Kristin Davis
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| Kristin Davis | |
| Birth name | Kristin Landen Davis |
| Born | February 23, 1965 (age 42) Boulder, Colorado |
| Other name(s) | Kristin Lee Davis |
| Notable roles | Brooke Armstrong in Melrose Place Charlotte York in Sex and the City |
Kristin Landen Davis (also listed as Kristin Lee Davis) (born February 23 or February 24, 1965 depending on the source) is an American, Golden Globe and Emmy award-nominated actress best known for the role of Charlotte York on HBO's Sex and the City.
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[edit] Biography
Davis was born in Boulder, Colorado.[1] An only child, her parents divorced when she was a baby and she was adopted by her stepfather after he married her mother in 1968. Early in her childhood Kristin and her parents moved to Columbia, South Carolina, where her adoptive father served as provost and taught psychology at the University of South Carolina. She lived in South Carolina until she graduated from A.C. Flora High School in 1983. She then moved to New Jersey, where she attended Rutgers University.
After graduation in 1987, Davis moved to New York and waited tables before opening a yoga studio with a friend. In 1995 she got her big break when she landed the role of Brooke Armstrong Campbell on Melrose Place. She left the show after one year when producers found that viewers hated her bitchy character. Davis also had roles in other television series including Friends and Seinfeld. In 1998, Kristin was cast as Charlotte York in "Sex and the City", of which she remained an integral cast member until the series ended in 2004. She has also hosted the VH1 show 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons.
In 2005, Davis starred in a television pilot entitled Soccer Moms in which she and Gina Torres star as two suburban mothers who moonlight as private detectives. Other films include The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3D, where she plays Max's mom, opposite David Arquette and George Lopez, and the Walt Disney Pictures film The Shaggy Dog, where she plays Rebecca Douglas, opposite Tim Allen. She also performed in ABC Family's Christmas movie, Three Days, and starred in a commercial for Head and Shoulders in 2006.
Preparations are already underway for a Sex and the City feature film. HBO is currently in negotiations with executive producer Michael Patrick King and the cast from the TV series of the same name, including Davis.[2]
[edit] Personal life
Davis was introduced to alcohol early. It left her with a liking that turned into an excess need, and from which she battled back: "I'm 12 years sober, so I don't have beer! When I used to drink I really liked Bass Ale!"
Having admitted to a preference for dating actors, her ex-boyfriend list is high profile and extensive, including: Alec Baldwin (with whom she guest starred on both "Will & Grace" 1998 and "Friends") Jeff Goldblum and Liev Schreiber. She says: ""If I had one wish for myself, it would be to fall in love. That's asking for trouble, but that's the truth."
Davis currently resides in Los Angeles.
[edit] Trivia
- Childhood hero was Gloria Steinem.
- Wanted to be an actress since age 10 when she was cast in a community theatre production of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs".
- Ranked #42 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002).
- Was the only one of the four actresses of "Sex and the City" (1998) not to get an Emmy nomination until 2004. She saw her three co-stars frequently nominated, but finally scored an Emmy nomination for the show's final season.
- Had a no-nudity clause in her contract, but accidentally appeared nude in "Sex and the City" (1998). In a bedroom scene when she stripped off her nightie the camera was supposed to stay above her breasts, but the shot was framed wrong and both of her nipples appeared in the shot. She didn't find out about this until the episode aired. She appeared nude only once more during the run of the show, although in a wide, non-revealing shot.
- She is the only of the 4 main actresses from "Sex and the City" (1998) to guest-star on "Friends".
- Best friends with Melanie Shatner.
- Is a Maybelline spokesperson.
- Now dating former Los Angeles Lakers player, Rick Fox, the ex-husband of former Miss America Vanessa L. Williams. [1]
[edit] Credits (partial)
- (Voice) Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends (2004-2006)
- Sex and the City (1998-2004)
- 200 Greatest Pop Icons (2003, show)
- Beyond the Skyline (2003, herself)
- Three Days (2001, television movie, Beth Farmer)
- Someone to Love (2001, television movie, Lorraine)
- Sex and the Matrix (2000, short parody, Charlotte)[3]
- Blacktop (2000, Sylvia)
- Take me Home: The John Denver story (2000, television movie, Annie Denver)
- ER (2000, Erin)
- Grosse Pointe (2000, herself and Satin)
- Atomic Train (1999, television movie, Megan Seger)
- Travelling Companion (1998, Annie)
- Sour Grapes (1998, Riggs)
- Seinfeld (1997, Jenna)
- The Single Guy (1997, Leslie)
- A Deadly Vision (1997, television movie, Babette Watson)
- New Yoga, (1996, herself)
- The Ultimate Lie (1996, television movie, Claire McGrath)
- Alien Nation: Body and Soul (1995, television movie, Karina Tivoli)
- Nine Months (1995, tennis attendant)
- Melrose Place (1995-1996, Brooke Armstrong Campbell)
- ER (1995, Leslie)
- Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman (1994, Carey McGee)
- The Larry Sanders Show (1993, Bri)
- General Hospital (1991, nurse Betsy Chilson)
- N.Y.P.D. Mounted (1991, television movie)
- Doom Asylum (1987, Jane)
- North and South (1985, television mini-series)
[edit] References
- ^ Barnes and Noble biography. All Media Guide. Retrieved on 2007-02-01.
- ^ "Sex and the City" movie close to green light. ABC7Chicaco (November 14, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-02-01.
- ^ Sex and the Matrix at the Internet Movie Database
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Categories: Articles lacking sources from December 2006 | All articles lacking sources | 1965 births | American adoptees | American film actors | American television actors | General Hospital cast members | Living people | Melrose Place | People from Boulder, Colorado | People from South Carolina | Rutgers University alumni
