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Viola Davis‌

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Birthday

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Popularity

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Viola Davis

Saint Matthews, South Carolina, USA

Viola Davis

Saint Matthews, South Carolina, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1965-08-11

Popularity

star11.3

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Doubt: Stage to Screen

Doubt: Stage to Screen‌
star7.0
calendar 2009

Solaris

Solaris‌
star5.9
calendar 2002

Operation Othello

Operation Othello‌
star0.0
calendar

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Get Rich or Die Tryin'‌
star6.8
calendar 2005

World Trade Center

World Trade Center‌
star6.1
calendar 2006

Far from Heaven

Far from Heaven‌
star7.0
calendar 2002

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise‌
star6.9
calendar 2006

Law Abiding Citizen

Law Abiding Citizen‌
star7.4
calendar 2009

Stone Cold

Stone Cold‌
star6.9
calendar 2005

Jesse Stone: Night Passage

Jesse Stone: Night Passage‌
star6.9
calendar 2006

Disturbia

Disturbia‌
star6.7
calendar 2007

The Pentagon Wars

The Pentagon Wars‌
star6.8
calendar 1998

Nights in Rodanthe

Nights in Rodanthe‌
star6.3
calendar 2008

Doubt

Doubt‌
star7.2
calendar 2008

Madea Goes to Jail

Madea Goes to Jail‌
star6.6
calendar 2009

Knight and Day

Knight and Day‌
star6.2
calendar 2010

Eat Pray Love

Eat Pray Love‌
star6.2
calendar 2010

Trust

Trust‌
star6.6
calendar 2010

State of Play

State of Play‌
star6.8
calendar 2009

The Shrink Is In

The Shrink Is In‌
star5.0
calendar 2001

Ender's Game

Ender's Game‌
star6.6
calendar 2013

The Help

The Help‌
star8.2
calendar 2011

Two Butterflies

Two Butterflies‌
star0.0
calendar

Won't Back Down

Won't Back Down‌
star6.1
calendar 2012

On Broadway

On Broadway‌
star8.7
calendar 2019

Love, Marilyn

Love, Marilyn‌
star6.6
calendar 2013

Amy & Isabelle

Amy & Isabelle‌
star6.7
calendar 2001

Beautiful Creatures

Beautiful Creatures‌
star6.0
calendar 2013

Prisoners

Prisoners‌
star8.1
calendar 2013

Oprah + Viola: A Netflix Special Event

Oprah + Viola: A Netflix Special Event‌
star6.9
calendar 2022

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them‌
star6.2
calendar 2014

I Almost Forgot About You

I Almost Forgot About You‌
star0.0
calendar

Blackhat

Blackhat‌
star5.5
calendar 2015

The Substance of Fire

The Substance of Fire‌
star6.3
calendar 1996

Air

Air‌
star7.3
calendar 2023

Get on Up

Get on Up‌
star6.8
calendar 2014

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her‌
star6.7
calendar 2014

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close‌
star7.0
calendar 2011

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him‌
star6.7
calendar 2014

Black Adam

Black Adam‌
star6.9
calendar 2022

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes‌
star7.1
calendar 2023

Kung Fu Panda 4

Kung Fu Panda 4‌
star7.1
calendar 2024

Suicide Squad

Suicide Squad‌
star5.9
calendar 2016

Lila & Eve

Lila & Eve‌
star6.1
calendar 2015

G20

G20‌
star0.0
calendar

The Architect

The Architect‌
star5.9
calendar 2006

Predator or Prey: Making The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

Predator or Prey: Making The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes‌
star0.0
calendar 2024

It's Kind of a Funny Story

It's Kind of a Funny Story‌
star7.0
calendar 2010

Miss Apprehension and Squirt

Miss Apprehension and Squirt‌
star0.0
calendar 1998

Giving Voice

Giving Voice‌
star6.3
calendar 2020

Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven‌
star7.4
calendar 2001

Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil‌
star6.9
calendar 2011

Jesse Stone: Sea Change

Jesse Stone: Sea Change‌
star7.0
calendar 2007

Custody

Custody‌
star7.0
calendar 2016

The Warrior, The Myth, The Wonder

The Warrior, The Myth, The Wonder‌
star0.0
calendar 2016

Fences

Fences‌
star6.9
calendar 2016

Kate & Leopold

Kate & Leopold‌
star6.3
calendar 2001

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand‌
star0.0
calendar 2015

Out of Sight

Out of Sight‌
star6.7
calendar 1998

Antwone Fisher

Antwone Fisher‌
star6.9
calendar 2002

Traffic

Traffic‌
star7.1
calendar 2000

Small Great Things

Small Great Things‌
star0.0
calendar

The Personal History of Rachel DuPree

The Personal History of Rachel DuPree‌
star0.0
calendar

Syriana

Syriana‌
star6.4
calendar 2005

Widows

Widows‌
star6.5
calendar 2018

Troop Zero

Troop Zero‌
star7.0
calendar 2019

Beyond All Boundaries

Beyond All Boundaries‌
star6.5
calendar 2009

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal‌
star5.6
calendar 2018

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays‌
star0.0
calendar 2006

The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad‌
star7.5
calendar 2021

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story‌
star6.5
calendar 2006

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom‌
star6.7
calendar 2020

The Unforgivable

The Unforgivable‌
star7.4
calendar 2021

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"‌
star6.0
calendar 2019

A Touch of Sugar

A Touch of Sugar‌
star0.0
calendar 2019

The Woman King

The Woman King‌
star7.7
calendar 2022

Grace & Glorie

Grace & Glorie‌
star6.8
calendar 1998

Tv Credits

Third Watch

Third Watch‌
star7.9
calendar 1999

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation‌
star7.6
calendar 2000

Threshold

Threshold‌
star7.0
calendar 2005

The Division

The Division‌
star7.0
calendar 2001

Providence

Providence‌
star6.5
calendar 1999

Judging Amy

Judging Amy‌
star7.5
calendar 1999

Traveler

Traveler‌
star6.8
calendar 2007

Without a Trace

Without a Trace‌
star7.3
calendar 2002

NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue‌
star7.0
calendar 1993

The Practice

The Practice‌
star7.7
calendar 1997

60 Minutes

60 Minutes‌
star6.6
calendar 1968

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert‌
star6.5
calendar 2015

Century City

Century City‌
star7.0
calendar 2004

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame‌
star8.8
calendar 1951

United States of Tara

United States of Tara‌
star7.0
calendar 2009

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent‌
star7.6
calendar 2001

City of Angels

City of Angels‌
star9.0
calendar 2000

The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain‌
star6.2
calendar 2008

E! Live from the Red Carpet

E! Live from the Red Carpet‌
star3.2
calendar 2002

The Oscars

The Oscars‌
star7.0
calendar 1953

How to Get Away with Murder

How to Get Away with Murder‌
star7.9
calendar 2014

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

C ce soir, le débat

C ce soir, le débat‌
star2.0
calendar 2021

Brothers and Sisters

Brothers and Sisters‌
star7.1
calendar 2006

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!‌
star5.5
calendar 2003

The Problem with Jon Stewart

The Problem with Jon Stewart‌
star7.1
calendar 2021

Peacemaker

Peacemaker‌
star8.3
calendar 2022

Dear...

Dear...‌
star5.0
calendar 2020

Creature Commandos

Creature Commandos‌
star0.0
calendar 2024

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert‌
star6.5
calendar 2015

Waller

Waller‌
star0.0
calendar

The View

The View‌
star4.5
calendar 1997

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon‌
star5.8
calendar 2014

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show‌
star6.4
calendar 2022

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter‌
star5.7
calendar 2015

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors‌
star4.3
calendar 2014

The View

The View‌
star4.5
calendar 1997

Honest Trailers

Honest Trailers‌
star6.3
calendar 2012

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen‌
star4.9
calendar 2009

Scandal

Scandal‌
star7.2
calendar 2012

Hot Ones

Hot Ones‌
star7.4
calendar 2015

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon‌
star5.8
calendar 2014

Hack

Hack‌
star7.9
calendar 2002

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit‌
star7.9
calendar 1999

Celebrity IOU

Celebrity IOU‌
star6.1
calendar 2020

The First Lady

The First Lady‌
star6.3
calendar 2022

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show‌
star7.2
calendar 2007

Father Lefty

Father Lefty‌
star0.0
calendar

CBS News Sunday Morning

CBS News Sunday Morning‌
star6.2
calendar 1979