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Viola Davis

Stage Actress / Film Actress / Television Actress / Television Producer | * 08/11/1965 (58) | Saint Matthews, South Carolina (United States of America (USA))
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Viola Davis (born August 11, 1965) is an American actress and producer. Davis is one of the few performers to have been awarded an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony (EGOT). She is the sole black actor to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting as well as the third person to achieve both statuses. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2017. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her ninth on its list of the greatest actors of the 21st century. Her film breakthrough came with her role in the drama Doubt (2008), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Davis began her career in Central Falls, Rhode Island, appearing in small stage productions. After graduating from the Juilliard School in 1993, she won an Obie Award in 1999 for her performance as Ruby McCollum in Everybody's Ruby. She played minor roles in film and television in the late 1990s and early 2000s, before earning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role as Tonya in the 2001 Broadway production of August Wilson's King Hedley II. Davis won the 2010 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role as Rose Maxson in the Broadway revival of August ... ()
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Viola Davis (born August 11, 1965) is an American actress and producer. The recipient of numerous accolades, Davis is one of the few performers to have been awarded an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony (EGOT); additionally, she is the sole African-American to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting as well as the third person to achieve both statuses. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2017, and in 2020, The New York Times ranked her ninth on its list of the greatest actors of the 21st century.Davis began her career in Central Falls, Rhode Island, appearing in small stage productions. After graduating from the Juilliard School in 1993, she won an Obie Award in 1999 for her performance as Ruby McCollum in Everybody's Ruby. She played minor roles in film and television in the late 1990s and early 2000s, before earning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role as Tonya in the 2001 Broadway production of August Wilson's King Hedley II. Her film breakthrough came with her role as a troubled mother in the drama Doubt (2008), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Davis won the 2010 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role as Rose Maxson in the Broadway revival of August Wilson's play Fences.For starring as a 1960s housemaid in the comedy-drama The Help (2011), Davis received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. From 2014 to 2020, she played lawyer Annalise Keating in the ABC drama series How to Get Away with Murder, for which she became the first black actress to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2015. In 2016, Davis reprised the role of Maxson in the film adaptation of Fences, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She played Amanda Waller in the DC Extended Universe, beginning with Suicide Squad (2016). In 2020, she portrayed Ma Rainey in the biopic Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, for which she received a fourth Academy Award nomination, becoming the most-Oscar-nominated black actress. Her performances in Widows (2018) and The Woman King (2022) earned her further nominations for the BAFTA Best Actress Award, making her the most-BAFTA-nominated black actress.Davis and her husband, Julius Tennon, are founders of a production company, JuVee Productions. Davis is also widely recognized for her advocacy and support of human rights and equal rights for women and women of color. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017 and became a L'Oréal Paris ambassador in 2019. The audiobook narration of her 2022 memoir Finding Me earned Davis a Grammy Award in 2023.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Thriller

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Awards & Nominations for Viola Davis

Theatre World Award Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Crystal Award Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play Time 100 Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording Audie Award for Narration by The Author 2x NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year 2x Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 2x Academy Award for Best Actress Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play People's Choice Award for Favorite Actress in a New TV Series Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
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Movies with Viola Davis as Actress(73)

as Chameleon (voice)2024 Kung Fu Panda 4
as Deloris Jordan2023 Air
as Narrator2023 Operation Othello
as Taylor Sutton2023 G20
as Amanda Waller (uncredited)2022 Black Adam
as Nanisca2022 The Woman King
as Self (archive footage)2021 On Broadway
as Liz Ingram2021 The Unforgivable
as Amanda Waller2021 The Suicide Squad
as herself2020 Giving Voice
as Ma Rainey2020 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
as Narrator2019 A Touch of Sugar
as Miss Rayleen2019 Troop Zero
as Veronica Rawlings2018 Widows
as Amanda Waller2016 Suicide Squad
as Martha Schulman2016 Custody
as Rose Maxson2016 Fences
as Lila Walcott2015 Lila & Eve
as Carol Barrett2015 Blackhat
as Susie Brown2014 Get on Up
as Professor Lillian Friedman2014 The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
as Professor Lillian Friedman2014 The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
as Professor Lillian Friedman2014 The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
as Major Gwen Anderson2013 Ender's Game
as Nancy Birch2013 Prisoners
as Amma Treadeau2013 Beautiful Creatures
as herself2013 Love, Marilyn
as Nona Alberts2012 Won't Back Down
as Aibileen Clark2011 The Help
as The Vengeful Caretaker2011 Touch of Evil
as Dr. Eden Minerva2010 It's Kind of a Funny Story
as Delia Shiraz2010 Eat Pray Love
as CIA Director Isabel George2010 Knight and Day
as Gail Friedman2010 Trust
as herself2009 Doubt: Stage to Screen
as Hortense Johnson2009 Beyond All Boundaries
as Ellen2009 Madea Goes to Jail
as Dr. Judith Franklin2009 State of Play
as Mayor April Henry2009 Law Abiding Citizen
as Jean2008 Nights in Rodanthe
as Mrs. Miller2008 Doubt
as Detective Parker2007 Disturbia
as Molly Crane2007 Jesse Stone: Sea Change
as Molly Crane2006 Jesse Stone: Night Passage
as Tonya Neely2006 The Architect
as Mother in Hospital with Donna2006 World Trade Center
as CIA Chairwoman2005 Syriana
as Grandma2005 Get Rich or Die Tryin'
as Molly Crane2005 Stone Cold
as Gordon2002 Solaris
as Eva May2002 Antwone Fisher
as Sybil2002 Far from Heaven
as Policewoman2001 Kate & Leopold
as Parole Board Interrogator (uncredited)2001 Ocean's Eleven
as Dottie2001 Amy & Isabelle
as Robin2001 The Shrink Is In
as Social Worker2000 Traffic
as Platoon Sgt. Fanning1998 The Pentagon Wars
as Rosemary Allbright1998 Grace & Glorie
as Moselle1998 Out of Sight

TV Shows/Series with Viola Davis as Actress(33)

as Amanda Waller (voice)2024 Creature Commandos
as Michelle Obama2022 The First Lady
as Amanda Waller (uncredited)2022 Peacemaker
as herself2020 Celebrity IOU
as herself2020 Dear…
as herself2015 Hot Ones
as Annalise Keating2014 How to Get Away with Murder
as herself2007 The Graham Norton Show
as Agent Jan Marlow2007 Traveler
as Ellen Snyder2006 Brothers and Sisters
as Stevie Morgan2002 Hack
as Audrey Williams2002 Without a Trace
as Sergeant Terry Randolph2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Lynnette Peeler2000 City of Angels
as Attorney Campbell2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Dr. Eleanor Weiss1999 Providence
as Celeste1999 Judging Amy
as herself1997 The View
as Self - Guest1997 The View
as Woman1993 NYPD Blue
as herself1968 60 Minutes
as Rosemary Allbright??? Hallmark Hall of Fame

Movies with Viola Davis as Crew(7)

Production/Executive Producer2023 Operation Othello
Production/Producer2023 G20
Production/Executive Producer2023 Silver Dollar Road
Production/Producer2022 The Woman King
Production/Executive Producer2019 Emanuel
Production/Producer2019 Troop Zero
Production/Executive Producer2017 Night Shift

TV Shows/Series with Viola Davis as Crew(5)

Production/Executive Producer2022 The First Lady
Production/Executive Producer2019 In a Man's World
Creator/Creator2019 In a Man's World
Production/Executive Producer2018 The Last Defense
Production/Producer2014 How to Get Away with Murder

Additional Information

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Full Name: Viola Davis
Born: Wednesday, 08/11 1965 (August) in Saint Matthews, South Carolina (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 58 years + 230 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Rhode Island College, Juilliard School, Central Falls High School, Circle in the Square Theatre School
Spouses (current/former): Julius Tennon
Other names for Viola Davis (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Виола Дэвис"
"바이올라 데이비스"
"ヴィオラ・デイヴィス"
Viola Davis frequently works together with these people:
Julius Tennon (14x, Actor)
John Lithgow (12x, Actor)
Steven Soderbergh (12x, Crew)
Michael B. Jordan (11x, Actor)
Maurice Evans (11x, Actor)
John Doman (10x, Actor)
Michael Gaston (10x, Actor)
Julie Harris (10x, Actress)
Jim Gaffigan (10x, Actor)
Larry Blake (10x, Crew)
Lou Martini Jr. (10x, Actor)
Denzel Washington (9x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:562, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024