Career Geena Davis

davis @ 61st academy awards in 1989

davis working model when cast director sydney pollack in film tootsie (1982) soap opera actress. followed role part of wendy killian in short-lived television series buffalo bill, aired june 1983 march 1984. wrote buffalo bill episode entitled miss wbfl.

during run of buffalo bill, in 1983, davis appeared grace fallon in episode of knight rider entitled k.i.t.t. cat . television credits mid-1980s include 1 episode of riptide, 3 episodes of family ties, , episode of remington steele. followed series of own, sara, lasted thirteen episodes.

after roles in fletch, fly, beetlejuice, , several other movies davis received oscar best supporting actress appearance in accidental tourist (1988), , best actress nomination role in thelma & louise (1991). davis replaced debra winger in role of dottie hinson in league of own (1992), , received best actress golden globe award nomination performance. co-starred in hero alongside dustin hoffman , andy garcia.

davis teamed husband @ time, director renny harlin, films cutthroat island , long kiss goodnight (both 1996). , harlin produced films. davis nominated saturn awards performances samantha/charlie in long kiss goodnight, , eleanor little in stuart little (1999), role reprised in 2002 , again in 2005.

in 2000–2001, davis starred in short-lived sitcom geena davis show. in beginning of 2004, guest starred grace adler s sister, janet, on nbc sitcom & grace. went on star in abc television series commander in chief, portraying first female president of united states. role garnered golden globe best actress in drama series in 2006, , nominated emmy award , sag award outstanding female actor in drama series. in 2006, awarded women in film lucy award.

she starred in australian produced, american set accidents happen, released in april 2010.

during 11th season of grey s anatomy, davis played recurring role dr. nicole herman, attending fetal surgeon has life-threatening brain tumor.

in october 2015, announced davis starring in film adaptation of marjorie prime alongside jon hamm.

in autumn 2016, davis began role in exorcist (tv series), sequel to the 1973 film of same name. in series, davis stars grown-up regan macneil, has renamed herself angela rance find peace , anonymity ordeal child. same demon tormented regan child apparently did not die did in film s portrayal, , has hold of 1 of angela s daughters. all-star cast includes alan ruck angela s husband , mexican actor/singer alfonso herrera , british actor ben daniels exorcism-performing priests, sharon gless in recurring role chris macneil (the ellen burstyn role in feature film).