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Viola Davis is a critically revered actress of film, television, and theater and has won rave reviews for her multitude of substantial and intriguingly diverse roles. Audiences across the United States and internationally have admired her for her work- including her celebrated, Oscar-nominated performances in The Help (2011), Doubt (2008), and her Oscar winning performance in Fences (2016). In 2015, Davis won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for her work in ABC's How To Get Away With Murder, making her the first black woman in history to take home the award. In addition to acting, Viola currently produces alongside her husband and producing partner, Julius Tennon, through their JuVee Productions banner. Together they have produced award-garnering productions across theater, television, and film.
In the 2010s, Davis won the 2010 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance 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), she won a Screen Actors Guild Award and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. From 2014 to 2020, she played lawyer Annalise Keating in the television 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, she reprised the role of Maxson in the film adaptation of Fences, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
In 2016, she made her debut as Amanda Waller in the DC Extended Universe film Suicide Squad and has reprised the role in subsequent DCEU media. 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-nominated black actress in Oscar history.
She released her memoir, Finding Me (2022), which earned her a Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording nomination for its accompanying audiobook.
Viola Davis, Fences
Viola Davis , Fences
Viola Davis, Fences
Viola Davis, Intimate Apparel
Viola Davis, Intimate Apparel
Viola Davis, Intimate Apparel
Viola Davis, Intimate Apparel
Viola Davis, King Hedley II
Viola Davis, King Hedley II
Viola Davis, King Hedley II
Viola Davis, Everybody's Ruby
Viola Davis, Seven Guitars
Viola Davis, Seven Guitars
Viola Davis has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.
Viola Davis has not appeared in the West End
Viola Davis has been nominated for several awards throughout her career. Some of her notable nominations include Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for "Fences," Special Citations (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards), Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for "Fences," Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for "Fences," Outstanding Lead Actress (The Lortels) for "Intimate Apparel," Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for "Intimate Apparel," Performance (Obie Awards) for "Intimate Apparel," Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for "Intimate Apparel," Outstanding Featured Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for "King Hedley II," Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for "King Hedley II," Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for "King Hedley II," Performance (Obie Awards) for "Everybody's Ruby," Performance (Theatre World Awards) for "Seven Guitars," and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for "Seven Guitars."
Viola Davis has won several awards for her performances in various Broadway plays. She won the Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play award at the Drama Desk Awards for her role in "Fences." She also received Special Citations from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards. Davis won the Outstanding Actress in a Play award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performance in "Fences," and she also won the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for the same play. In addition to her achievements in "Fences," Davis won the Outstanding Actress - Play award at the Drama Desk Awards for "Intimate Apparel" and received a Performance award at the Obie Awards for the same play. She also won the Outstanding Featured Actress - Play award at the Drama Desk Awards and the Outstanding Actress in a Play award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for her role in "King Hedley II." Davis's performance in "King Hedley II" also earned her the Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards. Furthermore, Davis received a Performance award at the Obie Awards for "Everybody's Ruby" and a Performance award at the Theatre World Awards for "Seven Guitars."