In addition to sports, Geena Davis is not afraid to take personal risks, nor is she afraid to try new things outside of acting. She leads the Geena Davis Institute, which works to improve female representation in Hollywood both on screen and behind the scenes (via The Hollywood Reporter). She’s also a member of Mensa International according to People Magazine. The star’s extracurricular pursuits are not all academic, either. In the hit TV series “Commander In Chief,” Davis played the first female president.
When it was time for her character to choose a sport, Davis chose rowing, just like many actual presidents. As Davis told People Magazine, “I immediately, for some reason, thought of rowing, that I could be rowing on the Potomac … And it turned out that I was kind of good at it. So I’m wondering how old is too old to get in the Olympics in rowing?” Davis had similar ambitions when another Olympic sport caught her attention.
