Geena Davis

Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis is an American actress, producer, writer, and former model. She is best known for her various film roles as Veronica "Ronnie" Quaife in the 1986 sci-fi horror film , Barbara Maitland in Tim Burton's 1988 fantasy horror comedy film , Thelma Dickinson in (with Susan Sarandon), Dorothy "Dottie" Hinson in the 1992 sports comedy film , Charlene "Charly" Elizabeth Baltimore/Samantha Caine in the 1996 thriller film , Mrs. Little in the , and Muriel Pritchett in the 1988 romantic drama film (in which she won an ).
For Disney, she voiced Princess "Peri" Persephone in Doc McStuffins and played the titular character of the 1994 Hollywood Pictures film Angie. She also starred in her own self-titled ABC sitcom called as Teddie Cochran, as well as portrayed Mackenzie Allen in and Nicole Herman in .
Davis was born in Wareham, Massachusetts. Her mother, Lucille (née Cook), was a teacher's assistant, and her father, William F. Davis, was a civil engineer and church deacon. Both were from small towns in Vermont. Davis has an older brother, Danforth ("Dan"). She became interested in music at an early age. She learned the piano and flute and played the organ well enough as a teenager to be an organist at her Congregational church in Wareham. Davis was also a cheerleader as well as cheer captain her senior year of high school. She attended Wareham High School and was an exchange student in Sandviken, Sweden, where she became fluent in Swedish. She wanted to study acting at Boston University but missed the required audition during her year in Sweden, so she began her college education at New England College before transferring to Boston University; she didn't earn enough credits to graduate, having received an incomplete in at least one class and an F in movement class. Her first post-university work was as a model for window mannequins at Ann Taylor; she then signed with New York's Zoli modeling agency.
In her 2022 memoir, she states that her brother came up with the nickname Geena shortly after her birth to differentiate her from her Aunt Virginia, who went by the nickname "Ginny".
==Roles==
Princessperi.jpg|Persephone(Doc McStuffins)
Geena Davis - Angie.jpg|Angie(Angie)
==Trivia==
*She was originally considered for the role of Abby Mallard in Chicken Little, along with several other actresses who were also considered for the part.
==Gallery==
Geena Davis 2013 (cropped).jpg|Geena Davis attending the World Maker Faire in New York in September 2013.
Geena Davis 18th HFA.jpg|Geena Davis speaks at the 18th annual Hollywood Film Awards in November 2014.
Gina Davis Summer TCA Tour16.jpg|Geena Davis speaks at panel at the 2016 Summer TCA Tour.
Geena Davis NYCC.jpg|Geena Davis speaks at the 2016 New York Comic Con.
Geena Davis TIFF.jpg|Geena Davis attending the 2018 Toronto International Film Fest.
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