Geena Davis: See Photos of the ‘Thelma & Louise’ Star

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January 21, 2024 9:00AM EST
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Geena Davis is an award-winning actress revered for her roles in ‘Thelma & Louise’ and more. Celebrate her 68th birthday with her best photos over the years.

Geena Davis, born January 21, 1956, is an actress, producer, activist, and former model best known for her roles in classics Thelma & Louise, The Accidental Tourist, Beetlejuice, The Long Kiss Goodnight, and A League of Their Own, among others. The actress, a recipient of an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, has also made her mark in television, starring in Commander in Chief, Grey’s Anatomy, GLOW, and, of course, her eponymous sitcom The Geena Davis Show, which ran for one season in the early aughts.

Geena has been married and divorced three times. First to Richard Emmolo from 1981 to 1984, then to actor Jeff Goldblum from 1987 to 1991. She was married to Renny Harlin from 1993 to 1998 and after that was with long-term partner Reza Jarrahy up until 2017. She has three children.

Ready for more Geena? Check out photos of the award-winning film and TV star from her start, here.

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Geena Davis in ‘Secret Weapons’

Geena Davis in ‘Secret Weapons’
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A baby-faced Geena Davis appears in 1985’s Secret Weapons. The movie is about a group of sultry Russian spies recruited to work in the US.

January 21, 2022, 10:26AM
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Geena Davis in ‘Beetlejuice’

Geena Davis in ‘Beetlejuice’
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Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin played recently deceased couple Adam and Barbara Maitland in the 1988 Tim Burton hit Beetlejuice. The movie also starred Winona Rider and Michael Keaton.

January 21, 2022, 10:26AM
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Geena Davis Shows Off Her Oscar

Geena Davis Shows Off Her Oscar
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Geena Davis shows off her Oscar after winning Best Supporting Actress at the 61st Academy Awards in 1989. She won for her role in the Accidental Tourist.

January 21, 2022, 10:26AM
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‘Thelma & Louise’

‘Thelma & Louise’
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Bad girls club! Geena Davis takes aim while with Susan Sarandon in a scene from the 1991 classic Thelma & Louise.

January 21, 2022, 10:26AM
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Geena Davis at the 1994 Vanity Fair Oscar Party

Geena Davis at the 1994 Vanity Fair Oscar Party
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Pure elegance. Geena Davis looks radiant in a ruffling white gown at the Vanity Fair’s post-Academy Awards party in 1994.

January 21, 2022, 10:26AM
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Geena Davis Goes Blonde

Geena Davis Goes Blonde
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Best tressed! Geena Davis looks sassy with her platinum blonde pixie cut during the Carousel Of Hope Ball in LA in 1996.

January 21, 2022, 10:26AM
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Geena Davis at the 2003 Oscars

Geena Davis at the 2003 Oscars
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Geena Davis is elegant in black at the 2003 Oscars. Ribbons and stragiht hair? Classic!

January 21, 2022, 10:25AM
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Geena Davis Speaks

Geena Davis Speaks
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Geena Davis Speaks with Media at the Opening of the 2010 Economic and Social Council (ecosoc) High-level Segment at the United Nations in New York on June 28, 2010. The Academy Award-winning actress is the founder of the non-profit the Geena Davis Institute on Gender In Media.

January 21, 2022, 10:25AM
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Geena Davis at Sundance Film Festival

Geena Davis at Sundance Film Festival
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Blonde ambition! The usually dark-haired Geena Davis poses for a portrait to promote her film Marjorie Prime at the Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on January 23, 2017.

November 23, 2021, 5:55PM
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Geena Davis at AT&T’s SHAPE panel

Geena Davis at AT&T’s SHAPE panel
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Geena Davis speaks at AT&T’s SHAPE: The Scully Effect is Real panel in Burbank, California on June 22, 2019. All smiles!

November 23, 2021, 5:55PM
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Geena Davis Smiles at the SAGs

Geena Davis Smiles at the SAGs
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Geena Davis turns heads in a strapless gown as she arrives at the 24th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2018. She shot a smoldering stare over her shoulder.

November 23, 2021, 5:55PM
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Geena Davis at the 2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards

Geena Davis at the 2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards
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Geena Davis stuns in a black strapless Anel Verna dress as she arrives at the 24th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on January 21, 2018. What a look!

November 23, 2021, 5:55PM
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Geena Davis at the Governors Awards

Geena Davis at the Governors Awards
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Geena Davis wears an elegant lace Romona Keveza gown as she arrives at the Governors Awards at the Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles on October 27, 2019. So chic!

November 23, 2021, 5:55PM
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Geena Davis & Susan Sarandon in 2021

Geena Davis & Susan Sarandon in 2021
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Geena Davis, left, and Thelma & Louise co-star Susan Sarandon reunite for the 30th-anniversary screening of the film at LA’s Greek Theatre on Jun. 18, 2021. It was a cute moment.

January 21, 2022, 10:26AM
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Geena Davis at the 2022 Emmy Awards

Geena Davis at the 2022 Emmy Awards
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Geena Davis at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, CA on Sept. 12. She wore a beautiful yellow Rani Zakhem dress.

September 12, 2022, 7:02PM
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Geena Davis in 2022

Geena Davis in 2022
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Geena Davis looked stylish in a black leather dress during The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Gala on Dec. 7, 2022. Pointy pumps and a hot pink bag tied the look together along with glossy lips.

January 20, 2023, 3:46PM