Virginia Elizabeth “Geena” Davis is an American actress, activist, producer, and model. She is one of the most successful American actresses and has a net worth of $30 million. In this article, RNN further details Geena Davis’ net worth, biography, and career.
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Bio-Data
| Name | Virginia Elizabeth “Geena” Davis |
| Date of Birth | January 21, 1956 |
| Gender | Female |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Professions | Actress, Producer, & Model |
| Geena Davis’ Net Worth | $30 Million |
| Nationality | American |
Biography
Geena Davis was born on the 21st of January, 1956 in Wareham, Massachusetts. Her mother, Lucille Davis, was a teacher’s assistant, and her father, William F. Davis was a civil engineer and church deacon. She has an older brother whose name is Danforth.
Geena Davis picked an interest in music at a young age. As a teenager, she learned piano, and flute, and also played the organ. She eventually became the organist at her Congregationalist church in Wareham. Geena Davis attended Wareham High School and was an exchange student in Sandviken, Sweden which helped her become fluent in Swedish. She also studied at New England College and Boston University where she bagged a bachelor’s degree in Drama in 1979. Geena Davis had her post-university work as a window mannequin for Ann Taylor and later on, she signed with New York’s Zoli Modeling Agency.
She is said to have adopted “Geena” (her nickname) after seeing shows with characters Cheburashka and Gena the Crocodile, Swedish Druttem och Gena, which aired in Sweden in the late 1970s.