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Kristin Davis: Biography

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Birth Name: Kristin Atkinson
Birth Place: Boulder, CO
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/23/1965, Pisces
Profession: Actor

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Kristin Davis Fast Facts:

After graduating from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers in 1987 with a BFA in acting, she moved to New York to pursue her dreams--and waited tables for three years.
Met her biological father, a psychologist, for the first time in 1995.
Joined the cast of Melrose Place in 1995, but her character (Brooke Armstrong) was written out. Darren Star remembered her when casting for Sex and the City.
Has been involved with Revlon Run/Walk for Women, which promotes breast-cancer awareness, since 1997.
Is an ambassador for Oxfam, an international organization that helps fight hunger and poverty.
Helped rescue an orphaned baby elephant (later named Chaimu) while on a 2009 safari in Kenya; Davis returned to Kenya in 2010 to visit Chaimu at a wildlife reserve.

Kristin Davis Relationships:
Keith Davis - Stepfather
Dorothy Davis - Mother
Tom Atkinson - Father
Gemma Rose Davis - Daughter
Kristin Davis Awards:
2004 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
2003 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Winner
2002 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
2001 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Winner
2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
2004 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
College:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (BFA, 1987)

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