Kristin Davis

Kristin Davis

Kristin Landen Davis was born on February 24, in 1965. She is an American actress. 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.

Kristin Davis first rose to prominence and achieved fame for playing the role of Brooke Armstrong on Melrose Place (1995–1996) and went on to achieve greater success as Charlotte York Goldenblatt on HBO's Sex and the City (1998–2004). For her role in Sex and the City, she received an Emmy Award nomination in 2004. Her films include Deck the Halls (2006), Sex and the City: The Movie (2008), Couples Retreat (2009) and Sex and the City 2 (2010).

Engagement in Cultural Diplomacy

Humanitarian Causes and Philanthropic Donations

Kristin is an Ambassador for Oxfam, and has worked to help raise awareness of their work since 2006. She has spoken out in support of the Oxfam America Unwrapped Campaign, visited South Africa and Mozambique to raise awareness about AIDS, and auctioned off a date with herself to the Sex and the City world premiere in support of the organization. Kristin Davis has supported the following charities listed on this site: Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, First Star, Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust, Motion Picture and Television Fund Foundation, Oceana, Oxfam, Small Steps Project, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, UNICEF, US Doctors for Africa, World Animal Protection, Worldwide Orphans Foundation

Further Information

Videos: In My Name Campaign

External Links

Kristin Davis’s biography (2014). The Biography.com website List of the celebrities engaged in charity work