Geena Davis Became Mom of 3 at 48 — Her 20-Year Marriage Ended Much Younger Spouse Asked For Spousal Support

• Geena Davis experienced dark times when all three of her marriages failed.

• The star’s unlikely fourth marriage allowed her to become a mother of three.

• According to Geena, it was an unfair request from her 15-years younger husband and the father of her three children to ask for spousal support after 20 years of marriage.

• The actress has been accepting herself after all her trials.

Geena Davis experienced three failed marriages before meeting her three children’s father. Two men she was once married to included actor Jeff Goldblum and director Renny Harlin.

The “Thelma & Louise” star’s first husband was Richard Emmolo, whom she married on March 25, 1981, until they divorced. Her subsequent short-lived marriage was with Goldblum, beginning on November 1, 1987.

Geena Davis on the set of “The Fly” circa 1984 | Source: Getty Images

Geena and Goldblum concluded their union in 1991. Harlin was the actress’s last husband, having tied the knot with him on September 18, 1993, and divorcing on June 21, 1998.

According to Good Housekeeping (GH), the actress felt confused and isolated after the failure of her unions. During an October 19, 2022, “Loose Women” interview, the star explained how she didn’t have enough self-esteem to have children with her previous husbands.

Geena Davis and Jeff Goldblum at the 61st Annual Academy Awards – Governor’s Ball on March 29, 1989 | Source: Getty Images

However, the Oscar Award winner eventually found her fate tied to a man who wasn’t an obvious partner choice for her because he was 15 years younger. Geena also initially didn’t take the younger man’s intentions seriously at the beginning.

Geena’s Fourth Husband Who Led Her into Motherhood

Later in life, Geena’s self-esteem got a boost because of her active lifestyle. At age 42, the actress became romantically drawn to a 27-year-old Dr. Reza Jarrahy after meeting him at a party.

Dr. Reza Jarrahy and Geena Davis at the L.A. Commission on Assaults Against Women Hosts its 31st Annual Humanitarian Awards in Santa Monica, California, on October 4, 2002 | Source: Getty Images

The star explained how she’d initially been attracted to men she thought she could “fix” and turn into perfect partners. Geena explained further what type of men she was used to dating, saying:

“I was always in the type of relationship where everything was about the other person.”

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Geena Davis at the Theirworld & Astley Clarke summer reception in Los Angeles on June 2, 2015, in California | Source: Getty Images

The actress revealed how she used to find her self-worth by sacrificing things for the sake of the men she was dating. She said sacrificing herself had to do with her feelings about herself because the men she dated felt good about themselves without her efforts.

Geena realized they never needed her to fix them because there was nothing wrong with them; instead, she had to work on herself. When Reza came into her life, her past patterns were ready to be broken.

Dr. Reza Jarrahy and Geena Davis at the Cirque Du Solei Opening Night Gala For Kooza on October 16, 2009, in Santa Monica, California | Source: Getty Images

She’d managed to change herself, and that led her to alter what appeared attractive to her. The actress described Reza as different from the men she used to date and that if she met the type of men she used to go for in the past, she’d break out in laughter.

During the 2006 GH interview, Geena confessed that the age difference between her and the doctor took some time to get used to. She initially thought it was a “little far-fetched” for them to have a relationship.

His cuteness initially attracted her to Reza before she noticed how young he was. The actress believed they would have fun together and hadn’t thought long-term.

However, the more they spent time together, the more she realized that their age difference didn’t make any difference in any meaningful way. She never felt like they were from different generations, and later they barely noticed it.

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Dr. Reza Jarrahy and Geena Davis at the 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, California, on January 29, 2006 | Source: Getty Images

Although the star had come from three failed marriages, she was so happy and in love with Reza that she was willing to go through a fourth one. Geena revealed that she asked Reza if he was sure he wanted to become her fourth husband.

However, the actress wasn’t nervous about the decision because she felt she’d “turned a corner.” She had made permanent and fundamental changes, with her being excited to know she was marrying someone she could be herself around without him judging her or leaving the room.

Geena Davis at the 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards – Press Room on January 16, 2006 | Source: Getty Images

A year after the couple’s marriage, Geena’s life experienced another change when she became pregnant. The actress became a first-time mother in her 40s, but instead of getting unnerved, she said:

“I felt 100 percent that I would be such a better parent than I would have been even five years earlier and certainly ten or 20 years earlier.”

Alizeh Keshvar Davis-Jarrahy, Alex Brightman, and Geena Davis pose backstage at the Broadway musical based on “Beetlejuice” on September 21, 2019, in New York City | Source: Getty Images

The star believed that if she’d had children earlier, she would’ve been a parent who over-involved themselves and tried living through their offspring. She acknowledged that some younger people probably figured out how to be better parents before she did, but that wasn’t the case for her.

Geena said she became a parent at the right time with the right person. Ultimately, the celebrity was grateful for having children in her 40s because she had believed she would be “more evolved” the longer she waited.

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Dr. Reza Jarrahy, Alizeh Keshvar Davis Jarrahy, Kian William Jarrahy, Geena Davis, and Kaiis Steven Jarrahy at the UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital’s Kaleidoscope 5 on May 6, 2017, in Culver City, California | Source: Getty Images

The “A League of Their Own” star was 46 when she had her daughter and 48 when her twin boys were born. Speaking to The Guardian in 2020, the actress shared how lucky she felt having children late in life because she’d changed a lot, adding:

“I always knew I wanted kids, but what I was doing waiting that long, I don’t know. I never tried before, in other words. But it’s been great. And twins are fun!”

Geena Davis at the Bentonville Film Festival Award Show on May 8, 2015, in Bentonville, Arkansas | Source: Getty Images

However, having twins two years after her first child left her daunted. Reza’s wife had three children below the age of three and worried about being able to love her sons as much as her daughter.

Geena [Davis] believed she’d settled into her looks and was visibly more at ease.

Reza Jarrahy, Alizeh Keshvar Davis Jarrahy, Kian William Jarrahy, Geena Davis, and Kaiis Steven Jarrahy at the UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital’s Kaleidoscope 5 on May 6, 2017, in Culver City, California | Source: Getty Images

She did, but the experience was overwhelming. Sadly, her marriage to the doctor eventually ended, and in 2022, Geena was single again and embraced her older age.

The end of Geena’s fourth marriage and life as a single woman

In May 2018, Reza filed for divorce after 17 years of marriage. However, his wife disputed it, claiming there was a “fatal problem” in 2001 when they had their New York wedding ceremony.

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Dr. Reza Jarrahy and Geena Davis at the premiere of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” on December 14, 2015, in Hollywood, California | Source: Getty Images

The star alleged their marriage license wasn’t returned to the court clerk, and under New York law, she and the doctor weren’t legally married. The actress believed that she and Reza had no property to share without marriage.

She also felt he wasn’t entitled to spousal support for that exact reason Reza had petitioned for it. The doctor believed their marriage was legit despite the license issue because they’d “held themselves” as wife and husband all those years.

By December 3, 2018, the former couple’s divorce was finalized. Geena and Jeza agreed to change their then 17-year-old twin sons’ last names from Davis-Jarrahy to Jarrahy, but the actress’ second middle name was left for both boys.

Geena Davis visits SiriusXM Studios on October 12, 2022, in New York City | Source: Getty Images

In 2006, the star revealed how she was at peace with aging and felt her life had improved. Jeza’s ex-wife shared how she didn’t fear aging and liked how she looked more than years back.

Geena believed she’d settled into her looks and was visibly more at ease. However, the actress noted how she was content with them but wasn’t sure how she’d feel at 70; in 2022, the star was still single.