I adored this book. It’s so Geena and so inspiring and such a wonderful read’ Emma Thompson A Times Film and Theatre Book of the Year 2022 I became much more able to be assertive, more than I was, which was profoundly unassertive. I was able to withstand the pressure that I took upon myself to cave in, or do what somebody else wanted. Actor Geena Davis targets women-s sports". Team USA. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017 . Retrieved December 1, 2017. Malkin, Marc (October 27, 2019). "Academy's Governors Awards Puts Spotlight on Gender Parity". Variety . Retrieved October 25, 2021. Working on Tootsie taught Davis a lot about the craft, as well as the logistics of moviemaking. For example, she recalls that she incorrectly assumed that everyone in the cast needed to be on set every day, so would arrive every morning and spend hours just watching other peoples' scenes.

In this memoir, she tells stories of meeting the supremely independent and sharp-shooting Susan Sarandon, the Louise to her Thelma; of her spontaneous Las Vegas wedding to Jeff Goldblum; of her archery exploits which led her to the Olympic trials; and of how she became a tireless advocate for women and girls, founding her own institute which engages film and TV creators to better represent women.Kering and the Festival de Cannes announce Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon as recipients of the 2016 'Women in Motion' Awards". Kering. May 6, 2016 . Retrieved October 25, 2021.

When she finally got the chance to meet with director Ridley Scott, Davis says she poured her heart out about why she absolutely had to be Louise. After listening intently, he asked her: In other words, you wouldn't play Thelma? Warm, entertaining, revealing and surprising, this is a book for fans of Nora Ephron, for those interested in life behind the Hollywood facade, and in how a remarkable woman gained the courage to campaign for women worldwide. Candid, self-deprecating and vastly entertaining…. Davis’s frank appraisal of her psychological and physical merits, and demerits, is not only disarming, but likely to strike a chord with many of her readers” - The Times, Peter Sheridan Oscars: Read Brad Pitt's Acceptance Speech for Best Supporting Actor". The Hollywood Reporter. February 9, 2020.

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It didn’t really have a big impact on me because I was getting work. The parts where people thought that I wasn’t pretty enough were the kinds of roles that I wouldn’t have wanted to play in hindsight because they were the girlfriend of the person who’s doing all the fun stuff, and your job was to be really pretty. So I managed to avoid those parts almost exclusively. Davis began dating restaurateur Richard Emmolo in December 1977 and moved in with him a month later. [55] The two married on March 25, 1981, but separated in February 1983 and divorced on June 27, 1984. [56] She then dated future Thelma & Louise co-star Christopher McDonald, to whom she was briefly engaged. [57] It wasn’t until I played Thelma,” writes Geena Davis, “that I realised I may have wanted to become an actor so fervently because I could use acting to fill out the persona of someone confident in their abilities – someone I desperately wanted to be like in real life.” Geena Davis – Premi David di Donatello"[Geena Davis – David di Donatello Awards] (in Italian). Accademia del Cinema Italiano . Retrieved October 25, 2021.

Absolutely. When I first read the script a year before I got cast, my coach had said, “I think you should go for Louise, because you’re in your thirties now. I think you’re ready to play that kind of part.” But then I got cast as Thelma, and the first instant I met Susan Sarandon I was, like, What was I thinking that I could have played Louise? And I very much became like Thelma around her, where she was the dominant friend. I was so in awe, and admired her so much. Nobody gave a shit if she said what she thought. She never used qualifiers, like, “I don’t know what people would think” or “This is probably a stupid idea.” And that was my life—a string of qualifiers. The whole shoot was an education for me in how to very calmly and capably say what you want. Joe Brown (July 3, 1992). " 'A League of Their Own' (PG)". The Washington Post . Retrieved December 24, 2015. Davis is a supporter of the Women's Sports Foundation and an advocate for Title IX, an Act of Congress focusing on equality in sports opportunities, now expanded to prohibit gender discrimination in American educational institutions. [70] [71] Annual Satellite Awards – December 2005". International Press Academy. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011 . Retrieved October 26, 2021.Never mind Oscar, here's the 2017 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Nominees Ballot!". Fangoria. February 7, 2017. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017 . Retrieved October 25, 2021. Find the hottest teen books, connect with your favorite YA authors and meet new friends who share your reading interests! inessential takeaway: probably never considered this previously, but I think I now know why Geena Davis is mostly unfamiliar to fans of independent features (i.e. the filmmaking era — post-classical cinema — she thrived through).

Hoffman, Jordan (August 17, 2017). "Marjorie Prime Review: This Quiet Sci-Fi Is the Best Kind of Virtual Insanity". HWD. I also didn’t know that Davis speaks Swedish, which she learned when dropped into a Swedish town for a high school exchange student year. Her stories about her adventures in a very different culture are a hoot. Until she met Susan Sarandon. “Susan has changed my life more than anyone I’ve ever known.” (Some of that self-belief evidently rubbed off; when the film roles dried up in her 40s, Davis took up archery and within a couple of years was ranked 29th in the US Olympic trials.)In 2014, Davis provided her voice for the English version of the Studio Ghibli animated film When Marnie Was There, as she was drawn to the film's abundant stories and strong use of female characters. [41] She played the recurring role of Dr. Nicole Herman, an attending fetal surgeon with a life-threatening brain tumor, during the 11th season of Grey's Anatomy (2014–15). In 2015, Davis launched an annual film festival to be held in Bentonville, Arkansas, to highlight diversity in film, accepting films that prominently feature minorities and women in the cast and crew. The first Bentonville Film Festival took place from May 5–9, 2015. [42] Davis appeared as the mother of a semi-famous television star in the comedy Me Him Her (2016).