ACTOR

Geena Davis

1956 - Today

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Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956) is an American actor and activist. 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 eventually starred in the science-fiction thriller The Fly (1986), one of her first box office hits. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Geena Davis has received more than 15,788,115 page views. Her biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia. Geena Davis is the 521st most popular actor (up from 665th in 2019), the 963rd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,244th in 2019) and the 257th most popular American Actor.

Geena Davis is most famous for her roles in Beetlejuice, Thelma and Louise, and A League of Their Own.

Memorability Metrics

  • 16M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 66

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Geena Davis ranks 521 out of 13,578. Before her are Franco Columbu, Jonathan Banks, Jane Wyman, Natalie Portman, Edward G. Robinson, and Melanie Griffith. After her are Michel Galabru, Barbara Stanwyck, Claudia Mori, Desmond Llewelyn, Sean Bean, and Mickey Rooney.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Geena Davis ranks 27. Before her are Dalia Grybauskaitė, Judith Butler, Jost Gippert, Linda Hamilton, Giuseppe Tornatore, and Leslie Cheung. After her are Ingemar Stenmark, Martina Navratilova, Ali Asadov, David Caruso, Gina Haspel, and William Fichtner.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Geena Davis ranks 963 out of 20,380. Before her are Myrtle Corbin (1868), John Fante (1909), Ambrose Bierce (1842), Steve Reich (1936), Melanie Griffith (1957), and Arthur Kornberg (1918). After her are Barbara Stanwyck (1907), Mickey Rooney (1920), Angelo Badalamenti (1937), Roger Wolcott Sperry (1913), Dashiell Hammett (1894), and John Cassavetes (1929).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Geena Davis ranks 257. Before her are Harry Dean Stanton (1926), James Earl Jones (1931), Billy Bob Thornton (1955), Jonathan Banks (1947), Jane Wyman (1917), and Melanie Griffith (1957). After her are Barbara Stanwyck (1907), Mickey Rooney (1920), John Cassavetes (1929), Bette Midler (1945), Mildred Harris (1901), and Tom Waits (1949).

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Television and Movie Roles

Beetlejuice
Barbara
A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home.
Mar 30o 19887.4 / 10
The Fly
Veronica Quaife
When Seth Brundle makes a huge scientific and technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.
Aug 15o 19867.4 / 10
Thelma & Louise
Thelma
Whilst on a short weekend getaway, Louise shoots a man who had tried to rape Thelma. Due to the incriminating circumstances, they make a run for it and thus a cross country chase ensues for the two fugitives. Along the way, both women rediscover the strength of their friendship and surprising aspects of their personalities and self-strengths in the trying times.
May 24o 19917.6 / 10