Geena Davis Wears Boat Shoes
December 10th, 2008 by GiGiA little Geena Davis trivia:
- Wears a size 12 shoe.
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (1988
- Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress; BAFTA Award; Golden Globe for her role in Thelma and Louise (1991)
- Nominated - Golden Globe for A League of Their Own (1992
- Nominated - Golden Globe for Speechless (1994)
- Won Golden Globe; Nominated - Emmy Award for her role as President of the United States in the TV series Commander in Chief (2005-2006)
- Placed 24th out of 28 semi-finalists for Olympic Archery team. (August 1999)
- Ranked #61 in Empire (UK) magazine’s Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list. (October 1997)
- Is a member of Mensa (persons with IQs in the statistical top 2%.)
- She speaks Swedish, and attended school in Sweden as an exchange student.
- Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#31- 1995)
- Was considered for the lead in Runaway Bride(1999).
- Was considered for the lead role of Kate McQueen in Fair Game (1995). The part eventually went to Cindy Crawford.
- Gave birth to baby daughter, in April 2002 at the age of 46. Twins followed 2 years later.
- Was assistant organist in her church in her hometown in Massachusetts.
- Measurements: 34-25-35 (on her Zoli modeling card; ideal for her start as an underwear model)
- Her current husband, Dr. Reza Jarrahy is 15 years her junior. Reza, a neurosurgeon, is Iranian. His last name, Jarrahy, means “surgery” in Farsi.
- Appeared alongside ex-husband Jeff Goldblum in three films: Transylvania 6-5000 (1985), The Fly (1986) and Earth Girls Are Easy (1988).
- Graduate of Wareham High School (Wareham, Massachusetts) Class of 1974 who voted her “Most Talented.”
- Her second husband, actor Jeff Goldblum, says that he and Geena have remained good friends in the years since their divorce.
- Auditioned for a regular cast member spot on “Saturday Night Live” (1975) in 1984.
- After graduating from Boston U. she worked as a window mannequin.
- Is an expert archer and tried out for the 1996 Summer Olympics. She finished out of the competition.
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