Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956) is an American actor. [1] She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Davis made her acting debut in the satirical romantic comedy Tootsie (1982) and starred in the science-fiction thriller The Fly (1986), one of her first box office hits.

She has put in many decades of political service to feminist causes and has never held back even when speaking out could potentially harm her career. Her screen roles reinforce her beliefs. The Geena Davis Institute does research and advocacy.

Geena Davis Davis, who won an Oscar for her supporting performance in “The Accidental Tourist” (1988), has been a passionate advocate for gender equality in media.

Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson present Geena Davis with the Supporting Actress Oscar for The Accidental Tourist at the 61st Academy Awards. ...more.

For the last film, she was the surprise winner of the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. More fun movies followed with the flying-saucer-in-the-pool Earth Girls Are Easy (1988) and everyone-loves-a-clown Quick Change (1990) with Bill Murray.

She recently received her second Oscar as the recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Board of Governors of the Motion Picture Academy. Davis made her feature film debut opposite Dustin Hoffman in “Tootsie.”

Aug 12, 2019 · Vogue.com spoke to Davis to talk about the state of gender parity in Hollywood, why she’s never been scared to voice her opinion, and where she plans on putting her new Oscar.

Academy Award winner Geena Davis is one of Hollywood’s most respected actors, appearing in several roles that became cultural landmarks. Davis received her first Academy Award, for Best Supporting Actress, for her role as the offbeat dog trainer Muriel Pritchett in Lawrence Kasdan’s The Accidental Tourist.

Oct 23, 2019 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Geena Davis got a message on a Saturday morning that the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences needed to speak to her urgently, she thought "I...

Long before the #MeToo movement, the Oscar winner, BU alum, and recent GLOW star founded the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.