LIMELIGHT: Geena Davis

Academy Award winner Geena Davis is one of Hollywood’s most respected actors, appearing in several roles that became cultural landmarks.

Davis received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as the offbeat dog trainer Muriel Pritchett in Lawrence Kasdan’s The Accidental Tourist. She was again nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe for her performance in Ridley Scott’s Thelma & Louise, in which she co-starred with Susan Sarandon. Davis went on to receive a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress for her portrayal of baseball phenomenon ‘Dottie Hinson’ in A League of Their Own.

Earning the 2006 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama, Davis broke ground in her portrayal of the first female President of the United States in ABC’s hit show Commander in Chief.

Davis made her feature film debut starring opposite Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie. She went on to star in such films as The Fly, Beetlejuice, Angie, The Long Kiss Goodnight and Stuart Little. Few have achieved such remarkable success in as many different fields as Davis has: she is not only an Oscar and Golden Globe-winning actor, but a world-class athlete (at one time the nation’s 13th-ranked archer), a member of the genius society Mensa, and is now recognized for her tireless advocacy of women and girls nearly as much as for her acting accomplishments. She is the Founder and Chair of the non-profit Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, which engages film and television creators to dramatically increase the percentages of female characters — and reduce gender stereotyping — in media made for children 11 and under.

Davis was appointed Special Envoy for Women and Girls in ICT for the UN’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and is an official partner of UN Women. She is also co-founder and chair of the Bentonville Film Festival (BFF), whose mission is to champion women and diverse voices in all forms of media. The Bentonville Film Festival was launched in 2015 to champion content creation in film and other forms of media that reflects the diverse — and half female — world we live in. The Festival takes place in early May in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Davis holds honorary degrees from Boston University, Bates College and New England College.

Geena Davis is part of Tampa Theatre’s LIMELIGHT speaker series’ 2020 lineup (CLICK HERE to see the rest of the schedule). Tickets range from $30.00-$45.00, plus applicable fees. A limited number of VIP reception tickets are also available for $100.00, which include premium show seating, a photo op with the speaker, and a pre-event cocktail reception with heavy hors d’oeuvres and an open bar.

This is a rescheduled event. All previous ticket holders have been sent an email regarding their purchase. If you have tickets in hand and/or did not receive an email from us, please contact us at gargoyles@tampatheatre.org and we will follow up with you about your purchase

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