From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment
- At the Los Angeles premiere of The Boroughs, Geena Davis wore a plunging black dress, pantyhose, pumps and layered silver necklaces.
- Geena Davis plays Renee on Netflix's thriller and promoted it on talk shows, refusing to be sidelined by age.
- On CBS Mornings she called her character "kind of a badass" and said bold roles boosted her personal confidence.
- George Clooney joked about Brad Pitt on WWHL; Davis confirmed kissing Pitt on set was memorable.
Geena Davis looked younger than ever posing for red carpet pics Monday.
The actress was all smiles at the Los Angeles premiere of “The Boroughs” in a plunging black dress patterned with white beads.
The 70-year-old, who plays Renee on the Netflix show, completed her look with black pantyhose, pumps and layered silver necklaces.
The “Beetlejuice” star has been making glam appearances all week while promoting the thriller series.
She made headlines for sitdowns on “Live With Kelly and Mark,” “Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen” and more talk shows.
On “CBS Mornings,” Davis gushed about getting “to play kind of a badass” who “refuses to be sidelined by age” in her latest role.
“It’s so weird when you get older,” she told viewers. “You have a picture of what it’ll be like and then you’re there like, ‘I’m still me. Nothing happened.’”
Davis described the “big impact” the “bolder” characters she plays have made in her life.
“It rubs off on you when you get to pretend,” she explained. “I was raised to be the politest, most self-effacing person in the world but then playing these characters … it made me much more confident in my personal life.”
She also spilled secrets about her fellow A-listers while promoting her latest project — including a telling mid-flight conversation with “very gregarious” George Clooney.
“At one point, we’re talking about Brad Pitt, and he says, ‘You know, I hate that Brad Pitt,’” Davis recalled on “WWHL.” “I said, ‘No, you don’t. Isn’t he like your best friend or something?’”
Clooney, 65, allegedly replied, “No, I hate him because he got the part in ‘Thelma & Louise.’”
When Davis asked whether he “want[ed] to get that part” playing J.D. opposite her character, Thelma, the “ER” alum quipped, “Couldn’t you tell when I read with you?’”
Elsewhere in the interview, Andy Cohen asked whether kissing Pitt, 62, on set was “sublime” and “memorable” — which Davis confirmed.
Her other high-profile projects have included “A League of Their Own,” “The Accidental Tourist” and more.
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