Hope Davis Overview

Born in Tenafly, New Jersey, Hope Davis studied ballet as a teenager, but was advised by her teacher that she'd begun too late to make a career of it. She grew up across the street from Mira Sorvino and together, at the age of eight, they wrote a play called The Dutch Doll. "I played the doll, she was the girl." The play was well received by the neighborhood who wept at the sad tale. While in high school and college, Davis was inspired by such actresses as Meryl Streep and Ingrid Bergman. "I... See All