Kristin Davis facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kristin Davis
Davis in 2018
Born	Kristin Landen Davis (1965-02-23) February 23, 1965 (age 60) Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Education	Rutgers University–New Brunswick (BFA)
Occupation	Actress producer
Years active	1988–present
Children	2

Kristin Landen Davis (born February 23, 1965) is an American actress and producer. She is well-known for her acting roles in TV shows and movies. Kristin was nominated for important awards like the Emmys and Golden Globes in 2004.

Kristin Davis became famous in 1995. She played the character Brooke Armstrong in the TV show Melrose Place. She has also been in many popular films. These include The Shaggy Dog (2006) and Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012). Kristin has also performed on stage. She made her Broadway debut in 2012 in the play The Best Man.

Early Life and Education

Kristin Davis was born in Boulder, Colorado. She is an only child. Her parents divorced when she was a baby. Later, her mother married Keith Davis in 1968. He adopted Kristin. She also has three half-sisters from her father's first marriage.

When Kristin was young, her family moved to Columbia, South Carolina. Her father worked at the University of South Carolina. Kristin knew she wanted to be an actress from a young age. She was only 9 years old when she acted in a play called Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Kristin lived in South Carolina until she finished high school in 1983. Then, she moved to New Jersey. She went to Rutgers University. In 1987, she earned a degree in acting from Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts.

Acting Career Highlights

Davis and Kim Cattrall at the HBO party after the 1999 Emmy Awards

After college in 1987, Kristin Davis moved to New York. She worked as a waitress and even opened a yoga studio. In 1991, she started acting in TV shows. She appeared in a few episodes of the soap opera General Hospital. She also had guest roles in shows like Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman and ER.

Her big break came in 1995. She got the role of Brooke Armstrong Campbell in the TV show Melrose Place. She left the show after one year. Later, she appeared in two episodes of Seinfeld.

In 1999, Kristin received an award called the Lucy Award. This award recognized her great work in television. She was also nominated for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. During this time, she also guest-starred in Friends and Will & Grace. She also acted in TV movies like Atomic Train (1999) and Three Days (2001).

In 2005, Kristin played Miss Spider in the animated TV series Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends. She also appeared as a guest judge on the show Project Runway. In 2014, she starred in the CBS sitcom Bad Teacher. More recently, she hosted the Fox reality series Labor of Love in 2020.

Film Roles

Kristin Davis's first movie was the comedy film Doom Asylum in 1988. In the 1990s, she had smaller roles in movies like Nine Months (1995).

Later, she starred in films such as The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3D (2005). She also appeared in the 2006 version of The Shaggy Dog with Tim Allen. Another movie was Deck the Halls with Matthew Broderick.

Davis pictured in Dadaab, Kenya on 8 July 2011.

In 2009, Kristin co-starred in the romantic comedy Couples Retreat. This movie was about four couples on a tropical island. It was a big success at the box office. In 2012, she was in the adventure movie Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. This film also earned over $100 million in the US.

In 2019, Kristin starred in and produced the movie Holiday in the Wild for Netflix. She worked on this film because of her interest in elephants. In 2021, she also played a main role and produced the thriller Deadly Illusions.

Stage Performances

Kristin Davis made her Broadway debut in July 2012. She performed in the play The Best Man. In March 2014, she made her West End debut in London. She played Beth Gallagher in the play Fatal Attraction.

Philanthropic Work and Recognition

Oxfam Ambassador Davis visits Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya

Kristin Davis is a Global Ambassador for Oxfam. This means she helps support their work around the world. She has traveled to places like Haiti and South Africa for Oxfam since 2004. In 2011, she spoke about the difficult situation at the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya.

Kristin loves elephants. In 2009, during a trip to Africa, she found an abandoned baby elephant. She helped arrange for it to go to a wildlife center. For her efforts to help orphaned African elephants, she won the Humane Society's Wyler Award in 2010. She also supports the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, which protects elephants in Kenya.

In 2023, Kristin received The Perfect World Foundation Award. This award is also known as "The Conservationist of the Year." It honors people who have made a big difference in protecting nature and animals.

Davis has also worked with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). She is one of their "High Profile Supporters." In 2015, she visited the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda to help with their work.

Personal Life

Davis pictured in Dadaab, Kenya, on 8 July 2011.

Kristin Davis has two children. In 2011, she adopted her daughter, Gemma Rose Davis. In 2018, she adopted her son, Wilson. Her family lives in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

See also

In Spanish: Kristin Davis para niños