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Viola Davis

Acting

Viola Davis

Viola Davis is an actress born on August 11, 1965 in St. Matthews, South Carolina, USA. She is known for Suicide Squad, Prisoners and The Suicide Squad. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of her movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
August 11, 1965
Place of birth
St. Matthews, South Carolina, USA

Biography

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 titular 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). She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for reprising her role in the 2016 film adaptation of Fences. She was Oscar-nominated for playing a complex mother in Doubt (2008), a 1960s housemaid in The Help (2011) and Ma Rainey in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020). On television, she became the first black actress to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as lawyer Annalise Keating in the ABC legal drama series How to Get Away with Murder (2014–2020). Davis joined the DCEU playing Amanda Waller starting with Suicide Squad (2016). She has also starred in the crime drama Widows(2018), and historical action film The Woman King (2022). Davis and her husband are founders of the production company JuVee Productions, and she is also widely recognized for her advocacy and support for human rights and women of color. She became a L'Oréal Paris ambassador in 2019. The audiobook narration of her 2022 memoir Finding Me won her the Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording. Description above from the Wikipedia article Viola Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

  1. 2025G20as President Danielle Sutton · Producer
  2. 2024Creature Commandosas Amanda Waller (voice) · 4 episodes
  3. 2024Kung Fu Panda 4as The Chameleon (voice)
  4. 2023The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakesas Dr. Volumnia Gaul
  5. 2023Airas Deloris Jordan
  6. 2022Black Adamas Amanda Waller (uncredited)
  7. 2022The Woman Kingas Nanisca · Producer
  8. 2022Peacemakeras Amanda Waller (uncredited) · 2 episodes
  9. 2021The Unforgivableas Liz Ingram
  10. 2021The Suicide Squadas Amanda Waller
  11. 2020Ma Rainey's Black Bottomas Ma Rainey
  12. 2019Troop Zeroas Miss Rayleen · Producer
  13. 2018Widowsas Veronica Rawlings
  14. 2016Fencesas Rose Maxson
  15. 2016Suicide Squadas Amanda Waller
  16. 2015Lila & Eveas Lila Walcott
  17. 2015Blackhatas Carol Barrett
  18. 2014The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Heras Professor Lillian Friedman
  19. 2014The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Himas Professor Lillian Friedman
  20. 2014How to Get Away with Murderas Annalise Keating · 90 episodes · Producer
  21. 2014Get On Upas Susie Brown
  22. 2014The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Themas Professor Lillian Friedman
  23. 2013Ender's Gameas Major Gwen Anderson
  24. 2013Prisonersas Nancy Birch
  25. 2013Beautiful Creaturesas Amma Treadeau
  26. 2013Sofia the Firstas Helen Hanshaw (voice) · 1 episode
  27. 2012Scandalas Annalise Keating · 1 episode
  28. 2011Extremely Loud & Incredibly Closeas Abby Black
  29. 2011The Helpas Aibileen Clark
  30. 2010It's Kind of a Funny Storyas Eden Minerva
  31. 2010Trustas Gail Friedman
  32. 2010Eat Pray Loveas Delia Shiraz
  33. 2010Knight and Dayas CIA Director Isabel George
  34. 2009Law Abiding Citizenas Mayor April Henry
  35. 2009State of Playas Dr. Judith Franklin
  36. 2009Madea Goes to Jailas Ellen
  37. 2009United States of Tara1 episode
  38. 2008Doubtas Mrs. Miller
  39. 2008Nights in Rodantheas Jean
  40. 2008The Andromeda Strainas Dr. Charlene Barton · 2 episodes
  41. 2007Disturbiaas Detective Parker
  42. 2006Brothers and Sistersas Ellen Snyder · 1 episode
  43. 2006World Trade Centeras Mother in Hospital
  44. 2005Syrianaas CIA Chairwoman
  45. 2005Get Rich or Die Tryin'as Grandma
  46. 2005Stone Coldas Molly Crane
  47. 2002Antwone Fisheras Eva May
  48. 2002Solarisas Gordon
  49. 2002Far from Heavenas Sybil
  50. 2002Without a Traceas Audrey Williams · 1 episode
  51. 2001Kate & Leopoldas Policewoman
  52. 2001Ocean's Elevenas Parole Board Interrogator (voice) (uncredited)
  53. 2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Terry Randolph · 1 episode
  54. 2000Trafficas Social Worker
  55. 2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Attorney Campbell · 1 episode
  56. 1999Third Watchas Margo Rodriguez · 1 episode
  57. 1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Donna Emmett · 7 episodes
  58. 1998Out of Sightas Moselle
  59. 1993NYPD Blueas Woman · 1 episode
  60. 1989The Simpsonsas Narrator (voice) · 1 episode