Davis Kristin

Childhood and youth

Kristin Davis is the only child in the family. The actress was born in the county seat of Boulder, Colorado, in February 1965. After her parents' divorce, the girl remained with her mother, who soon married psychology professor Keith Davis. In the new family, Christine had three half-sisters.

As a teenager, the girl abused alcohol, which she is not afraid to admit. Her parents had liberal views and fought against bourgeois nonsense, and Davis chose this method of protest.

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Kristin Davis in her youth and now
But at the age of 22, Kristin realized that this would not lead to anything good and she had to choose - either alcoholism or acting: after all, Davis knew that she would have a creative biography from the age of 10. Now she prefers coffee to alcohol.

Davis lived in South Carolina until 1983, until she graduated from high school. Then she moved to New Jersey, where she studied at Rutgers State University. After receiving a bachelor's degree in fine arts, Christine moved to New York, where she participated in classical and modern theater productions and starred in commercials.

Biography of Kristin Davis

Shortly after Kristin Davis was born, her parents divorced and her mother remarried.

Kristin's stepfather was University of Southern California psychology professor Keith Davis, who officially adopted Kristin, despite the fact that he was raising his own three other daughters. Thus, Kristin Davis spent her childhood surrounded by a fairly large family in Columbia, California, where they were forced to move because of Keith’s work. Kristin Davis decided to connect her life with the world of cinema at a fairly young age, after participating in the school play “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” After graduating from high school in 1983, Davis was forced to work part-time as a waitress in order to somehow scrape together money for college. As a result, the girl entered Rutgers University.

Movies

Actress Davis's first roles in films were unnoticeable - episodes in the TV series "Doctor Queen, the Female Doctor" and "Emergency". Luck smiled in 1995, in the form of Brooke Armstrong in the high-profile series Melrose Place. However, Christine lasted in the film for less than a year. According to one version, her heroine was removed due to unsatisfactory ratings. According to another, the culprit was the love of drinking. They said that the actress appeared on the set, albeit slightly, but intoxicated, and Brooke turned out to be an uninhibited bitch on the screen, which aroused the anger of the audience.

The actress's name appeared in the credits of the drama The Worst Lie, the popular medical series ER, and the comedy soap opera Seinfeld. One of the main roles went to Christine in the thriller “Nuclear Train” about a cargo train transporting waste, in which a nuclear warhead is suddenly discovered.

Davis also played in Robert Rodriguez's fantasy action film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava, adapted for a children's audience. In the family comedy “Welcome or No Neighbors Allowed,” Christine played the role of the wife of one of the main characters played by Matthew Broderick.

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In the cult series “Friends,” at least a dozen Hollywood stars appeared in episodes: from Jean-Claude Van Damme to Julia Roberts. Davis had a small role as Erin, Joe's friend, in the seventh season. In the story, Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) and Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) come to the conclusion that Erin is more suitable than anyone else to be close friends with Joe (Matt LeBlanc). But the romantic plans were not destined to come true, Erin herself breaks off the relationship, although everything indicated that Joe experienced truly deep feelings.

But the main pearl in the actress’s filmography is “Sex and the City.” The screenwriter of the film, who had previously worked on Melrose Place, invited Christine without casting. According to unconfirmed information, the actress was originally intended to play the role of the brave and outspoken Carrie Bradshaw, but Davis was afraid to shock her parents and chose the calmer Charlotte, who strives for family comfort.

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Kristin Davis and Jennifer Aniston in the TV series “Friends”
It is known that the film collected many awards and was included in various tops with the definition of “best”. Davis received nominations for the Emmy, American Comedy Awards and Golden Globe. Together with her film friends, she received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Acting Ensemble. The actress took part in a full-length film based on the series, and in its sequel, Sex and the City 2, which received the Golden Raspberry as the worst film.

At the beginning of March 2018, the American star spoke about her own success story at the annual social event in New York “A+E Networks Upfront”, where the presentation of the new project “You” took place.

At such shows, excerpts of new programs and series are shown, actors, musicians, producers, representatives of cable channels and television networks share their achievements.

Film career of Kristin Davis

After graduating from university, Christine began her adult life in the new big city of New York. There she starred in several commercials and also took part in several theatrical productions. In 1995, the actress was lucky - she played her first role in the series Melrose Place by Charles Correll and Chip Chalmer. But it turned out that Kristin could not cope with her task, so the creators were forced to exclude her. Movie bloopers in the film “Sex and the City” with Kristin Davis At the same time, the actress participated in several other film projects, including one of the most striking TV series of the 90s "Dr. Queen: Female Doctor." She also got small roles in the legendary television series: “Seinfeld”, “Friends”.

During this time, she performed a dozen supporting roles, where she had to collaborate with such stars as Noah Wyle, Lucy Liu, Laura Innes, Eric La Salle, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Bass Cox, Chad Allen. Towards the end of the 90s, she tried herself in the comedy film “Will & Grace,” directed by James Burroughs. How Kristin Davis changed from childhood to 2017. In 1998, Kristin Davis received the leading role in one of the most popular television projects, “Sex and Big.” city. For her recreated image of Charlotte, she receives her first Emmy Award. The series was so successful that a full-length film was made based on it in 2008, in which Kristin also took part. The leading roles in the film were played by Kim Cattrall and Jessica Parker.

In 2010, the second part of the full-length film “Sex and the City” was released. This time it was about how three friends - Charlotte, Samantha and Carrie met at the wedding of their friends.

Personal life

Unlike movie heroines, Christine is in no hurry to tie the knot. The star likes tall, brown-eyed men, intellectuals with a good sense of humor, who respect their partner’s creative ambitions and who practice yoga.

The actress believes that being in a relationship with someone is not at all a criterion for a fulfilling life, but anyone would envy her list of romantic hobbies. Davis was credited with relationships with Chris Noth, the on-screen lover of Sarah Jessica Parker, Liev Schreiber, David Duchovny and Steve Martin, who is 19 years older than Christine.

Davis had her most serious affairs with photographer Russell James and Alec Baldwin, when he just divorced Kim Basinger. But if in the first case the man failed to keep Christine close, then, according to rumors, Alec used his new girlfriend to make his ex-wife jealous. The unfortunate womanizer received his gifts back and was kicked out of the house. The actress was briefly in a relationship with Liev Schreiber in 2000, after which she dated Jeff Goldblum in 2002.

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In 2003, Davis almost married Damian Lewis, who played Soames in The Forsyte Saga. However, the marriage failed due to the fact that the Hollywood celebrity refused to move to her boyfriend’s homeland in the UK. Lewis believed that these hesitations were due to the fact that Christine was not very much in love. Her last known relationship began in 2012 with director and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and lasted only a few months.

Currently, Kristin Davis is still single and not in any romantic relationships.

Once in an interview, the actress was asked about children, and Kristin replied that she was ready for motherhood and considered adoption as one of the ways to realize her dream. Davis backed up her words with action: in 2011, she adopted her first child, a black girl named Gemma Rose Davis. In 2018, the actress became the adoptive mother of her second child, a boy, Wilson.

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Kristin Davis is an animal activist. Her Instagram page states that the actress is a patron of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Foundation. Judging by the photo on Twitter, she has special feelings for elephants. For her caring attitude and help to disadvantaged animals, Christine was awarded the Humane Society's Wyler Award, which is awarded to celebrities who have committed humane acts in favor of the environment.

In addition, Davis is a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency. The actress has been collaborating with this organization since 2014.

In her free time, Kristin bakes delicious pastries, practices yoga, or hikes. In 2004, the actress became the face of the Maybelline cosmetics brand.

Personal life of Kristin Davis

Kristin Davis currently lives in Los Angeles. She had many ups and downs and also suffered from alcohol addiction. She explained this by the fact that without alcohol she could not open up, overcome her fears and complexes that were inherent in her by nature. At some point she was even a member of the Alcoholics Anonymous club. True, Kristin is doing well now; she no longer drinks alcohol. Now the actress is actively involved in sports, and tries to work on her figure and health in all her free time. She gave up dairy products and meat. Also, the reason for her move from New York to Los Angeles is related precisely to the environmental problems of the first city.

Kristin Davis with her daughter Davis tries to hide her personal life from journalists and fans. It is known that Davis adopted a newborn child. As for love affairs, the actress is now having an affair with director Nick Leone. Before him, Christie had a relationship with photographer Russell James.

Kristin Davis now

The creators of the series “Sex and the City” announced their intention to film a sequel called “And Just Like That...”. The project is scheduled to begin in spring 2021. It will star three actresses who have previously played leading ladies: Sarah Jessica Parker (Carrie Bradshaw), Cynthia Nixon (Miranda Hobbes) and Kristin Davis as Charlotte York. Kim Cattrall (Samantha Jones) will not participate in the filming.

Details of the new project have not yet been disclosed. It is known that the series will have 10 episodes, and the main topic will be the personal life of the heroines after fifty.

Kristin Davis, children

Children of Kristin Davis , star of the TV series Sex and the City, were her long-time dream, but, for a number of reasons, having them was a big problem for the actress. Only in 2011, forty-seven-year-old Christine, having come to terms with the inability to have her own children, adopted a newborn girl, whom she named Gemma Rose Davis. She is very sensitive to the baby and does not like to show her off to others. The actress was never married, but she never complained about the lack of fans. Among her men were such famous personalities as Alec Baldwin, Liev Schreiber, Jeff Goldblum, and director Nick Leone.

In the photo - the actress with her daughter

Many people attribute Kristin Davis’s inability to have children earlier not only with her employment, but also with the fact that the actress had serious problems with alcohol for a long time. With his help, the actress, according to her, tried to cope with such a character flaw as excessive shyness. Kristin, having become a foster mother, fully felt all the responsibility of parental responsibilities, which made her a truly happy woman. She does not lose hope of meeting a worthy man with whom she could create a full-fledged family. In raising her adopted daughter, Kristin Davis tries to avoid the techniques that her mother used towards her, and which left many not very pleasant memories in the actress’s soul. Kristin's mother tried hard to impose her interests on her, diligently protecting her daughter from any frivolous activities. To escape from excessive parental care, Kristin Davis herself enrolled in a theater studio.

She always dreamed of theater while she was in school, and during her school years she had already become addicted to alcohol - first to beer, and in high school to whiskey, and this was quite common in the places where Christine grew up. When she entered Rutgert University in New Jersey, one of the most prestigious in the United States, she felt more free and independent, and, contrary to the wishes of her parents, she transferred from the psychology department to the dramatic arts department.

The parents, having learned about their daughter’s self-will, refused to pay for her education, and in order to earn money for it, the girl began working as a waitress. After graduating from university, her career did not take shape, and a series of unsuccessful film tests made her think about her professional incompetence. Christine continued to work as a waitress, and spent almost all of her salary on drinking, turning into a real alcoholic by the age of twenty-five. Fortunately, she managed to get rid of this addiction, and her career subsequently developed successfully. Also read: Christina Aguilera, children and Anna Akhmatova, children.

Filmography

• 1987 – “Massacre in the Asylum”
• 1991 – “General Hospital”
• 1995 – “Melrose Place”
• 1995 – “Dr. Quinn, Female Doctor”
• 1997 – “Seinfeld”
• 1999 – “Atomic Train”
• 1998-2004 – “Sex and the City” (TV series)
• 2000 – “Friends”
• 2005 – “The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava”
• 2006 - “Welcome, or No Neighbors Allowed”
• 2008 – “Sex and the City”
• 2010 – “Sex and the City 2”
• 2012 – “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island”
• 2012 – “Eclipse of the Mind”
• 2014 – “Bad Teacher”
• 2016 – “Heavenly Christmas”
• 2019 – “The Knight Before Christmas”
• 2019 – “Holiday in the Wild”