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I had told my agents that I never wanted to do an hour-long TV show. I said, I'm not that stupid. Because it's the worst lifestyle in Hollywood.

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Geena Davis
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: January 21
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Wareham
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Virginia Elizabeth Geena Davis
Virginia Elizabeth Davis
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