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Viola Davis

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Viola Davis

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American actress and producer (born 1965)

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Viola Davis is an American person who began her work period in 1996. She has one child and was born on 1965-08-11. Her written works include *Corduroy takes a bow* and *Finding Me*. Davis has been recognized in the Academy Award Best Supporting Actress collection, the Time 100 collection, and the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.

She has expressed views on representation in the industry, stating that artists and actors of color have to alter and water themselves down for Hollywood, but she refuses to be pacified. She also noted that the only thing separating women of color from anyone else is an opportunity. Her social media presence includes 1874663 followers.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Viola
Family name
Davis
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
St. Matthews
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
American English
Award
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Image
Viola Davis at the Air Premiere at SXSW (cropped).jpg
Number of children
1
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Viola Davis
date of birth
1965-08-11
nominated for
Academy Award for Best Actress
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Art+Feminism
name in native language
Viola Davis
start of work period
1996-00-00
social media followers
1874663
ethnic group
African Americans
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Encyclopedic overview

Viola Davis (/vaɪˈoʊlə/ vy-OH-lə; born August 11, 1965) is an American actress and film producer. Her accolades include both the Triple Crown of Acting and EGOT. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2017. The New York Times ranked her ninth on its list of the greatest actors of the 21st century (2020). Davis received the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2025.

A graduate of Juilliard, Davis began her career in Central Falls, Rhode Island, appearing in small stage productions. She made her Broadway debut in the August Wilson play Seven Guitars (1996) for which she earned her first Tony nomination. She would later win two Tony Awards, both for Wilson plays. Her first win was for Best Featured Actress in a Play playing the character Tonya, a woman grappling with trauma and loss in King Hedley II (2001), followed by her second win for Best Actress in a Play playing Rose Maxson, a working class mother in Fences (2010).

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