best Man votes in Cybill Shepherd, Kristin Davis, John Stamos and Elizabeth Ashley ''. Playbill. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2016. Jump up ^ `` Kristin Davis will make her West End debut alongside Mark Bazeley in Trevor Nunn 's forthcoming production of Fatal Attraction ''. OfficialLondonTheatre.com. OfficialLondonTheatre.com. January 28, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Kristin Davis 's fatal attraction to West End ''. standard.co.uk. London Evening Standard. January 28, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014. Jump up ^ ( 2 ) Jump up ^ `` Kristin Davis ''. www.oxfam.org. Oxfam International. Retrieved 19 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Kristin Davis smiles for Maybelline ''. USAToday.com. Gannett Co. Inc. Retrieved 19 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Kristen ( sic ) Davis Designs for Belk Department Stores ''. thefashionspot.com. TotallyHer Media LLC. Retrieved 19 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Kristin Davis Collection Discontinued ; New York Fashion Show Canceled ''. nymag.com. New York Media, LLC. Retrieved 19 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` The Wyler Award ''. Jump up ^ `` Sex and the City star 's `` elephantastic '' Kenyan New Year ``. Brits In Kenya. January 5, 2015. Jump up ^ `` UNHCR - High Profile Supporters ''. UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency. United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees. Retrieved 19 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` UNHCR - High Profile Supporters - About Kristin ''. UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency. United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees. Retrieved 19 October 2016. Jump up ^ Julie Jordan ( October 7, 2011 ). `` Kristin Davis Adopts a Baby Girl ''. People. Jump up ^ Rothman, Michael ( December 3, 2013 ). `` Why Kristin Davis Ca n't Imagine Getting Married - ABC News ''. Good Morning America. ABC News. Retrieved October 25, 2015. Jump up ^ `` ' Sex and the City ' Star Kristin Davis : I 'm a Recovering Alcoholic ''. Fox News. May 22, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2014. Jump up ^ Sharon Churcher ( May 11, 2008 ). `` Sex and the shower scene... or how Kristin Davis refused to bare all in Sex And The City movie ''. Mail on Sunday. Retrieved May 11, 2008. Jump up ^ Lynsey Haywood ( May 28, 2008 ). `` Kristin Davis ' ' dead at 30 ' fears ''. The Sun. Retrieved May 28, 2008. Jump up ^ `` The Wyler Award ''. Jump up ^ `` Sex and the City star 's `` elephantastic '' Kenyan New Year ``. Brits In Kenya. January 5, 2015. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kristin Davis. Kristin Davis on IMDb Kristin Davis at AllMovie Barnes and Noble biography Kristin Davis at Emmys.com Kristin Davis on Twitter Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Will & Grace, season 2 / season 3 ( 2000 ) : Hayes ; McCormack ; Messing ; Mullally Sex and the City, season 4 ( 2001 ) : Cattrall ; Davis ; Nixon ; Parker Everybody Loves Raymond season 6 / season 7 ( 2002 ) : Boyle ; Garrett ; Heaton ; Roberts ; Romano ; Sweeten Sex and the City, season 6 ( 2003 ) : Cattrall ; Davis ; Nixon ; Parker Desperate Housewives, season 1 ( 2004 ) : Bowen ; Chavira ; Cross ; Culp ; Denton ; Hatcher ; Huffman ; Kasch ; Longoria ; Metcalfe ; Moses ; Sheridan ; Strong Desperate Housewives, season 1 / season 2 ( 2005 ) : Bart ; Bowen ; Brooks ; Chavira ; Cross ; Culp ; Denton ; Hatcher ; Huffman ; B. Kinsman ; S. Kinsman ; Longoria ; Moses ; Savant ; Sheridan ; Strong ; Woodard The Office, season 2 / season 3 ( 2006 ) : Baker ; Baumgartner ; Carell ; Denman ; Fischer ; Flannery ; Hardin ; Kaling ; Kinsey ; Krasinski ; Lieberstein ; Novak ; Nunez ; Smith ; Wilson The Office, season 3 / season 4 ( 2007 ) : Baker ; Baumgartner ; Carell ; Denman ; Fischer ; Flannery ; Hardin ; Kaling ; Kinsey ; Krasinski ; Lieberstein ; Novak ; Nunez ; Smith ; Wilson 30 Rock, season 2 / season 3 ( 2008 ) : Adsit ; Baldwin ; Bowden ; Fey ; Friedlander ; Krakowski ; McBrayer ; Morgan ; Powell Glee, season 1 ( 2009 ) : Agron ; Colfer ; Gallagher ; Gilsig ; Lynch ; Mays ; McHale ; Michele ; Monteith ; Morris ; Morrison ; Riley ; Rivera ; Salling ; Shum ; Sussman ; Talton ; Theba ; Ushkowitz Complete list ( 1994 -- 1999 ) ( 2000 -- 2009 ) ( 2010 -- 2019 ) VIAF : 54356552 LCCN : no99071610 ISNI : 0000 0000 6310 414X GND : 137048831 SUDOC : 144152746 BNF : cb141695580 ( data ) MusicBrainz : f1a86a53 - 2a09 - 4671 - 90a6 - c895b6bff911 BNE : XX1595193 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kristin_Davis&oldid=825246840 '' Categories : 1965 births Living people Actresses from Boulder, Colorado Actresses from South Carolina Adoptees adopted by relations American adoptees American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses American voice actresses Actors from Columbia, South Carolina Rutgers University alumni 20th - century American actresses 21st - century American actresses Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from April 2013 Use mdy dates from April 2014 Use American English from February 2014 All Wikipedia articles written in American English Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu تۆرکجه Български Čeština Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Eesti Ελληνικά Español فارسی Français 한국어 Հայերեն Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית ქართული Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Русский Simple English Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska Tagalog Türkçe Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 12 February 2018, at 08 : 36. 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Question: who plays charlotte york in sex and the city
Answer: Kristin Landen Davis