Happy Birthday: Kristin Davis

Kristin Davis

Born: February 23, 1965 in Boulder, Colorado, USA

[on her character, Charlotte, from Sex and the City (1998)]: She’s really, very funny. I would never describe Charlotte as a prude. Maybe at the start, but that was in comparison to the other girls. She wasn’t willing to do the stuff they were doing and I mean, thank goodness! I think she has some themes, like wanting security, that many women relate to. That’s what’s so great about our show, plus it shows the different choices that women have.

[on her character, Brooke, on Melrose Place (1992)]: Oh my God, it was awful! One time I was in a department store and, as I was walking around, I could hear women whispering: “There’s Brooke – that bitch!” I wanted to scream: “I’m not Brooke, I just play her on TV!”

[on her childhood in South Carolina]: We were very…