Geena Davis recalls director who made her sit on his lap: 'I didn't know you could say no'

SettingsCancelSetHave an existing account?Already have a subscription?Don't have an account?Get the newsLet friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutGeena Davis chats new role in Season 3 of Netflix wrestling dramedy 'GLOW,' out Friday, and her gender equality documentary "This Changes Everything."A link has been sent to your friend's email address.A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. The Oscar-winning star of "The Accidental Tourist," "Thelma & Louise" and "A League of Their Own" returns to the small screen in the third season of Netflix '80s-set dramedy "GLOW" (streaming Friday), in which the show's ragtag group of female wrestlers start a Las Vegas residency after losing their TV gig.Davis joins the cast as savvy hotel manager Sandy Deveraux St. Clair, a former showgirl who doles out professional and personal advice to star wrestlers Ruth (Alison Brie) and Debbie (Betty Gilpin). Is there another character from your past films that you wish you could've played?Davis: When I first read "Thelma & Louise," I thought I should play Louise. Who were some of the women you remember watching as a kid?Davis: In my childhood, I didn't really see any characters that I could identify with or that I wanted to grow up to be like. It's pretty standard that you don't meet alone with a man in a private room or hotel suite anymore, but plenty of that stuff goes on and has gone on for a long time.Tom Hanks, left, and Geena Davis in 1992's women-led baseball comedy "A League of Their Own." (Photo: NONE, XXX NONE)Q: Two of your earliest movies, "Tootsie" and "Beetlejuice," were adapted into Broadway musicals this past year.