Geena is a 20th-century American variant of Gina — the Italian short form of names ending in *-gina* (such as Regina, queen). **Geena Davis (born Virginia Elizabeth Davis, 1956)** — **American actress; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for *The Accidental Tourist* (1988); Best Actress Oscar nomination for *Thelma & Louise* (1991, opposite Susan Sarandon, a feminist landmark in American cinema)**. **Star of *A League of Their Own* (1992) and *The Long Kiss Goodnight* (1996)**. **Semifinalist for the US women's archery team at the 1999 Olympic Trials (placed 24th out of 28; took up archery at age 41)**. **In 2004 founded the **Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media** — research-based advocacy that has driven measurable change in female representation in Hollywood films and TV** (its data formed the basis of the Bechdel-Wallace test's mainstream adoption). **Two Oscars (one as honorary)**. **Mensa member with reported IQ of 140**. **Mother of three by ex-husband Reza Jarrahy**.
Subject of Davis's memoir *Dying of Politeness* (2022).
Geena reduces to eight — the number of media gender advocacy.