Hope Davis (born March 23, 1964) is an American actress. She has starred in more than 20 feature films, including
About Schmidt,
Arlington Road,
Flatliners,
Mumford,
American Splendor,
The Lodger and
Next Stop Wonderland.
Personal life
Davis, second of three children, was born in
Englewood,
New Jersey, the daughter of Joan, a
librarian (and also the former librarian for the elementary section of the
Elisabeth Morrow School), and William Davis, an engineer. Davis has described her mother as a "great storyteller" who would take Davis and her siblings to
museums or to "something cultural" every Sunday after church. Davis graduated in 1982 from
Tenafly High School in
Tenafly,
New Jersey,Rohan, Virginia. ,
The Record , June 18, 2007. Accessed July 5, 2007. "Hope Davis: Class of 1982, Tenafly High School." and was a childhood friend of
Mira Sorvino, with whom she wrote and acted in backyard plays.
She is married to actor Jon Patrick Walker. They have two daughters, Georgia (born August 31, 2002) and Mae (born December 30, 2004).
Career
Film
Davis majored in
cognitive science at
Vassar College, but then made her debut as a dramatic actress in the 1991 film
Flatliners, starring as
William Baldwin's fiancée. Later, she starred in independent films such as
The Daytrippers (
1995) and
Next Stop Wonderland (
1998). These led her to roles in Hollywood films such...
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