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Geena Davis

Virginia Elizabeth"Geena"Davis(born January 21, 1956) is an American actor.[1]She is the recipient of various accolades, including anAcademy Awardand aGolden Globe Award.

Geena Davis
Davis in 2024
Born
Virginia Elizabeth Davis

(1956-01-21)January 21, 1956(age 69)
Wareham, Massachusetts,U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1982–present
OrganizationGeena Davis Institute
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  • Reza Jarrahy
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    (m.2001;div.2021)​
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Davis made her acting debut in the satirical romantic comedyTootsie(1982) and starred in the science-fiction thrillerThe Fly(1986), one of her first box office hits. While the fantasy comedyBeetlejuice(1988) brought her to prominence, the romantic dramaThe Accidental Tourist(1988) earned her theAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actress.She established herself as a leading lady with the road filmThelma & Louise(1991), for which she received a nomination for theAcademy Award for Best Actress,and the sports filmA League of Their Own(1992), garnering a Golden Globe Award nomination. However, Davis's roles in the box office failuresCutthroat Island(1995) andThe Long Kiss Goodnight(1996), both directed by then-husbandRenny Harlin,were followed by a lengthy break and downturn in her career.

Davis starred as the adoptive mother of the title character in theStuart Littlefranchise(1999–2005) and as the first female president of the United States in the television seriesCommander in Chief(2005–2006), winning theGolden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Dramafor her role in the latter. Her later films includeAccidents Happen(2009) andMarjorie Prime(2017). She has portrayed the recurring role of Dr. Nicole Herman inGrey's Anatomy(2014–2015, 2018) and that ofRegan MacNeil/Angela Rance in the first season of the horror television seriesThe Exorcist(2017).

In 2004, Davis launched theGeena Davis Institute on Gender in Media,which works collaboratively with the entertainment industry to increase the presence of female characters in media. Through the organization, she launched the annualBentonville Film Festivalin 2015, and executive produced the documentaryThis Changes Everythingin 2018. Davis received theJean Hersholt Humanitarian Awardin 2019 and the Governors Award in 2022.

Early life and education

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Geena Davis was born on January 21, 1956, inWareham, Massachusetts.[2]Her mother, Lucille (née Cook), was a teacher's assistant, and her father, William F. Davis, was a civil engineer and churchdeacon.Both were from small towns in Vermont.[3]Davis has an older brother, Danforth ( "Dan" ).[4]

She became interested in music at an early age. She learned piano andfluteand playedorganwell enough as a teenager to be organist at herCongregationalchurch in Wareham. Davis was also a cheerleader and was cheer captain her senior year of high school.[5][6]She attendedWareham High Schooland was an exchange student inSandviken,Sweden, where she became fluent in Swedish and got engaged to classmate Mats Dahlsköld, with whom she still corresponds by letter.[7]She wanted to study acting atBoston Universitybut missed the required audition during her year in Sweden, so she began her college education atNew England Collegebefore 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.[8]Her first post-university work was as a model for windowmannequinsatAnn Taylor;she then signed with New York'sZoli modeling agency.[9]

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.[10][11]

Career

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Rise to fame (1982–1987)

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Davis in 1983

Davis was working as a model when she was cast by directorSydney Pollackin his filmTootsie(1982) as a soap opera actor, whom she has described as "someone who's going to be in their underwear a lot of time".[5][12]It was the second most profitable film of 1982,[13]received tenAcademy Awardsnominations[14]and is considered aclassic.[15]She next won the regular part of Wendy Killian in the television seriesBuffalo Bill,which aired from June 1983 to March 1984; and had a writing credit in one episode. Despite the series' elevenEmmy Awardsnominations, lukewarm ratings led to its cancellation after two seasons. Davis concurrently guest-starred inKnight Rider,Riptide,Family TiesandRemington Steele,and followed with a series of her own,Sara,which lasted 13 episodes. During this period, she also auditioned for the 1984 science fiction/action filmThe Terminator,reading for the lead role ofSarah Connor,which eventually went toLinda Hamilton.InFletch(1985), an action comedy, she appeared withChevy Chaseas the colleague of aLos Angeles Timesundercover reporter trying to expose drug trafficking on the beaches of Los Angeles.[16]She also starred in the horror comedyTransylvania 6-5000as a nymphomaniac vampire alongside future husbandJeff Goldblum.[17]They also starred in the sci-fi thrillerThe Fly(1986), loosely based onGeorge Langelaan's 1957short story of the same name,where Davis portrayed a science journalist and an eccentric scientist's love interest. It was a commercial success and helped establish her as an actor.[18]In 1987 she appeared with Goldblum again in the offbeat comedyEarth Girls Are Easy.[19]

Recognition and praise (1988–1992)

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Davis at the61st Academy Awardsin 1989

DirectorTim Burtoncast Davis in his horror comedyBeetlejuice(1988)[20]as one of a recently deceased young couple who become ghosts haunting their former house; it also starredAlec Baldwin,Michael KeatonandWinona Ryder.It made $73.7 million from a budget of $15 million, and Davis's performance and the overall film received mostly positive reviews.[21]

Davis took on the role of an animal hospital employee and dog trainer with a sickly son in the romantic dramaThe Accidental Tourist(1988), alongsideWilliam HurtandKathleen Turner.CriticRoger Ebert,who gave the film four stars out of four, wrote: "Davis, as Muriel, brings an unforced wackiness to her role in scenes like the one where she belts out a song while she's doing the dishes. But she is not as simple as she sometimes seems [...]".[22]The film emerged as a critical and commercial success, and Davis' performance earned her theAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Davis appeared as the girlfriend of a man who, dressed as a clown, robs a bank in midtown Manhattan, in the comedyQuick Change(1990). Based on a book of the same name byJay Cronley,it is a remake of the 1985 French filmHold-UpstarringJean-Paul Belmondo.Despite modest box office returns,[23]theChicago Tribunefound the lead actors "funny and creative while keeping their characters life-size".[24]Davis next starred withSusan SarandoninRidley Scott's road filmThelma & Louise(1991), as friends who embark on a road trip with unforeseen consequences. A critical and commercial success, it is considered a classic, as it influenced other films and artistic works and became a landmarkfeminist film.Davis' performance in the film earned her nominations for theAcademy Award for Best Actress,theBAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Roleand theGolden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.[5]It also featuredBrad Pittin his breakout role as a drifter; in his 2020 Oscar acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actor, Pitt thanked director Ridley Scott and Davis for "giving me my first shot."[25]

In 1992, Davis starred alongsideMadonnaandTom Hanksin the sports comedy-dramaA League of Their Ownas a baseball player on an all-women's team. It reachednumber one at the box office,became the tenth highest-grossing film of the year in North America,[26]and earned Davis her first nomination for theGolden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.[27]She played a television reporter in the comedyHero(also 1992) alongsideDustin HoffmanandAndy Garcia.Although it flopped at the box office, Roger Ebert felt Davis was "bright and convincing as the reporter (her best line, after surviving the plane crash, is shouted through an ambulance door:" This is my story! I did the research! ")".[28]

Downturn, hiatus and television roles (1993–2009)

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In 1994'sAngie,Davis played an office worker who lives in theBensonhurstsection ofBrooklynand dreams of a better life. The film received mixed reviews from critics, despite much praise for Davis,[29]and was a commercial failure. In her other 1994 release, the romantic comedySpeechless,Davis reunited with Michael Keaton to play insomniac writers who fall in love until they realize that both are writing speeches for rival candidates in aNew Mexicoelection. Despite negative reviews and modest box office returns, she earned her second nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for her performance.

Davis in 2004

Davis teamed up with her then-husband, directorRenny Harlin,for the filmsCutthroat Island(1995) andThe Long Kiss Goodnight(1996), with Harlin hoping that they would turn her into an action star. WhileThe Long Kiss Goodnightmanaged to become a moderate success,Cutthroat Islandflopped critically and commercially and was once listed as having the "largest box office loss" byGuinness World Records.[30]The film is credited to be a contributing factor in the demise of Davis as abankable star.By the mid and late 1990s, Davis's film career had become less noteworthy as she divorced Harlin in 1998 and took an "unusually long" two years off to reflect on her career, according toThe New York Times.[31]In a 2016 interview withVulture,she recalled: "Film roles really did start to dry up when I got into my 40s. If you look atIMDb,up until that age, I made roughly one film a year. In my entire 40s, I made one movie,Stuart Little.I was getting offers, but for nothing meaty or interesting like in my 30s. I'd been completely ruined and spoiled. I mean, I got to play a pirate captain! I got to do every type of role, even if the movie failed. "[32]She appeared as Eleanor Little in the well-received family comedyStuart Little(1999), a role she reprised inStuart Little 2(2002) and again inStuart Little 3: Call of the Wild(2005).

Davis starred in the sitcomThe Geena Davis Show,which aired for one season onABCduring the2000–01 U.S. television season.[33]She went on to star in theABCtelevision seriesCommander in Chief,portraying the first female president of the United States.[34]While this role garnered her a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series in 2006, the series was cancelled after its first season; Davis admitted she was "devastated" by its cancellation in a 2016 interview. "I still haven't gotten over it. I really wanted it to work. It was on Tuesday nights oppositeHouse,which wasn't ideal. But we were the best new show that fall. Then, in January, we were oppositeAmerican Idol.They said, 'The ratings are going to suffer, so we should take you off the air for the entire run ofIdol,and bring it back in May. I put a lot of time and effort into getting it on another network, too, but it didn't work ".[32]Her performance in the series earned her theGolden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama,in addition to nominations for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Seriesand theScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series.She was awarded the 2006Women in Film Lucy Award.[35]

Davis was the only American actor to be cast in the Australian-produced filmAccidents Happen(2009), portraying a foul-mouthed and strict mother. She stated that it was the most fun she had ever had on a film set, and felt a deep friendship and connection to both of the actors who played her sons.[36]Written byBrian Carbeeand based on his own childhood and adolescence, the film received a limited theatrical release and mixed reviews from critics.Varietyfound it to be "led by a valiant Geena Davis", despite a "script that mistakes abuse for wit".[37]

Professional expansion (2010–present)

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Following a long period of intermittent work, Davis often ventured into television acting, and through her organization, theGeena Davis Institute on Gender in Media,saw her career expand during the 2010s. In 2012, she starred as a psychiatrist in the miniseriesComa,based on the 1977 novelComabyRobin Cookand the subsequent1978 film.She played a powerful female movie executive in the comedyIn a World...(2013), the directorial debut ofLake Bell.[38]Bell found her only dialogue to be her favorite in the film and called it her "soapbox moment".[38]

In 2014, Davis provided her voice for the English version of theStudio Ghiblianimated filmWhen Marnie Was There,as she was drawn to the film's abundant stories and strong use of female characters.[39]She played the recurring role of Dr. Nicole Herman, an attending fetal surgeon with a life-threatening brain tumor, during the 11th season ofGrey's Anatomy(2014–2015). In 2015, Davis launched an annual film festival to be held inBentonville, Arkansas,to highlight diversity in film, accepting films that prominently feature minorities and women in the cast and crew. The firstBentonville Film Festivaltook place from May 5–9, 2015.[40]Davis appeared as the mother of a semi-famous television star in the comedyMe Him Her(2016).

In the television seriesThe Exorcist(2016), based onthe 1973 film of the same name,Davis took on the role of grown-upRegan MacNeil,who has renamed herself Angela Rance to find peace and anonymity from her ordeal as a child.The Exorcistwas a success with critics and audiences. In 2017, Davis starred in the film adaptationMarjorie Prime,alongsideJon Hamm,playing the daughter of an 85-year old experiencing the first symptoms ofAlzheimer's disease,[41]and appeared as the imaginary god of a heavyset 13-year-old girl in the comedyDon't Talk to Irene.Vanity Fairwrote that she stole "every scene" inMarjorie Prime,[42]whileVariety,on her role inDon't Talk to Irene,remarked: "There's no arguing the preternatural coolness of Geena Davis, a fact celebrated in self-conscious fashion byDon't Talk to Irene,a familiar type of coming-of-age film whose most distinguishing feature is the presence of the actress ".[43]

In 2018, Davis returned toGrey's Anatomy,reprising the role of Dr. Nicole Herman in the show's14th season,[44]and executive produced the documentaryThis Changes Everything,in which she was also interviewed about her experiences in the industry. The film premiered at theToronto International Film Festival,where it was named first runner-up for thePeople's Choice Award: Documentaries.[45]In 2019, she joined the voice cast ofShe-Ra and the Princesses of Poweras Huntara,[46]and executive producedCBSeducational showMission Unstoppablethroughher organization.[47]The same year, she joined the cast ofGLOWas Sandy Devereaux St. Clair, a former showgirl turned entertainment director of the Fan-Tan Hotel and Casino.[48]In 2022, Davis' likeness was used for the character ofPoison Ivyin theDC Entertainmentcomic bookseriesBatman '89,set between the events ofBatman Returns(1992) andThe Flash(2023).[49]Davis has been a frequent guest narrator atDisney's Candlelight Processional,appearing at Disneyland in 2015 and Disney World in 2011, 2012, and 2019.[50]

In October 2022,HarperOnepublished Davis'sDying of Politeness: A Memoirof her journey from childhood conventional New England femininity and trauma to feminist "badassery", one role at a time, on screen and in the real world.[51][52]

Personal life

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Marriages and family

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Davis and her then-husband Reza Jarrahy in 2009

Davis began dating restaurateur Richard Emmolo in December 1977 and moved in with him a month later.[53]The two married on March 25, 1981, but separated in February 1983 and divorced on June 27, 1984.[54]She then dated futureThelma & Louiseco-starChristopher McDonald,to whom she was briefly engaged.[55]

In 1985, she met her second husband, actorJeff Goldblum,on the set ofTransylvania 6-5000.The couple married on November 1, 1987, and appeared together in two more films:The FlyandEarth Girls Are Easy.Davis filed for divorce in October 1990,[56]and it was finalized the following year.[57]In 2022, Davis toldPeoplethat her relationship with him "was a magical chapter in my life" and that she liked being wed to a fellow actor because he understood what she was going through and "was not in competition" with her.[58]

Security expertGavin de Beckerwas Davis' boyfriend during the early 1990s.[59]She also had a liaison withBrad Pittaround that time.[60]After a five-month courtship, she married filmmakerRenny Harlinon September 18, 1993. He directed her inCutthroat IslandandThe Long Kiss Goodnight.Davis filed for divorce on August 26, 1997, a day after her personal assistant Tiffany Bowne[61]gave birth to a son fathered by Harlin.[62]The divorce became final in June 1998.

In 1998, Davis started dating Iranian-Americancraniofacialplastic surgeon Reza Jarrahy,[63]and allegedly[64]married him on September 1, 2001. They have three children: daughter Alizeh (born April 10, 2002) and fraternal twin sons Kaiis and Kian (born May 6, 2004).[65][66]In May 2018, Jarrahy filed for divorce from Davis, listing their date of separation as November 15, 2017.[67]Davis responded by filing a petition in which she claimed that she and Jarrahy were never legally married.[64]Their divorce became final in December 2021. They agreed to change the last names of their two sons from "Davis-Jarrahy" to "Jarrahy".[68]

Activism

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Davis in April 2011 with John Gallin, a doctor at theNational Institute of Healthto discuss theGeena Davis Institute on Gender in Media

Davis is a supporter of theWomen's Sports Foundationand an advocate forTitle IX,anAct of Congressfocusing on equality in sports opportunities, now expanded to prohibitgender discriminationin American educational institutions.[69][70]

In 2004, while watching children's television programs and videos with her daughter, Davis noticed an imbalance in the ratio of male to female characters. She went on to sponsor the largest-ever research project on gender in children's entertainment (resulting in four discrete studies, including one on children's television) at theAnnenberg School for Communicationat theUniversity of Southern California.The study, directed by Stacy Smith, showed that there were nearly three male characters to every female one in the nearly 400 G, PG, PG-13, and R-rated movies analyzed.[71]In 2005, Davis teamed up with the non-profit groupDads and Daughtersto launch a venture dedicated to balancing the number of male and female characters in children's television and movie programming.[72]

Davis launched theGeena Davis Institute on Gender in Mediain 2004,[73]which works collaboratively with the entertainment industry to increase the presence of female characters in media aimed at children, and to reduceinequality in Hollywoodand the stereotyping of females by the male-dominated industry.[74]For her work in this field she received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree fromBates Collegein May 2009;[75]and an honorary Oscar, the Academy'sJean Hersholt Humanitarian Award,in 2019.[76]

In 2011, Davis became one of a handful of celebrities attached toUSAIDandAd Council'sFWDcampaign, an awareness initiative tied to that year's East Africa drought. She joinedUma Thurman,Chanel ImanandJosh Hartnettin television and internet ads to "forward the facts" about the crisis.[77]

Athletics

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In July 1999, Davis was one of 300 women who vied for a semifinals berth in the U.S. Olympicarcheryteam to participate in the Sydney2000 Summer Olympics.[78][5]She placed 24th and did not qualify for the team, but participated as a wild-card entry in the Sydney International Golden Arrow competition.[79]In August 1999, she stated that she was not an athlete growing up and that she entered archery in 1997, two years before her tryouts.[78]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1982 Tootsie April Page
1985 Fletch Larry
Transylvania 6-5000 Odette Balu
1986 The Fly Veronica "Ronnie" Quaife
1988 Beetlejuice Barbara Maitland
Earth Girls Are Easy Valerie Gail
The Accidental Tourist Muriel Pritchett
1990 Quick Change Phyllis Potter
1991 Thelma & Louise Thelma Dickinson
1992 A League of Their Own Dottie Hinson
Hero Gale Gayley
1994 Angie Angie Scacciapensieri
Speechless Julia Mann Also producer
1995 Cutthroat Island Morgan Adams
1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight Samantha Caine / Charlene "Charly" Baltimore
1999 Stuart Little Mrs. Eleanor Little
2002 Stuart Little 2
2005 Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild Voice;Direct-to-video
2009 Accidents Happen Gloria Conway
2013 In a World... Katherine Huling
2014 When Marnie Was There Yoriko Sasaki Voice; English dub
2016 Me Him Her Mrs. Ehrlick
2017 Marjorie Prime Tess
Don't Talk to Irene Herself
2018 This Changes Everything Documentary; executive producer
2020 Ava Bobbi
2023 Fairyland Munca
2024 Blink Twice Stacy

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1983 Knight Rider Grace Fallon Episode: "K.I.T.T. the Cat"
1983–1984 Buffalo Bill Wendy Killian 26 episodes
1984 Fantasy Island Patricia Grayson Episode: "Don Juan's Lost Affair"
Riptide Dr. Melba Bozinsky Episode: "Raiders of the Lost Sub"
Family Ties Karen Nicholson 2 episodes
1985 Sara Sara McKenna 13 episodes
Secret Weapons Tamara Reshevsky / Brenda Television movie
Remington Steele Sandy Dalrymple Episode: "Steele in the Chips"
George Burns Comedy Week Angelica / Sandi Episode: "Dream, Dream, Dream"
1989 Saturday Night Live Herself (host) Episode: "Geena Davis/John Mellencamp"
Trying Times Daphne Episode: "The Hit List"
1990 The Earth Day Special Kim Television special
2000–2001 The Geena Davis Show Teddie Cochran 22 episodes
2004 Will & Grace Janet Adler Episode: "The Accidental Tsuris"
2005–2006 Commander in Chief President Mackenzie Allen 18 episodes
2009 Exit 19 Gloria Woods Television pilot
2012 Coma Dr. Agnetta Lindquist Television miniseries
2013 Untitled Bounty Hunter Project Mackenzie Ryan Unsold TV pilot
Doc McStuffins Princess Persephone (voice) Episode: "Sir Kirby and the Plucky Princess"
2014–2018 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Nicole Herman 13 episodes
2015 Annedroids Student Episode: "Undercover Pigeon"
2016 The Exorcist Angela Rance / Regan MacNeil 10 episodes
2019 She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Huntara (voice) 3 episodes
GLOW Sandy Devereaux St. Clair 6 episodes
2019–2022 Mission Unstoppable — Executive producer
2025 The Boroughs Renee Main Role

Music videos

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Music video work by Geena Davis
Year Song Artist Notes
1986 "Help Me" Bryan Ferry Footage fromThe Fly
1988 "The Ground You Walk On" Geena Davis Footage fromEarth Girls Are Easy
1991 "Part of Me, Part of You" Glenn Frey Footage fromThelma & Louise
1992 "This Used to Be My Playground" Madonna Footage fromA League of Their Own
1992 "Now and Forever" Carole King
1996 "F.N.T." Semisonic Footage fromThe Long Kiss Goodnight
1999 "You're Where I Belong" Trisha Yearwood Footage fromStuart Little
1999 "I Need to Know" R Angels
2002 "I'm Alive" Celine Dion Footage fromStuart Little 2

Awards and nominations

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Association Year Category Work Result Ref(s)
Academy Awards 1989 Best Supporting Actress The Accidental Tourist Won [80]
1992 Best Actress Thelma & Louise Nominated [81]
2020 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award — Honored [82]
American Comedy Awards 1992 Funniest Leading Actress in a Motion Picture Thelma & Louise Nominated [83]
Artios Awards 2020 Lynn Stalmaster Award — Honored [84]
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1991 Best Actress Thelma & Louise Won [85]
British Academy Film Awards 1992 Best Actress in a Leading Role Thelma & Louise Nominated [86]
Cannes Film Festival 2016 Women in Motion Award — Honored [87]
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1992 Best Actress Thelma & Louise Nominated [88]
Coronado Island Film Festival 2022 Legacy Award — Honored [89]
David di Donatello Awards 1992 Best Foreign Actress[a] Thelma & Louise Won [90]
Daytime Emmy Awards 2020 Outstanding Educational or Informational Series Mission Unstoppable Nominated [47]
Deauville American Film Festival 2019 Deauville Talent Award — Honored [91]
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2017 Best TV Actress The Exorcist Nominated [92]
Golden Globe Awards 1992 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Thelma & Louise Nominated [93]
1993 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical A League of Their Own Nominated
1995 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Speechless Nominated
2006 Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama Commander in Chief Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 1991 Best Actress Thelma & Louise Runner-up [94]
MTV Movie & TV Awards 1992 Best Female Performance Thelma & Louise Nominated [95]
Best On-Screen Duo[a] Nominated
1993 Best Female Performance A League of Their Own Nominated [96]
National Board of Review Awards 1991 Best Actress[a] Thelma & Louise Won [97]
New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1992 Best Actress[a] Thelma & Louise Runner-up [98]
Primetime Emmy Awards 2006 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Commander in Chief Nominated [99]
2022 Governors Award[b] — Honored [100]
San Diego Film Festival 2015 Humanitarian Award Honored [101]
San Francisco International Film Festival 1992 Piper-Heidsieck Award Honored [102]
Sarasota Film Festival 2011 Impact Award Honored [103]
Satellite Awards 2005 Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama Commander in Chief Nominated [104]
Saturn Awards 1987 Best Actress The Fly Nominated [105]
1997 Best Actress The Long Kiss Goodnight Nominated [106]
2000 Best Supporting Actress Stuart Little Nominated [107]
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2006 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Commander in Chief Nominated [108]
Women in Film Lucy Awards 2006 Lucy Award — Honored [109]

Notes

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  1. ^abcdShared withSusan Sarandon
  2. ^Credited to theGeena Davis Institute,not Davis herself

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