![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Actor Born: January 21, 1956 in Wareham, MA Biography:Both a former Victoria's Secret model and card-carrying member of MENSA, "Geena Davis" established herself in Hollywood by playing the quirky protagonist in a wide variety of dramas and romantic comedies, though she has also tested the waters in action films and sci-fi horror. "Davis" showed an interest in show-business from childhood on, and transferred from New England College to Boston University in order to participate within the university's drama program. After receiving a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts in 1979, she moved to New York City in hopes of being discovered.
Once there, "Davis" took on several odd jobs; the oddest, perhaps, being her stint as a department store mannequin. A then struggling actress turned in a job performance impressive enough to attract the attention of Zoli Agents, a prominent modeling company. No longer mere window dressing, the six-foot "Davis" worked as a... Full Biography
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