Was marriage to an Iranian American a life changing experience for Geena Davis?
Academy award winner Geena Davis is known for her many admirable traits: Beauty, IQ (Mensa member with IQ of 140), height (among tallest actresses- 6 feet tall), athletic abilities (semifinalist in U.S. Olympic Team archery contest), independent and outspoken personality, feminism, advocacy of women's rights and gender equality, fluency in Swedish language, and of course, her role as one of the wild characters in "Thelma & Louise." Davis is also known for her congenial and warm personality.
But Davis' life changing experience seem to have been her marriage to an Iranian American. In 2001, Davis married, after three failed marriages, to a successful Iranian American plastic surgeon and UCLA professor, Dr. Reza Jarrahy, who is 15 years younger than Davis. They have three children: daughter Alizeh Keshvar, and twin boys Kian William and Kaiis Steven.
Contrary to most Hollywood celebrities, she practically quit her movie career after becoming a mother and dedicated herself to her children and husband. Although she lost millions in potential acting income, she seems happy and content, and she has indicated that in her interviews. Davis' marriage to Jarrahy has lasted 9 years so far, longer than any of her previous marriages. It is Jarrahy's first marriage.
Following motherhood and marriage to Jarrahy, Davis also seems more modest in appearance, wearing simpler and more "covered" outfit (compare pictures above and below, after and before her marriage to Jarrahy). She has also criticized the use of sexy female images for women characters in children's G-rated movies.
Yet Davis continues to be an avid feminist. She launched The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media in 2007, and has also been fronting the Women's Sports Foundation campaign Geena Takes Aim in support of Title IX — an Act of Congress focusing on equality in sports opportunities, now expanded to prohibit gender discrimination in United States' educational institutions.
Davis has had a rare recent appearance in "Accidents Happen," a (well-made) Australian coming of age comedy drama film directed by Andrew Lancaster, and distributed in the U.S. now. You can see the trailer below, see it in select cinemas, buy it or rent it online.
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