After Rosie O’Donnel announced that she is leaving The View, blogs and papers are buzzing with rumors and suggestions on who to replace her. This is from The Detroit News:
Geena Davis: Strong, smart and in need of a day job after ABC canceled her TV run as the president of the United States, Davis could whip this morning show into shape.
Who could not agree on this? Take a look at the interviews section for examples on how well Geena fits in that couch! : D
Geena is visiting Vancouver, CA, tomorrow, with the Unique Lives and Experiences lecture series. The Vancouver Sun has a neat interview with her this weekend:
Actress Geena Davis is not only beautiful. She is smart, too. Perhaps it’s no accident that her latest big role was president of the U.S. in the ABC series Commander in Chief. Wouldn’t she make a great president? After all, she is a member of Mensa with an IQ of 140. She is passionate about females in films, females in sports, females in politics. She looks good on camera.
She laughs at the question. Her voice can barely be heard above the sound of a hair dryer as she is getting ready in a hotel room in New York for some big do or other.
No, no, no. “I’m the fake president,” she says flatly, the sound of china clinking faintly over the phone. Someone has brought her tea.
That being said, she is a little at a loss for what to do next. I mean, what do you do after you play president of the U.S.?
She ponders aloud: “To get to be the president? I don’t know frankly, where to go from here. How am I going to play anything else?”
Read the full interview at the online edition of The Vancouver Sun.
A handful of pics from the EPIC Awards have been added to the gallery – isn’t that the dress from last year’s FIFI Awards she’s wearing? Goddess like appearance..! (Watch out for the pic with the goofy expression!)
Geena will speak at the Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, April 24, as part of a lecture series called Unique Lives and Experiences.
Unique Lives and Experiences is North America’s foremost women’s lecture series, and was developed in response to women’s requests for intellectual entertainment, providing a forum for meaningful dialogue and stimulating interaction. Unique Lives and Experiences is a very special, multi-evening lecture series designed to motivate, challenge and enlighten anyone with a strong desire to learn from the personal experiences of our distinguished speakers. And, if you want to share the experience, an exciting Question & Answer period will give you the chance to speak your mind. Read more at the official website.
The UK car rental company Sixt Holiday Cars has conducted a survey where they asked their customers to vote for their favorite “road movie”. Not surprisingly to fans of Geena, Thelma & Louise was voted the top favorite! They ran – or drove, rather – off with a whopping 46% of the votes, while runner-up Easy Rider received 23% of the votes.
Add Women, Change History!
Last, year, Geena, along with Commander In Chief creator Rod Lurie, was the proud receiver of an EPIC Award for the contribution to the enhancement of the perception of women as leaders through pop culture. This year, Geena will be a presenter at the same event. EPIC 2007 will be held at The American Museum of Natural History, NYC, Wednesday, April 18th. Billie Jean King will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award; while Sheila Nevins, President of HBO Documentary Films will be recognized for conceiving of the EPIC Awards; Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck will be honored for “Shut Up & Sing” and KeKe Palmer and Nancy Hult Ganis will receive an award for their contribution to the production of “Akeelah and the Bee.” More at the White House Project website.
I will start this entry by blatantly admitting to keep adding a link to this site under the external links at the Wikipedia entry for Geena. I mean, with no official website, is this site not the most trustworthy site on Geena around? The user contribution based IMDb and the Notable Names Database (!) are left up, while Geena-Davis.net keeps being deleted? People are allowed to add silly trivia like how “Geena” appeared in a 80’s music video by Pet Shop Boys, while a link to a serious fansite with no paparazzi images and no gossip is not worthy a link? Grrr.
Sidenote: I’ve added an option to comment on content pages, I hope you’ll use it!
The Billie Awards recognize media excellence in women’s sports and physical activity. The event celebrates the positive portrayal of female athletes in the media. The Billies were held on April 11, 2007, at The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, Calif., and featured a performance by Sir Elton John. Also in attendance were 40 champion female athletes including Billie Jean King. Getty Images Editorial has quite a few HQ photos from the event. Here’s a sample (click for enlargement), more pictures in the gallery.
“Geena Davis, star of “A League of Their Own” charmed the crowd and paid tribute to King because “she bucked centuries of accepted practice” in her fight for equality in sports and society.” Read the full report at the Out in Hollywood blog, there is also an interesting article in the Daily News.