Person · Actress · Active since 1982
Geena Davis
b. 1956, Wareham
American actress, born in Wareham. Won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Appeared in 23 films on this site, including Tootsie (1982), Beetlejuice (1988) and Thelma & Louise (1991). Among the 113 actors and directors Geena Davis shares films with on this site, the most frequent are Jeff Goldblum (3 films), Dustin Hoffman (2) and Bill Murray (2).
Davis made her acting debut in Tootsie (1982), a satirical romantic comedy, and starred in the science-fiction horror The Fly (1986), one of her first box office hits.
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She established herself as a leading lady with the road film Thelma & Louise (1991), for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and the sports film A League of Their Own (1992), garnering a Golden Globe Award nomination.
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In their own words
Thelma and Louise end up driving off a cliff, and still viewers felt exhilarated by their story. It made me realize how few opportunities we give women to come out of a movie feeling inspired and empowered by the female characters. It changed everything about how I chose roles moving forward.
Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon to Reunite at 90s Con 33 Years After Thelma & Louise (Exclusive) People Magazine (October 13, 2023) · Wikiquote: Geena Davis · authors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Partners by shared films
Who Geena Davis made films with
Directors
- 2Bill Murray director and actorTootsie, Quick Change
- 2Renny Harlin director and actorCutthroat Island, The Long Kiss Goodnight
One film together
Co-stars
- 3Jeff Goldblum actorTransylvania 6-5000, The Fly, Earth Girls Are Easy
- 2Dustin Hoffman actorTootsie, Hero
- 2Michael J. Fox actorStuart Little, Stuart Little 2
- 2Hugh Laurie actorStuart Little, Stuart Little 2
- 2Michael Keaton actorBeetlejuice, Speechless
- 2Steve Zahn actorStuart Little, Stuart Little 2
8 more partners with two or more films
- 2Chevy Chase actorFletch, Hero
- 2Bill Pullman actorThe Accidental Tourist, A League of Their Own
- 2Nathan Lane actorStuart Little, Stuart Little 2
- 2Estelle Getty actressTootsie, Stuart Little
- 2Don S. Davis actorA League of Their Own, Hero
- 2Dabney Coleman actorTootsie, Stuart Little
- 2Stephen Tobolowsky actorThelma & Louise, Hero
- 2Alia Shawkat actressBlink Twice, The Wrong Girls
One film together
- Tootsie 1982Andy Warhol, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Charles Durning, George Gaynes
- Fletch 1985Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, George Wendt, James Avery, William Sanderson, M. Emmet Walsh
- Transylvania 6-5000 1985Michael Richards, Carol Kane
- Beetlejuice 1988Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin, Catherine O'Hara, Sylvia Sidney
- The Accidental Tourist 1988William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, David Ogden Stiers
- Earth Girls Are Easy 1989Jim Carrey, Wayne Brady, Damon Wayans
- Quick Change 1990Stanley Tucci, Jason Robards, Tony Shalhoub, Randy Quaid, Phil Hartman, Kurtwood Smith
- Thelma & Louise 1991Brad Pitt, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Christopher McDonald
- A League of Their Own 1992Madonna, Tom Hanks, Garry Marshall, Rosie O'Donnell, Téa Leoni, Jon Lovitz, David Strathairn
- Hero 1992Andy Garcia, Joan Cusack, Jeff Garlin, Tom Arnold, Fisher Stevens
- Angie 1994James Gandolfini, Stephen Rea
- Speechless 1994Christopher Reeve, Bonnie Bedelia, Ernie Hudson, Gailard Sartain
- Cutthroat Island 1995Frank Langella, Matthew Modine
- The Long Kiss Goodnight 1996Samuel L. Jackson, Lisa Edelstein, David Morse, Brian Cox
- Stuart Little 1999Jennifer Tilly, Chazz Palminteri, Bruno Kirby, Jon Polito
- Stuart Little 2 2002James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Brad Garrett
- In a World... 2013Talulah Riley, Nick Offerman
- Marjorie Prime 2017Tim Robbins, Jon Hamm
- Ava 2020Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell, John Malkovich, Joan Chen, Ioan Gruffudd, Common
- Blink Twice 2024Channing Tatum, Kyle MacLachlan, Christian Slater, Haley Joel Osment, Adria Arjona
- The Wrong Girls 2026Cate Blanchett, Kristen Stewart, Seth Rogen, Kate McKinnon, LaKeith Stanfield, Tony Hale, Kumail Nanjiani
- FairylandAdam Lambert, Maria Bakalova
Films in this guide
Best known
- Tootsie 1982actress
- Beetlejuice 1988actress, as Bárbara Maitland
- Thelma & Louise 1991actress, as Thelma Dickinson
- The Fly 1986actress
- Stuart Little 1999actress
- A League of Their Own 1992actress
1980s
- Tootsie (1982)actress
- Fletch (1985)actress
- Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)actress
- The Fly (1986)actress
- Beetlejuice (1988)actress, as Bárbara Maitland
- The Accidental Tourist (1988)actress
- Earth Girls Are Easy (1989)actress
1990s
- Quick Change (1990)actress
- Thelma & Louise (1991)actress, as Thelma Dickinson
- A League of Their Own (1992)actress
- Hero (1992)actress
- Angie (1994)actress
- Speechless (1994)actress, producer
- Cutthroat Island (1995)actress, as Morgan Adams
- The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)actress
- Stuart Little (1999)actress
2000s
- Stuart Little 2 (2002)actress
2010s
- In a World... (2013)actress
- Marjorie Prime (2017)actress
2020s
- Ava (2020)actress
- Blink Twice (2024)actress
- The Wrong Girls (2026)actress
Undated
- Fairylandactress