Real Name : Kristin Landen Davis
Birth : 23 February 1965, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Height : 5' 6"
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Kristin Landen Davis was born on February 23, 1965, in Boulder, Colorado. An only child, her parents divorced when she was a baby and she was adopted by her stepfather after he married her mother in 1968. Early in her childhood Kristin and her parents moved to Columbia, South Carolina, where her stepfather (a psychology professor) was transferred to a university. She lived in South Carolina until she graduated high school in 1982. She then moved to New Jersey, where she attended Rutgers University. After graduation, she moved to New York and waited tables before opening a yoga studio with a friend. In 1995 she got her big break when she landed the role of Brooke Armstrong Campbell on _"Melrose Place" (1992)_ (qv). She left the show after one year when producers found that audience members hated her bitchy character. In 1998, Kristin was cast as Charlotte York in _"Sex and the City" (1998)_ (qv), of which she remained an integral cast member until the series ended in 2004. Kristin Davis currently resides in Los Angeles. She is unmarried and has no children. In the near future she hopes to travel and would particularly like to visit India.
Biography written by: Calliope
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- _"View, The" (1997)_ (qv), as Herself (10/26/2005)
- _"Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989)_ (qv), as Herself (6/8/2005)
- _"Late Show with David Letterman" (1993)_ (qv), as Herself (6/7/2005)
- _"Today" (1952)_ (qv), as Herself (6/7/2005)
- _"Will & Grace" (1998)_ (qv), as Nadine (episode 7.7 _Will & Grace & Vince & Nadine (11/4/2004)_)
- _"Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989)_ (qv), as Herself (10/15/2004)
- _"Corazón de..." (1997)_ (qv), as Herself (archive footage) (9/20/2004)
- _"Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989)_ (qv), as Herself (2/20/2004)
- _"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993)_ (qv), as Herself (2/18/2004)
- _"Celebrities Uncensored" (2003)_ (qv), as Herself (archive footage) (episode 1.15 (11/26/2003)_)
- _"Entertainment Tonight" (1981)_ (qv), as Herself (10/16/2003)
- _"Isaac Mizrahi Show, The" (2001)_ (qv), as Herself (10/14/2002)
- _"Rosie O'Donnell Show, The" (1996)_ (qv), as Herself (6/15/2001)
- _"Grosse Pointe" (2000)_ (qv), as Herself (episode 1.14 _End of the Affair, The (2/4/2001)_)
- _"Friends" (1994)_ (qv), as Erin (episode 7.7 _One with Ross' Library Book, The (11/16/2000)_)
- _"Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, The" (1999)_ (qv), as Herself (11/14/2000)
- _"Rosie O'Donnell Show, The" (1996)_ (qv), as Herself (6/5/2000)
- _"Martin Short Show, The" (1999)_ (qv), as Herself (episode 1.9 (9/23/1999)_)
- _"Seinfeld" (1990)_ (qv), as Jenna (episode 9.1 _Butter Shave, The (9/25/1997)_)
- _"Single Guy, The" (1995)_ (qv), as Leslie (episode 2.19 _Johnny Hollywood (4/2/1997)_)
- _"Seinfeld" (1990)_ (qv), as Jenna (episode 8.16 _Pothole, The (2/20/1997)_)
- _"ER" (1994)_ (qv), as Leslie (episode 1.12 _Luck of the Draw (1/12/1995)_)
- _"Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" (1993)_ (qv), as Carey McGee (episode 3.10 _Thanksgiving (11/19/1994)_)
- _"Larry Sanders Show, The" (1992)_ (qv), as Bri (episode 2.2 _Breakdown, The: Part 2 (6/2/1993)_)
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- "Observer" (U.K.), 10 February 2002, by: Barbara Ellen, "Charlotte's Web"
- "Sunday Mail (Glasgow)" (U.K.), 21 October 2001, "THE SEX (AND THE CITY) FILES "
- "Movieline" (USA), October 1995, Vol. VII, Iss. 2, pg. 75, "what's your favorite scene in your favorite video?"
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- "Observer" (U.K.), 10 February 2002, by: Barbara Ellen, "Charlotte's Web"
- "TV Guide" (USA), 15 May 1999, Vol. 47, Iss. 20, pg. 8, by: Annabel Vered, "Train Of Terror"
- "Just!" (Estonia), January 2005, Iss. 10, pg. 26-27, by: Ivar Kümnik, "Kristin Davis ei lubanud vanematel Seksi & linna vaadata"
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- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 2002, Vol. 14, Iss. 9, pg. 8-11, by: staff, "Sex Quartet: Charlotte York"
- "Playboy" (USA), December 2001, Vol. 48, Iss. 12, pg. 137, "Sex Stars - 2001"
- "Playboy" (USA), December 2000, Vol. 47, Iss. 12, pg. 149, "Sex Stars 2000"
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- "Gong" (Germany), September 2004, Iss. 38
- "TV Guide" (USA), 13 June 2004, Vol. 52, Iss. 24
- "TV Guide" (USA), 14 June 2003, Vol. 51, Iss. 24
- "Harper's & Queen" (UK), January 2002
- "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 23 June 2001, Vol. 1, Iss. 601
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- TV commercial for Nextel phone services (2003)
- Print ad for QVC.
- Print ad for Reflect.com, 2001.
- TV commercial for 7-Up Plus with 'Cynthia Nixon' (qv).
- TV commercial for Maybelline makeup
- Print ads for Maybelline's Instant Age Rewind foundation (2005).
- Print ads for Maybelline's Moisture Extreme Lipcolor (2005).
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- (July 2004) Is developing a new series for HBO
- (June 2004) Visited Denmark for a week.
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- "She's really very funny. I would never describe Charlotte as a prude - maybe at the start, but that was in comparison to the other girls. She wasn't willing to do the stuff they were doing - and I mean, thank goodness! I think she has some themes, like wanting security, that many women relate to. That's what's so great about our show, plus it shows the different choices that women have." (regarding her character, Charlotte, on "Sex and The City")
- "Oh my God, it was awful! One time I was in a department store and, as I was walking around, I could hear women whispering: 'There's Brooke - that bitch!' I wanted to scream: 'I'm not Brooke, I just play her on TV!'" (regarding her character, Brooke, on "Melrose Place")
- "We were very rich culturally. One Sunday each month, we would do this thing called Chamber Pots at somebody's house. A classical music group would come over and we'd have dinner. There were thirty people - parents and kids - and we'd sit on the floor and listen to this beautiful music. I never appreciated it until I was grown up and realised how lucky I was to be exposed to so much, so young." (regarding her childhood in South Carolina)
- "I'm open. Adoption is wonderful. I think there are many different ways to do it...I'm an only child, so it's hard to picture the whole multi-child situation. Cynthia has two children and it is unbelievable the amount of work involved. I have the most respect for it in the world, but I'm not sure if I'm cut out for it." (regarding motherhood)
- "It's nice to be with someone, but I don't think you need to be in a relationship to feel complete. That would be really sad."
- "At one point they offered me this part to play a drug-dealing, gun-selling butch lady. I don't know how to describe her but she had like a crew cut and stuff. I was like, 'Is this a joke?' And they said, 'No, we think it would be great because everyone would be like, 'Oh, look at what we've done to Charlotte.' I was like, 'Well I can't do that!'"
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- She moved to Columbia, South Carolina, when her father, a psychology professor, transferred to the university there. She later attended Rutgers University, and upon graduation moved to New York, where she began working in classical and contemporary theater, as well as commercials. Before her arrival on _"Melrose Place" (1992)_ (qv), Kristin and a friend opened a yoga studio. She still enjoys yoga in her free time, as well as spinning and running. She resides in Los Angeles.
- Was written out of _"Melrose Place" (1992)_ (qv) in 1996 after only being with the show a year, reportedly because the viewers hated her character, Brooke, so much and the writers did not know what to do with her.
- Her parents divorced when she was a baby, and she was adopted by her stepfather shortly after he married her mother in 1968
- Enjoys a wide variety of music, from 'Dave Matthews (I)' (qv), to Brazilian music, to 'Joni Mitchell' (qv)-type folk music and even 'Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart' (qv).
- Graduated from Rutger's University where her father was a psychology professor.
- Hobbies include Yoga, Baking and Hiking.
- Childhood hero was 'Gloria Steinem' (qv).
- Wanted to be an actress since age 10 when she was cast in a community theater production of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs".
- Ranked #42 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002).
- Was the only one of the four actresses of _"Sex and the City" (1998)_ (qv) not to get an Emmy nomination until 2004. She saw her three co-stars frequently nominated, but finally scored an Emmy nomination for the show's final season.
- She is the only of the 4 main actresses from _"Sex and the City" (1998)_ (qv) to guest-star on _"Friends" (1994)_ (qv)
- Best friends with 'Melanie Shatner' (qv)
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