I was raised on TV shows where there were very few female characters that I wanted to pretend to be," "My best friend, Lucyann, and I, every day afte… - Geena Davis

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I was raised on TV shows where there were very few female characters that I wanted to pretend to be," "My best friend, Lucyann, and I, every day after school, would play characters from The Rifleman. Because I was taller, I would be the father, Lucas, and she would be my son, Mark. It never occurred to us that there weren't female characters that we wanted to play.