Geena Davis Net Worth

Geena Davis's Quotes

• I have an elbow that bends the wrong way, and I'd do things like stand in an elevator and the doors would close, and I'd pretend that my arm had got caught in it, and then I'd scream, "Ow, ow, put it back!"
• [talking about the shows her children watch] As I watched kids' programs with them, I became concerned about gender balance and stereotypes. Boys take up much more space on TV than in real life.
• [About Thelma & Louise (1991) being considered a male-bashing movie] Most guys don't relate to the truck driver or the rapist, and if they do, their problems are bigger than this movie.

Interesting Facts about Geena Davis

1. Placed 24th out of 28 semi-finalists for Olympic Archery team. [August 1999]
2. Ranked #61 in Empire (UK) magazine's Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list. [October 1997]
3. Is a member of MENSA (as are James Woods, Alan Rachins, Kym Jackson, Cy Frost, Ben Rollins and Derek Barbosa) with an IQ of 140.
4. She speaks Swedish, and attended school in Sweden as an exchange student.
5. Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#31). [1995]
6. Turned down The Grifters (1990) and Basic Instinct (1992).
7. Was considered for the female lead in Disclosure (1994) that went to Demi Moore.
8. In 1996, was the top contender for the role of the evil Queen Beryl in a proposed Sailor Moon live action movie. The project was later scrapped.
9. At age 46, she gave birth to her first child. Daughter, Alizeh Keshvar Jarrahy was born April 10, 2002. Dad is 31-year-old craniofacial surgeon Reza Jarrahy.
10. Was the assistant organist in her church in her hometown in Massachusetts.
11. Her former live-in boyfriend, Dr. Reza Jarrahy, is Iranian. His last name, Jarrahy, means "surgery" in Farsi.
12. Born at 12:06 am-EST.
13. Appeared alongside ex-husband Jeff Goldblum in three films: Transylvania 6-5000 (1985), The Fly (1986) and Earth Girls Are Easy (1988).
14. Wears a size 12 shoe.
15. Her publicist, Paul Bloch, announced in December 2003 that at 48 years old, she is pregnant with twins which are due to be born in the spring of 2004. The actress's sons, Kian William and Kaiis Steven, were born May 6, 2004 - 26 days early.
16. Graduate of Wareham High School (Wareham, Massachusetts) Class of 1974 who voted her "Most Talented".
17. Her second husband, actor Jeff Goldblum, says that he and Geena have remained good friends in the years since their divorce.
18. Auditioned for a regular cast member spot on Saturday Night Live (1975) in 1982.
19. After graduating from Boston U. she worked as a window mannequin.
20. Said that Accidents Happen (2009) was the most fun she had ever had on a movie, and that her co-stars and on-screen sons Harry Cook and Harrison Gilbertson looked very much like her two twin boys in real life and felt a great friendship and connection to the both of them.