“At first, to be honest, I was just approaching it like something that would be fun. I wasn’t thinking too far ahead of the game.”
As they spent more time together, Davis fell in love with Jarrahy, who would become her fourth husband and the father of her children. They married in 2001 and welcomed their first child, Alizeh, in 2002.
Mom in mid-forties
Welcoming a child in her mid-forties posed challenges, and Davis has never revealed the details of her pregnancy or whether she used IVF, as many older celebrity mothers do.
In 2004, she gave birth to twin boys, Kaiis and Kian, and admitted her biggest worry was managing three children under the age of three.
She also confessed another fear: that she couldn’t possibly love anyone as much as she loved her daughter — until she met her sons.
Unlike many celebrities who introduce their children to acting early, Davis is not encouraging any of her three to enter show business.
She is particularly protective of her daughter, emphasizing that she doesn’t want her exposed to an industry where women are often exploited and objectified.
But perhaps Alizeh will follow in her mother’s footsteps. Her LinkedIn profile shows that she now studies at the University of Southern California, working toward a bachelor’s degree in music industry and cinematic arts.
As her children grew, they motivated Davis to take action in Hollywood. Noticing gender inequality in movies and TV when her kids were toddlers, she decided to address the issue and went on to found the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media in 2004. Today, Geena has long been an advocate for gender equality in Hollywood, noting that 96% of films are directed by men.
The Thelma & Louise star stresses that this isn’t due to a lack of talented women, but because of the male-dominated system.
Geena Davis today
Today, at 69, Davis remains active in her acting career.
She is set to appear in the Duffer Brothers’ upcoming Netflix supernatural mystery, The Boroughs. According to Deadline, the show “is set in a seemingly picturesque retirement community where a group of unlikely heroes must band together to stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don’t have… time.”