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Kristin Davis Profile |
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Birth Date: February 23, 1965
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Birth Place: Boulder, Colorado, USA
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Birth Name: Kristin Landen Davis
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Height: 5'7"
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Biography |
Born on February 24, 1965, in Boulder, Colorado, Kristin
Davis' parents split up shortly after her birth. Kristin
moved to Columbia, South Carolina, with her psychology
professor father, when he transferred to a local university.
Though she has three stepsisters from her father's first
marriage, she was raised mostly as an only child, which she
claims led to her independent streak.
Drama first piqued Kristin's interest at the age of 10, when
she had a part in a community theater production of Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs. But in the Bible belt, where she
was raised, her acting aspirations took a backseat to other
extracurricular activities. "There was always a lot of
alcohol," Davis has said, describing an addiction to alcohol
that started early on and persisted. She has been sober for
over a decade.
As a child, Kristin headed to New York often to see
theatrical plays with her family, and she felt the pull of
the city early on, finding its buzz both exciting and scary.
Not surprisingly, she eventually attended Rutgers University
in New Jersey and later moved to New York upon graduation.
She set her sights on classical and contemporary theater,
though she took on occasional commercial work.
During this time, Davis suffered through the age-old
Hollywood actress clich -- the real-life role of a waitress
waiting for a break. Nevertheless, she soon landed a role in
a regional production of Much Ado About Nothing, which gave
her a confidence boost and pushed her to continue chasing
her dream.
When the New York writers' strike hit the Big Apple in the
early 1980s, it didn't take much to convince Davis to move
to sunny Los Angeles. There, she and a friend managed to
open a yoga studio, a passion and hobby she continues to
this day.
After making her film debut in the 1987 film, Doom Asylum,
Kristin landed steady gigs on the daytime soap General
Hospital and N.Y.P.D Mounted (both in 1991). Two years
later, she began her impressive string of TV guest
appearances with roles in The Larry Sanders Show and Dr.
Quinn, Medicine Woman.
In 1995, Davis starred in the made-for-TV movie Alien
Nation: Body and Soul, and appeared in an episode of ER as
well as the Hugh Grant film Nine Months. That same year, she
joined the cast of the popular primetime drama Melrose
Place, where Kristin gained recognition and notoriety as
diabolic rich girl, Brooke Armstrong Campbell.
Although (or because) she nailed the character to a tee,
Davis was written out of the show in 1996, apparently
because Melrose Place fans hated Brooke so much. But
thankfully, Davis made an impression on the show's producer,
Darren Starr, who eventually played an important role in
bringing Candace Bushnell's novel Sex and the City to the
small screen.
But before her role on Sex and the City, Davis starred in
the 1997 made-for-TV movie A Deadly Vision and enjoyed
appearances on The Single Guy and Seinfeld. In addition to
appearing in Larry David's Sour Grapes and the short film,
Traveling Companion, she made sure 1998 would be an
important year by landing a role in HBO's Sex and the City.
With the possibility of stable work, Davis returned to New
York and was initially considered for the lead role of
Carrie Bradshaw, which ultimately went to Sarah Jessica
Parker. Kristin Davis took on the role of Charlotte York,
the show's romantically prude art dealer, and made a name
for herself among a cast of attractive women. The series
became a huge international hit and made stars of actresses
Parker, Davis, Kim Cattrall, and Cynthia Nixon.
Davis also used her newfound fame to help charities like the
B-list, which funds female candidates running for public
office.
Far from resting on her laurels, Kristin Davis starred in
the 1999 made-for-TV movie Atomic Train, and a year later
she appeared in an episode of Friends, the film Blacktop,
and the made-for-TV movie Take Me Home: The John Denver
Story.
In 2001, Davis continued this frantic pace, taking on the
role of narrator in the TV series When I Was a Girl and
starring in the made-for-TV movies Three Days and Someone to
Love.
In February 2004, Sex and the City came to end after six
successful seasons. But along with success came constant
tabloid rumors, such as the ones about on-set tension and
catfights among the cast members, as well as Davis' often
high-profile relationships (she reportedly dated Jeff
Goldblum and Alec Baldwin).
Nevertheless, any on-set tension did little to stunt the
series' phenomenal success, with the cast sharing the Screen
Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an
Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2002 and 2004. Davis received
her share of recognition, with a Best Supporting Actress in
a Comedy Series Golden Globe and Emmy nomination in 2004.
Despite plans of making a Sex and the City film being
scrapped, Davis is keeping busy with her own projects. In
2004, Davis appeared in an episode of Will & Grace, starred
in the made-for-TV movie The Winning Season, and lent her
voice to the "Miss Spider" character in Miss Spider's Sunny
Patch Friends.
Davis is apparently working on developing a series on HBO,
and is set to star in the film Houseboat (2005) and the
family comedy The Shaggy Dog (2005), with Tim Allen. Kristin
Davis splits her time between New York and Los Angeles. |
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Other
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She moved to Columbia, South Carolina, when her father, a
psychology professor, transferred to the university there.
She later attended Rutgers University, and upon graduation
moved to New York, where she began working in classical and
contemporary theater, as well as commercials. Before her
arrival on "Melrose Place" (1992), Kristin and a friend
opened a yoga studio. She still enjoys yoga in her free
time, as well as spinning and running. She resides in Los
Angeles.
Was written out of "Melrose Place" (1992) in 1996 after only
being with the show a year, reportedly because the viewers
hated her character, Brooke, so much and the writers did not
know what to do with her.
Her parents divorced when she was a baby, and she was
adopted by her stepfather shortly after he married her
mother in 1968
Enjoys a wide variety of music, from Dave Matthews, to
Brazilian music, to Joni Mitchell-type folk music and even
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Graduated from Rutger's University where her father was a
psychology professor.
Hobbies include Yoga, Baking and Hiking.
Childhood hero was Gloria Steinem.
Wanted to be an actress since age 10 when she was cast in a
community theater 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.
She is the only of the 4 main actresses from "Sex and the
City" (1998) to guest-star on "Friends" (1994)
Best friends with Melanie Shatner
Is a Maybelline spokesperson
She and her ex-boyfriend Alec Baldwin guest-starred on "Will
& Grace" (1998) and "Friends" (1994), though not in the same
episodes.
Was a guest at Sarah Jessica Parker's 40th birthday. |
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