Geena Davis

Geena Davis is a super talented actress who has been in lots of fun movies and TV shows! She was born a long, long time ago, on January 21, 1956. Imagine a whole school year passing by, and then it's her birthday!

She's won big awards for her acting, like an Oscar, which is like a super-duper shiny trophy for movie stars. She's played all sorts of characters, from brave adventurers to important leaders.

Geena first showed up in a funny movie called 'Tootsie.' Then, she was in a spooky science-fiction movie called 'The Fly' where things got a little weird! But she really became famous in movies like 'Beetlejuice,' where she played a character who lived in a haunted house. She also won an Oscar for a movie called 'The Accidental Tourist.' Later, she was a super cool road-trip buddy in 'Thelma & Louise,' which was a huge hit!

You might remember Geena Davis from the 'Stuart Little' movies, where she played the kind mom who adopted a tiny mouse! She also played the very first female president of the United States in a TV show called 'Commander in Chief.' How cool is that? She even won another big award for that role! She's also been in popular shows like 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'The Exorcist.'

When Geena noticed that there weren't many girl characters in movies, she decided to do something about it! She started a special organization called the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. It helps make sure that girls and women are shown in more interesting and important ways in movies and TV shows. She even started a film festival to celebrate these stories!