Kristin Davis

Kristin Landen Davis (also listed as Kristin Lee Davis; born February 23, 1965) is an American actress and producer.

She was adopted by her stepfather, then-University of Colorado Boulder professor Keith Davis, after he married her mother, Dorothy, a university data analyst, in 1968.

She has three half sisters from her father's first marriage.

Early in her childhood, she and her parents moved to Columbia, South Carolina, where her father served as provost and taught psychology at the University of South Carolina.

Davis wanted to be an actress from the age of nine, when she was cast in the Workshop Theatre production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Davis lived in South Carolina until she graduated from A.C. Flora High School in 1983.

She then moved to New Jersey, where she attended Rutgers University.

Davis graduated with a BFA degree in acting from Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts in 1987.

After graduation in 1987, Davis moved to New York and waited tables before opening a yoga studio with a friend.

Davis made her movie debut in the 1987 comedy slasher film Doom Asylum.

In 1990s, she had secondary roles in films Nine Months (1995) and Sour Grapes (1998).

In 1991, she acted in a couple of episodes of the daytime drama (soap opera) General Hospital.

She later guest-starred on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman and ER, and acted on made-for-television movies.

Davis's big break came in 1995, when she was cast as the villainous Brooke Armstrong in the Fox prime time soap opera Melrose Place (1995–1996).

Her big break came in 1995 when she landed the role of villainess Brooke Armstrong Campbell on the Fox nighttime soap opera Melrose Place.

She left the show after one year when producers decided to kill off the character.

The following year, Davis guest-starred in two episodes of Seinfeld.

She is known for playing Charlotte York Goldenblatt in the HBO romantic comedy series Sex and the City (1998–2004).

In 1998, Davis was cast as Charlotte York in the HBO romantic comedy series Sex and the City and remained an integral cast member until the series ended in 2004.

In 1999, along with the rest of the cast, she was awarded the Women in Film Lucy Award in recognition of her excellence and innovation in her creative works that have enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television.

She received Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series her role as Charlotte in the final season, and well as Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film nomination.

During her time in the show, Davis guest-starred on Friends in the episode "The One with Ross's Library Book", and Will & Grace episode "Will & Grace & Vince & Nadine".

She played leading roles in the 1999 miniseries Atomic Train alongside Rob Lowe, and television movies including Blacktop (2000), Three Days (2001) and The Winning Season (2004).

Davis hosted the VH1 show 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons in 2003.

She received nominations at the Emmys and the Golden Globes in 2004 for her role as Charlotte, and reprised the role in the films Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010), as well as the revival of the show And Just Like That... (2021–present) on Max.

In 2005, she starred in a television pilot entitled Soccer Moms in which she and Gina Torres star as suburban mothers who moonlight as private detectives.

She starred as Miss Spider in the animated television series Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends and was a guest judge on the Lifetime program Project Runway.

Her later films include The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3D (2005), opposite David Arquette and George Lopez; the 2006 version of The Shaggy Dog, opposite Tim Allen, and Deck the Halls, opposite Matthew Broderick and Danny DeVito.

Her film credits include The Shaggy Dog (2006), Deck the Halls (2006), Couples Retreat (2009), Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) and Holiday in the Wild (2019).

Davis appeared in 2008's Sex and the City feature film, under the direction of executive producer Michael Patrick King.

The film was a box office success and amassed $415 million at the worldwide box office, despite mixed reviews.

It was Davis' first movie to reach #1 at the US box office.

Davis reprised her role of Charlotte York a second time in 2010's Sex and the City 2, which grossed $290 million worldwide but was widely panned by critics.

She remained interested in a third installment of the franchise.

Davis made her Broadway debut playing Mabel Cantwell in the 2012 revival of The Best Man, and her West End debut playing Beth Gallagher in the original 2014 stage production of Fatal Attraction.

Davis was born in Boulder, Colorado.

She is an only child, and her parents divorced when she was a baby.

In 2012, Davis starred in and produced the Lifetime television film Of Two Minds In 2014, she returned to series television with starring role in the short-lived CBS sitcom Bad Teacher.

In 2016, she starred in Hallmark Channel film A Heavenly Christmas.

In 2020, she hosted Fox reality series Labor of Love.