ARTICLES / GENDER ISSUES: Geena Davis pushes for more females in children's films

Geena Davis pushes for more females in children's films

John Kiesewetter
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Jun. 21, 2007 12:00 AM

For Geena Davis, it all began with "The Rifleman."

Not her dream to become an actor - but her earliest impression of the male-dominated media.

"I'd play with my best friend, and I'd pretend to be Lucas McCain," says the actress, referring to Chuck Connors' starring role on the late 1950s TV Western. "It never occurred to me that there were no female roles to emulate."

Davis, 51, discovered the lack of female faces in media while watching G-rated movies with her daughter, now 5. She also has 3-year-old twin sons.

 

FULL ARTICLE AT: http://www.azcentral.com/ent/movies/articles/0621geenadavis0621.html

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