Kristin Landen Davis is a well-known actress from the United States. At the age of nine, she began dreaming of becoming an actress and landed an audition for ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ in a workshop theatre. To advance toward her goals and dreams, she earned a BFA in Acting from Rutgers University’s ‘Mason Gross School of the Arts’. She began her acting career with a role in a daily soap opera, ‘General Hospital,’ and a role in the television series ‘Melrose Place’ propelled her career forward. She was a breakout star on HBO’s ‘Sex and the City’ in the role of Charlotte York Goldenblatt. Her film roles have been mediocre. Thus, critics have panned films such as ‘Sour Grapes,’ ‘Deck of Halls,’ ‘The Shaggy Dog,’ ‘Couple Retreat,’ and ‘The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D,’ despite the fact that several of them were box office successes. This graceful actress has always been an advocate for charitable causes. She has also been concerned with women’s issues. Due to her passion for animals, particularly elephants, she has been a supporter of animal welfare organizations.
Childhood & Adolescence
Davis was born in Boulder, Colorado, to parents who divorced when she was a child. Keith Davis, a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, later adopted her.
Kristin’s family relocated to Columbia, South Carolina, when she was a child. She attended ‘A.C. Flora High School’ and graduated in 1983.
Since she was nine years old, she aspired to be an actress and moved to New Jersey, where she earned a BFA in acting from Rutgers University’s ‘Mason Gross School of the Arts’ in 1987.
Career of Davis
Davis relocated to New York City and began working as a waitress. Soon after, she founded a yoga studio with the assistance of one of her friends. She landed her first acting role in 1991, appearing in a few episodes of the daytime drama ‘General Hospital’.
She shot to prominence in 1995 as Brooke Armstrong Campbell on the nighttime drama ‘Melrose Place.’ Later in the show, her character was killed off, and she went on to appear in television series such as ‘Friends,’ ‘Will and Grace,’ and ‘Seinfeld.’
She starred as Riggs in ‘Sour Grapes,’ a 1998 American comedy film written and directed by Larry David. The film received mixed reviews from critics.
She was cast as Kelly Finch in ‘Deck the Halls,’ a 2006 Christmas comedy film, alongside Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, and Kristin Chenoweth. The film was a commercial failure and received critical acclaim.
She co-starred with Tim Allen in Walt Disney Pictures’ 2006 comedy film ‘The Shaggy Dog.’ Although the film received mixed reviews from critics, it was a commercial success.
She reprised her role as Charlotte York Goldenblatt in ‘Sex and the City: The Movie,’ a 2008 film adaptation of the HBO comedy series of the same name about four female friends.
Following the 2008 release of the film ‘Sex and the City: The Movie,’ Belk, the nation’s largest privately held department store chain, announced a collaboration with Davis for a ladies’ apparel and accessories line.
She co-starred with Jon Favreau in ‘Couples Retreat,’ a 2009 American romantic comedy film. Despite the critical backlash, the film was a box-office smash.
She shared the Worst Actress Golden Raspberry Award with the other actresses in the 2010 film ‘Sex and the City 2’, in which she reprised her role as Charlotte Goldenblatt.
She provided the voice of ‘Miss Spider’ in the animated television special ‘Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Kids’ and its spin-off series ‘Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends.
She hosted VH1’s 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons and starred in the television pilot ‘Soccer Mom’ in 2005.
Additionally, she served as a guest judge on the Lifetime (television network) show ‘Project Runway’.
She starred as Max’s (Sharkboy) mother in ‘The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D,’ a 2005 adventure fantasy comedy film. Though it received negative reviews from critics, the film was a commercial success, grossing $69,425,967 at the box office.
Significant Works of Davis
Kristin Davis is best known for her portrayal of Charlotte York Goldenblatt, an art dealer and housewife on the massively successful HBO sitcom ‘Sex and the City,’ which aired from 1998 to 2004.
She starred in the 2012 American 3D science-fiction adventure comedy film ‘Journey 2: The Mysterious Island’. It was a box office smash, grossing nearly $326 million worldwide, surpassing its predecessor.
Awards and Accomplishments
Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon of HBO’s ‘Sex and the City’ shared ‘The Lucy Award for Television Innovation’ in 1999.
Davis and her co-stars from ‘The Sex and the City’ won ‘The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Comedy’ twice.
Personal History and Legacies
Davis adopted Gemma Rose in 2011. They are currently residing in Los Angeles, California. Davis is a sober individual. She claims that she was exposed to alcohol at a young age as part of her Southern upbringing.
She has been an elephant enthusiast her entire life, and in recognition of her efforts to bring attention to the plight of orphaned African elephants, she was presented with the Humane Society’s 2010 Wyler Award.
Kristin has made two trips to Africa with Oxfam, visiting Mozambique, South Africa, and Uganda to gain a better understanding of gender issues and poverty in those countries.
Estimated Net Worth
Kristin Davis is a $35 million-wealthy American actress. Davis is probably best known for her portrayal of Charlotte York Goldenblatt in HBO’s highly successful “Sex and the City.” She reprised her role in two film spin-offs and a ten-episode revival that premiered in December 2021 on HBO Max.
Trivia
This well-known actress enjoys spinning, running, baking, and hiking, as well as listening to a wide variety of music, including Dave Matthews Band, Brazilian music, folk music, and classical works by Mozart.
This well-known actress was ranked 42nd on Stuff Magazine’s list of the ‘102 Sexiest Women in the World’ and was also named the ‘World’s Most Beautiful Woman’ in a poll conducted by the UK magazine ‘Eve’.