Hope Davis was born on March 23, 1964 in Englewood, New Jersey. Her mother was a retired school librarian.
Mira Sorvino, who had a role in HUMAN TRAFFICKING in 2004, was Hope Davis's childhood friend. The two of them would perform plays for their neighbors.
Hope Davis graduated from Tenafly High School in Tenafly, New Jersey where Hope began her acting career. Davis studied ballet as a teenager and participated in the Joffrey Ballet's summer programs. Hope began her stage career when she took over a part for Madonna in the Chicago Production of SPEED THE PLOW. Hope Davis also studied under Uta Hagen at the HB Studio in the Manhattan. Hope Davis graduated from Vassar College in 1986.
Ford Evanson married Hope Davis in 1987. They were later divorced in 1996. Hope later began a relationship with Jon Patrick Walker. Their daughter Georgia, was born in 2002. In 2005, Hope Davis gave birth to her and Jon Patrick Walker's second child, Mae.
Some other notable credits of Hope Davis' include
THE LODGER - 2009
GENOVA - 2008
SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK - 2008
SIX DEGREES - TV - 2006
PROOF - 2005
THE WEATHER MAN - 2005
ABOUT SCHMIDT - 2002
MUMFORD - 1999
THE MYTH OF FINGERPRINTS - 1998
THE DAYTRIPPERS - 1996
KISS OF DEATH - 1995
HOME ALONE - 1990
FLATLINERS - 1990
Hope Davis has been nominated for a Chlotrudis Award, a Golden Globe Award, and an Independent Spirit Award and a Satellite Award.
Awards that Hope Davis have won include -
New York Film Critics Circle Award - AMERICAN SPLENDOR - 2003
Seattle Film Critics Award - AMERICAN SPLENDOR - 2003