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Viola Davis

January 13, 2023

For other people named Viola Davis, see Viola Davis (disambiguation).

Viola Davis (/vaɪˈoʊl.ə/; born August 11, 1965) is an American actress and film producer. The recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and two Tony Awards, she is the sole African American to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting.[1] Davis is also tied for the most film wins for an actress at the Screen Actors Guild Awards; with six overall wins, she is the most awarded African American.[2] Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2017;[3][4] in 2020, The New York Times ranked her ninth on its list of the greatest actors of the 21st century.[5][6]

Viola Davis
Davis at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1965-08-11) August 11, 1965 (age 57)
St. Matthews, South Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
Years active1988–present
WorksFull list
Spouse
Julius Tennon
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(m. 2003)​
Children1
RelativesMike Colter (second cousin)
AwardsFull list

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 several films and television series 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 performance as Rose Maxson in the Broadway revival of August Wilson's play Fences.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] In 2016, she reprised the role of Maxson in the film adaptation of Fences,[10] winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.[11][12] 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-nominated black actress in Oscar history.

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.[13] In 2017, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 2019, she became a L'Oréal Paris ambassador.[14] She released her memoir, Finding Me (2022),[15] which earned her a Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording nomination for its accompanying audiobook.[16]

Early life and education

Davis was born on August 11, 1965, in St. Matthews, South Carolina,[17] to Mae Alice Davis (née Logan) and Dan Davis.[18][19][20] She was born on her grandmother's farm on the Singleton Plantation.[21] Her father was a horse trainer, and her mother was a maid, factory worker and homemaker.[22][23][24] She is the second youngest of six children, having four sisters and a brother.[25] Soon after she was born, her parents moved with Davis and two of her older siblings to Central Falls, Rhode Island, leaving her other siblings with her grandparents.[20]

Her mother was also an activist during the Civil Rights Movement.[24] When she was two years old, Davis was taken to jail with her mother after she was arrested during a civil rights protest.[26] She has described herself as having "lived in abject poverty and dysfunction" during her childhood,[27] recalling living in "rat-infested and condemned" apartments.[28] Davis is a second cousin of actor Mike Colter, known for portraying the Marvel Comics character Luke Cage.[29]

Davis attended Central Falls High School, the alma mater to which she partially credits her love of stage acting with her involvement in the arts.[30] As a teenager, she was involved in the federal TRIO Upward Bound and TRIO Student Support Services programs.[31] While enrolled at the Young People's School for the Performing Arts in West Warwick, Rhode Island, Davis's talent was recognized by a director at the program, Bernard Masterson.[32]

After graduating from high school, Davis studied at Rhode Island College, majoring in theater and participating in the National Student Exchange before graduating in 1988. Next, she attended the Juilliard School for four years,[23][24] and was a member of the school's Drama Division "Group 22" (1989–93).[33]

Career

Early work and breakthrough on stage (1992–1999)

In 1992, Davis starred in her first professional stage role, an off Broadway production of William Shakespeare's comedy As You Like It as Denis alongside Elizabeth McGovern at the Delacorte Theatre. In 1996, Davis made her Broadway debut in the original Broadway production of August Wilson's Seven Guitars as the Vera, alongside Keith David. The play opened on Broadway on March 6 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. She earned critical praise for her performance.[34][35] That same year, Davis received her Screen Actors Guild card in 1996 for doing one day of work, playing a nurse who passes a vial of blood to future How to Get Away with Murder co-star Timothy Hutton in the film The Substance of Fire (1996). She was paid $518.[36] Davis continued acting off Broadway in various productions, and appeared in bit parts on television including episodes of NYPD Blue (1996), and New York Undercover (1996). She also appeared in the HBO television military comedy film, The Pentagon Wars (1996) starring Kelsey Grammer, and Cary Elwes. In 1998, she played a small role in Steven Soderbergh's crime comedy film Out of Sight (1999).

Film breakthrough and further stage success (2000–2010)

In 2001, she returned to the Broadway stage in another play by August Wilson titled King Hedley II, portraying Tonya, a "35-year-old mother fighting eloquently for the right to abort a pregnancy." Her performance earned critical attention, and she received her first Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play and a Drama Desk Award.[37] She won another Drama Desk Award for her work in a 2004 off-Broadway production of Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage.

Throughout the early 2000s Davis appeared in numerous films, including Soderbergh's Solaris and Traffic, as well as George Clooney's Syriana (2005), which Soderbergh produced. Hers was the uncredited voice of the parole board interrogator who questions Danny Ocean (Clooney) in the first scene in Ocean's Eleven (2001).[38] She also gave brief performances in the romantic comedy Kate & Leopold (2001) and the drama Antwone Fisher (2002). She also played secondary roles in Todd Haynes' costume drama Far From Heaven (2002), starring Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid. Her television work includes a recurring role in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,[39] starring roles in two short-lived series, Traveler and Century City,[40] and a special guest appearance in a Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode entitled "Badge".[41]

 
Davis at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009, where she received her first Academy Award nomination for Doubt (2008)

In 2008, Davis played Mrs. Miller in the film adaptation of the Broadway play by John Patrick Shanley, Doubt, with Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Amy Adams. Though Davis had only one scene in the film, she remained a highlight of the film with noted film critic Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times specifically praising her performance writing, "It lasts about 10 minutes, but it is the emotional heart and soul of Doubt, and if Viola Davis isn't nominated by the Academy, an injustice will have been done." Ebert would further go on to write, "She goes face to face with the pre-eminent film actress of this generation, and it is a confrontation of two equals that generates terrifying power."[42][43] She was nominated for several awards for her performance, including a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.[44]

On June 30, 2009, Davis was inducted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[45]

In 2010, Davis returned to Broadway in her third August Wilson play, this time a revival of Fences as Rose Maxson, acting alongside Denzel Washington. Her performance received raves from critics in particular theatre critic Ben Brantley of The New York Times who described Davis' performance as "extraordinary", adding "Ms. Davis, who won a Tony for her performance in Wilson's King Hedley II, may well pick up another for her work here. Her face is a poignant paradox, both bone-tired and suffused with sensual radiance."[46] On June 13, 2010, Davis won her second Tony Award for her performance.[47] She was the second African-American to win the Tony for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, after Phylicia Rashad.[citation needed]

In 2010 Davis had small roles in the romantic comedy thriller Knight and Day starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz and the romantic comedy Eat Pray Love starring Julia Roberts. That same year she also played the role of Dr. Minerva in It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010), a coming-of-age film written and directed by Anna Boden with Ryan Fleck, adapted from the 2006 novel by Ned Vizzini.[48]

Worldwide recognition and continued acclaim (2011–2016)

In August 2011, Davis starred as Aibileen Clark, a housemaid in 1960s Mississippi, in the film adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's novel The Help, directed by Tate Taylor and co-starring alongside Emma Stone, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Jessica Chastain.[49] Davis described her performance in the film as channeling her mother and grandmother saying, "I feel like I brought my mom to life; I've channeled her spirit. I channeled the spirit of my grandmother, and I've kind of paid homage to how they've contributed to my life and the lives of so many people".[49] She has since expressed deep regret over taking on the role; although she still admires the people she worked with, she does not think the story or portrayal is truthful about the lives of the black characters.[50] Davis gained praise for her work and eventually won two Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to receiving her second Academy Award nomination,[51][52] as well as Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award nominations.[53][54]

In 2012, Time magazine listed Davis as one of the most influential people in the world.[55] Also in 2012, Glamour magazine named Davis Glamour's Film Actress of the year.[56] On June 12, 2012, Davis received the Women in Film's Crystal Award.[57] In 2014, Davis reunited with The Help director Tate Taylor in Get on Up, a biopic of James Brown, playing Brown's mother.[58] Her daughter, Genesis, also appeared in the film.[59]

In February 2014, Davis was cast in Peter Nowalk's pilot How to Get Away with Murder (executive produced by Shonda Rhimes for her ShondaLand production company) as the lead character.[60] Her character, Annalise Keating, is a tough criminal defense attorney and professor who becomes entangled in murder plot with her students.[61][62][63] It began as a series in September 2014.[64] In September 2015, Davis became the first African-American to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role on How to Get Away with Murder.[65][66] She received a second Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the role in 2016.[67] Davis also won two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series in 2014 and 2015.[68] She received nominations from the Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series for her performance on the show.[69]

In 2015, Davis appeared in Blackhat, a Michael Mann-directed thriller film starring Chris Hemsworth.[70] Davis also served as executive-producer of the crime drama film Lila & Eve, starring herself and Jennifer Lopez in the titular roles.[71] In 2016, Davis starred in the courtroom drama Custody, on which she also served as an executive producer,[72] and played Amanda Waller in the film Suicide Squad, an adaptation of a DC Comics series of the same name.[73]

In 2016, Davis reprised her role as Rose Maxson for the film adaptation of Fences directed by and starring Denzel Washington. Her performance garnered critical acclaim and she received her third Academy Award nomination, making her the first black actress in history to achieve this feat.[74] She subsequently went on to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role,[75] and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.[76]

Established actress (2017–present)

On January 6, 2017, Davis was presented with the 2,597th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame by her Doubt co-star and friend Meryl Streep. While accepting the honor, Davis said: "It's like my life flashing before my eyes, and all I can say is, God has blessed my life in abundance."[77] Davis was also listed among and a featured cover star of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People" List for the second time, her first being in 2012.[78] Streep penned the article in the magazine, referring to Davis as having "carved a place for herself on the Mount Rushmore of the 21st century", commenting that "her gifts as an artist are unassailable, undeniable, deep and rich and true. But her importance in the culture – her ability to identify it, her willingness to speak about it and take on responsibility for it – is what marks her for greatness."[79] In March 2017, Davis was awarded the Artist of the Year Award at Harvard University.[80]

Also in 2017, Davis announced that she would write the sequel to the classic picture book Corduroy, titled Corduroy Takes a Bow. In a press release, Davis stated that "Corduroy has always held a special place in my life, first as a child paging through it, and then again with my daughter, introducing her to the adventures of that adorable teddy bear".[81] On March 13, 2018, Davis shared the cover of the book on her Twitter account.[82] The book was published by Penguin Random House on September 4, 2018.[83]

In 2018, Davis debuted Two-Sides, a documentary series exploring police brutality towards the African-American community. The series debuted on TV One, running through till mid-February.[84] Davis also starred alongside fellow Shondaland costar Kerry Washington for a special two-hour crossover episode of How to Get Away with Murder and Scandal, aptly titled How to Get Away with Scandal. Davis's guest appearance garnered her a fourth Emmy Award nomination, and her first for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.[85] That same year, Davis starred in the Steve McQueen heist thriller Widows alongside Cynthia Erivo, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Rodriguez, and Liam Neeson. The film was an adaptation of the popular 1983 British miniseries. She received critical acclaim, with film critic Eric Kohn of IndieWire writing, that the film "largely belongs to Davis...the actress has never been more commanding".[86] She received her second British Academy Film Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance.[87]

In 2020, Davis served as an executive producer and appeared in the documentary film Giving Voice, following students entering the August Wilson monologue competition for a chance to compete on Broadway. The film had its world premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on January 26 and was released by Netflix on December 11, 2020.[88][89] That same year, she starred alongside Chadwick Boseman, his final onscreen performance, as the titular character in the biographical drama Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, based on the 1982 play of the same name and directed by George C. Wolfe.[90] She received critical acclaim and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for her performance,[91] in addition to her sixth Golden Globe Award nomination and her second Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, her fourth nomination overall.[92] With that nomination, she became the most-nominated black actress in the history of the Academy Awards,[93] as well as the first black actress to have been nominated for Best Actress more than once.[94] She also appeared on the cover of the July/August 2020 issue of Vanity Fair, photographed by Dario Calmese.[95]

In 2021, Davis reprised her role as Amanda Waller in the superhero film The Suicide Squad.[96] Also in 2021, she appeared alongside Sandra Bullock in the drama film The Unforgivable, directed by Nora Fingscheidt and released on November 24, 2021.[97][98] Davis appeared uncredited as Amanda Waller in 2 episodes, "A Whole New Whirled" and "It's Cow or Never", in season 1 of the show Peacemaker, a spin-off of The Suicide Squad, and in the film, Black Adam.[99][100][101] Davis executive produced and played former First Lady Michelle Obama in The First Lady, a Showtime drama series. It premiered in April 2022.[102] After receiving criticism on social media for her portrayal, Davis responded by calling the disapproval "incredibly hurtful" and saying "it is my job as a leader to make bold choices."[103][104] In 2018, Davis announced that she would star in The Woman King, inspired by true events that took place within The Kingdom of Dahomey.[105] The film tells the story of Nanisca, the general of an all-female military unit, played by Davis, and her daughter Nawi, played by Thuso Mbedu.[106] Davis was the narrator at Disney's Candlelight Processional at Disneyland December 3-4 2022. [107]

Upcoming projects

In January 2017, it was announced that Davis would star alongside Julia Roberts in the film adaptation of Jodi Picoult's novel, Small Great Things.[108]

Philanthropy and activism

In 2011, Davis donated funds to her hometown public library in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to assist in preventing its closure due to a lack of city funding.[109] In 2018, Davis donated funds to her alma mater, Central Falls High School, for its theater program.[110][111][112]

Since 2014, Davis has collaborated with the Hunger Is campaign to help eradicate childhood hunger across America.[113] Speaking on her work, Davis said that "seventeen million kids in this country, so one in five kids in this country, go to bed hungry. I was one of those kids, because I grew up in abject poverty; I did everything that you could possibly imagine to get food: I rummaged in the garbage cans, I stole from the local store constantly."[114] As an honoree at the 2014 Variety Power of Women luncheon, Davis further commented that "the thing that made me join...was the word 'eradicate', 'get rid of' - not by thirty-percent not by twenty-percent not by fifty-percent, but to do away [with it]. Because everyone should be a child, and should grow up and have a chance at the American dream".[115] In September 2017, Davis started the $30K in 30 Days Project with Hunger Is, awarding a $1,000 grant to the Rhode Island Community food bank in her home state.[113]

As part of her partnership with Vaseline to promote the Vaseline Healing Project, Davis attended the groundbreaking of a free community health center in Central Falls, Rhode Island in October 2016 that was sponsored by the project.[111] The project provides dermatological care to help heal the skin of those affected by poverty around the world.[116][117][118] She was also a speaker at the 2018 Women's March event in Los Angeles.[119]

Personal life

Davis married actor Julius Tennon in June 2003.[120] In 2011, the couple adopted an infant daughter named Genesis. Davis is also a stepmother to Tennon's two children from previous relationships.[121]

Davis is a Christian and regularly attends services at Oasis Church in Los Angeles.[122][123]

Acting credits and accolades

Main articles: Viola Davis on screen and stage and List of awards and nominations received by Viola Davis

Throughout her career, Davis has received numerous industry and critic awards. For her stage work, she has won two Tony Awards, three Drama Desk Awards, an Obie Award, and a Theater World Award. She holds the distinction of becoming the first actress of color to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and is the first African-American to win five Screen Actors Guild Awards.[124] She has also received nominations for six Golden Globes Awards and three British Academy Film Awards, winning one of each, in addition to winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Fences (2016). This led to her becoming the first black performer to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting by winning a competitive Oscar, Emmy and Tony.[125] She is also the first actress of color to have received four Academy Award nominations.[126] Davis was awarded an honorary doctorate in Fine Arts from her undergraduate alma mater, Rhode Island College, in 2002.[127] On January 20, 2020, Davis was awarded an honorary doctoral degree in fine arts from Indiana University.[128]

Davis has been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for the following films:

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Alongside Davis, Mahershala Ali won Best Supporting Actor for Moonlight, this marked the first time that both supporting role winners were people of color. Only once since have both supporting role winners been of another ethnicity other than white, this being in 2021 with Daniel Kaluuya and Youn Yuh-jung's respective wins for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.
  2. ^ This, her fourth nomination, made Davis the first actress of color to be nominated four times and twice in both acting categories.

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viola, davis, other, people, named, disambiguation, born, august, 1965, american, actress, film, producer, recipient, various, accolades, including, academy, award, primetime, emmy, award, tony, awards, sole, african, american, achieve, triple, crown, acting, . For other people named Viola Davis see Viola Davis disambiguation Viola Davis v aɪ ˈ oʊ l e born August 11 1965 is an American actress and film producer The recipient of various accolades including an Academy Award a Primetime Emmy Award and two Tony Awards she is the sole African American to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting 1 Davis is also tied for the most film wins for an actress at the Screen Actors Guild Awards with six overall wins she is the most awarded African American 2 Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2017 3 4 in 2020 The New York Times ranked her ninth on its list of the greatest actors of the 21st century 5 6 Viola DavisDavis at the 2016 San Diego Comic ConBorn 1965 08 11 August 11 1965 age 57 St Matthews South Carolina U S Alma materRhode Island College BA Juilliard School GrDip OccupationsActressproducerYears active1988 presentWorksFull listSpouseJulius Tennon m 2003 wbr Children1RelativesMike Colter second cousin AwardsFull listDavis 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 several films and television series 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 performance as Rose Maxson in the Broadway revival of August Wilson s play Fences 7 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 8 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 9 In 2016 she reprised the role of Maxson in the film adaptation of Fences 10 winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 11 12 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 nominated black actress in Oscar history 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 13 In 2017 she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 2019 she became a L Oreal Paris ambassador 14 She released her memoir Finding Me 2022 15 which earned her a Grammy Award for Best Audio Book Narration amp Storytelling Recording nomination for its accompanying audiobook 16 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Early work and breakthrough on stage 1992 1999 2 2 Film breakthrough and further stage success 2000 2010 2 3 Worldwide recognition and continued acclaim 2011 2016 2 4 Established actress 2017 present 2 4 1 Upcoming projects 3 Philanthropy and activism 4 Personal life 5 Acting credits and accolades 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksEarly life and education EditDavis was born on August 11 1965 in St Matthews South Carolina 17 to Mae Alice Davis nee Logan and Dan Davis 18 19 20 She was born on her grandmother s farm on the Singleton Plantation 21 Her father was a horse trainer and her mother was a maid factory worker and homemaker 22 23 24 She is the second youngest of six children having four sisters and a brother 25 Soon after she was born her parents moved with Davis and two of her older siblings to Central Falls Rhode Island leaving her other siblings with her grandparents 20 Her mother was also an activist during the Civil Rights Movement 24 When she was two years old Davis was taken to jail with her mother after she was arrested during a civil rights protest 26 She has described herself as having lived in abject poverty and dysfunction during her childhood 27 recalling living in rat infested and condemned apartments 28 Davis is a second cousin of actor Mike Colter known for portraying the Marvel Comics character Luke Cage 29 Davis attended Central Falls High School the alma mater to which she partially credits her love of stage acting with her involvement in the arts 30 As a teenager she was involved in the federal TRIO Upward Bound and TRIO Student Support Services programs 31 While enrolled at the Young People s School for the Performing Arts in West Warwick Rhode Island Davis s talent was recognized by a director at the program Bernard Masterson 32 After graduating from high school Davis studied at Rhode Island College majoring in theater and participating in the National Student Exchange before graduating in 1988 Next she attended the Juilliard School for four years 23 24 and was a member of the school s Drama Division Group 22 1989 93 33 Career EditEarly work and breakthrough on stage 1992 1999 Edit In 1992 Davis starred in her first professional stage role an off Broadway production of William Shakespeare s comedy As You Like It as Denis alongside Elizabeth McGovern at the Delacorte Theatre In 1996 Davis made her Broadway debut in the original Broadway production of August Wilson s Seven Guitars as the Vera alongside Keith David The play opened on Broadway on March 6 at the Walter Kerr Theatre She earned critical praise for her performance 34 35 That same year Davis received her Screen Actors Guild card in 1996 for doing one day of work playing a nurse who passes a vial of blood to future How to Get Away with Murder co star Timothy Hutton in the film The Substance of Fire 1996 She was paid 518 36 Davis continued acting off Broadway in various productions and appeared in bit parts on television including episodes of NYPD Blue 1996 and New York Undercover 1996 She also appeared in the HBO television military comedy film The Pentagon Wars 1996 starring Kelsey Grammer and Cary Elwes In 1998 she played a small role in Steven Soderbergh s crime comedy film Out of Sight 1999 Film breakthrough and further stage success 2000 2010 Edit In 2001 she returned to the Broadway stage in another play by August Wilson titled King Hedley II portraying Tonya a 35 year old mother fighting eloquently for the right to abort a pregnancy Her performance earned critical attention and she received her first Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play and a Drama Desk Award 37 She won another Drama Desk Award for her work in a 2004 off Broadway production of Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage Throughout the early 2000s Davis appeared in numerous films including Soderbergh s Solaris and Traffic as well as George Clooney s Syriana 2005 which Soderbergh produced Hers was the uncredited voice of the parole board interrogator who questions Danny Ocean Clooney in the first scene in Ocean s Eleven 2001 38 She also gave brief performances in the romantic comedy Kate amp Leopold 2001 and the drama Antwone Fisher 2002 She also played secondary roles in Todd Haynes costume drama Far From Heaven 2002 starring Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid Her television work includes a recurring role in Law amp Order Special Victims Unit 39 starring roles in two short lived series Traveler and Century City 40 and a special guest appearance in a Law amp Order Criminal Intent episode entitled Badge 41 Davis at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009 where she received her first Academy Award nomination for Doubt 2008 In 2008 Davis played Mrs Miller in the film adaptation of the Broadway play by John Patrick Shanley Doubt with Meryl Streep Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams Though Davis had only one scene in the film she remained a highlight of the film with noted film critic Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times specifically praising her performance writing It lasts about 10 minutes but it is the emotional heart and soul of Doubt and if Viola Davis isn t nominated by the Academy an injustice will have been done Ebert would further go on to write She goes face to face with the pre eminent film actress of this generation and it is a confrontation of two equals that generates terrifying power 42 43 She was nominated for several awards for her performance including a Screen Actors Guild Award a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 44 On June 30 2009 Davis was inducted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 45 In 2010 Davis returned to Broadway in her third August Wilson play this time a revival of Fences as Rose Maxson acting alongside Denzel Washington Her performance received raves from critics in particular theatre critic Ben Brantley of The New York Times who described Davis performance as extraordinary adding Ms Davis who won a Tony for her performance in Wilson s King Hedley II may well pick up another for her work here Her face is a poignant paradox both bone tired and suffused with sensual radiance 46 On June 13 2010 Davis won her second Tony Award for her performance 47 She was the second African American to win the Tony for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play after Phylicia Rashad citation needed In 2010 Davis had small roles in the romantic comedy thriller Knight and Day starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz and the romantic comedy Eat Pray Love starring Julia Roberts That same year she also played the role of Dr Minerva in It s Kind of a Funny Story 2010 a coming of age film written and directed by Anna Boden with Ryan Fleck adapted from the 2006 novel by Ned Vizzini 48 Worldwide recognition and continued acclaim 2011 2016 Edit In August 2011 Davis starred as Aibileen Clark a housemaid in 1960s Mississippi in the film adaptation of Kathryn Stockett s novel The Help directed by Tate Taylor and co starring alongside Emma Stone Octavia Spencer Bryce Dallas Howard and Jessica Chastain 49 Davis described her performance in the film as channeling her mother and grandmother saying I feel like I brought my mom to life I ve channeled her spirit I channeled the spirit of my grandmother and I ve kind of paid homage to how they ve contributed to my life and the lives of so many people 49 She has since expressed deep regret over taking on the role although she still admires the people she worked with she does not think the story or portrayal is truthful about the lives of the black characters 50 Davis gained praise for her work and eventually won two Screen Actors Guild Awards in addition to receiving her second Academy Award nomination 51 52 as well as Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award nominations 53 54 In 2012 Time magazine listed Davis as one of the most influential people in the world 55 Also in 2012 Glamour magazine named Davis Glamour s Film Actress of the year 56 On June 12 2012 Davis received the Women in Film s Crystal Award 57 In 2014 Davis reunited with The Help director Tate Taylor in Get on Up a biopic of James Brown playing Brown s mother 58 Her daughter Genesis also appeared in the film 59 Davis at the 2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards In February 2014 Davis was cast in Peter Nowalk s pilot How to Get Away with Murder executive produced by Shonda Rhimes for her ShondaLand production company as the lead character 60 Her character Annalise Keating is a tough criminal defense attorney and professor who becomes entangled in murder plot with her students 61 62 63 It began as a series in September 2014 64 In September 2015 Davis became the first African American to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role on How to Get Away with Murder 65 66 She received a second Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the role in 2016 67 Davis also won two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series in 2014 and 2015 68 She received nominations from the Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress Television Series Drama and Critics Choice Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series for her performance on the show 69 In 2015 Davis appeared in Blackhat a Michael Mann directed thriller film starring Chris Hemsworth 70 Davis also served as executive producer of the crime drama film Lila amp Eve starring herself and Jennifer Lopez in the titular roles 71 In 2016 Davis starred in the courtroom drama Custody on which she also served as an executive producer 72 and played Amanda Waller in the film Suicide Squad an adaptation of a DC Comics series of the same name 73 In 2016 Davis reprised her role as Rose Maxson for the film adaptation of Fences directed by and starring Denzel Washington Her performance garnered critical acclaim and she received her third Academy Award nomination making her the first black actress in history to achieve this feat 74 She subsequently went on to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role 75 and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 76 Established actress 2017 present Edit On January 6 2017 Davis was presented with the 2 597th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame by her Doubt co star and friend Meryl Streep While accepting the honor Davis said It s like my life flashing before my eyes and all I can say is God has blessed my life in abundance 77 Davis was also listed among and a featured cover star of Time magazine s 100 Most Influential People List for the second time her first being in 2012 78 Streep penned the article in the magazine referring to Davis as having carved a place for herself on the Mount Rushmore of the 21st century commenting that her gifts as an artist are unassailable undeniable deep and rich and true But her importance in the culture her ability to identify it her willingness to speak about it and take on responsibility for it is what marks her for greatness 79 In March 2017 Davis was awarded the Artist of the Year Award at Harvard University 80 Also in 2017 Davis announced that she would write the sequel to the classic picture book Corduroy titled Corduroy Takes a Bow In a press release Davis stated that Corduroy has always held a special place in my life first as a child paging through it and then again with my daughter introducing her to the adventures of that adorable teddy bear 81 On March 13 2018 Davis shared the cover of the book on her Twitter account 82 The book was published by Penguin Random House on September 4 2018 83 In 2018 Davis debuted Two Sides a documentary series exploring police brutality towards the African American community The series debuted on TV One running through till mid February 84 Davis also starred alongside fellow Shondaland costar Kerry Washington for a special two hour crossover episode of How to Get Away with Murder and Scandal aptly titled How to Get Away with Scandal Davis s guest appearance garnered her a fourth Emmy Award nomination and her first for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series 85 That same year Davis starred in the Steve McQueen heist thriller Widows alongside Cynthia Erivo Elizabeth Debicki Michelle Rodriguez and Liam Neeson The film was an adaptation of the popular 1983 British miniseries She received critical acclaim with film critic Eric Kohn of IndieWire writing that the film largely belongs to Davis the actress has never been more commanding 86 She received her second British Academy Film Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance 87 In 2020 Davis served as an executive producer and appeared in the documentary film Giving Voice following students entering the August Wilson monologue competition for a chance to compete on Broadway The film had its world premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on January 26 and was released by Netflix on December 11 2020 88 89 That same year she starred alongside Chadwick Boseman his final onscreen performance as the titular character in the biographical drama Ma Rainey s Black Bottom based on the 1982 play of the same name and directed by George C Wolfe 90 She received critical acclaim and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for her performance 91 in addition to her sixth Golden Globe Award nomination and her second Academy Award nomination for Best Actress her fourth nomination overall 92 With that nomination she became the most nominated black actress in the history of the Academy Awards 93 as well as the first black actress to have been nominated for Best Actress more than once 94 She also appeared on the cover of the July August 2020 issue of Vanity Fair photographed by Dario Calmese 95 In 2021 Davis reprised her role as Amanda Waller in the superhero film The Suicide Squad 96 Also in 2021 she appeared alongside Sandra Bullock in the drama film The Unforgivable directed by Nora Fingscheidt and released on November 24 2021 97 98 Davis appeared uncredited as Amanda Waller in 2 episodes A Whole New Whirled and It s Cow or Never in season 1 of the show Peacemaker a spin off of The Suicide Squad and in the film Black Adam 99 100 101 Davis executive produced and played former First Lady Michelle Obama in The First Lady a Showtime drama series It premiered in April 2022 102 After receiving criticism on social media for her portrayal Davis responded by calling the disapproval incredibly hurtful and saying it is my job as a leader to make bold choices 103 104 In 2018 Davis announced that she would star in The Woman King inspired by true events that took place within The Kingdom of Dahomey 105 The film tells the story of Nanisca the general of an all female military unit played by Davis and her daughter Nawi played by Thuso Mbedu 106 Davis was the narrator at Disney s Candlelight Processional at Disneyland December 3 4 2022 107 Upcoming projects Edit In January 2017 it was announced that Davis would star alongside Julia Roberts in the film adaptation of Jodi Picoult s novel Small Great Things 108 Philanthropy and activism EditIn 2011 Davis donated funds to her hometown public library in Central Falls Rhode Island to assist in preventing its closure due to a lack of city funding 109 In 2018 Davis donated funds to her alma mater Central Falls High School for its theater program 110 111 112 Since 2014 Davis has collaborated with the Hunger Is campaign to help eradicate childhood hunger across America 113 Speaking on her work Davis said that seventeen million kids in this country so one in five kids in this country go to bed hungry I was one of those kids because I grew up in abject poverty I did everything that you could possibly imagine to get food I rummaged in the garbage cans I stole from the local store constantly 114 As an honoree at the 2014 Variety Power of Women luncheon Davis further commented that the thing that made me join was the word eradicate get rid of not by thirty percent not by twenty percent not by fifty percent but to do away with it Because everyone should be a child and should grow up and have a chance at the American dream 115 In September 2017 Davis started the 30K in 30 Days Project with Hunger Is awarding a 1 000 grant to the Rhode Island Community food bank in her home state 113 As part of her partnership with Vaseline to promote the Vaseline Healing Project Davis attended the groundbreaking of a free community health center in Central Falls Rhode Island in October 2016 that was sponsored by the project 111 The project provides dermatological care to help heal the skin of those affected by poverty around the world 116 117 118 She was also a speaker at the 2018 Women s March event in Los Angeles 119 Personal life EditDavis married actor Julius Tennon in June 2003 120 In 2011 the couple adopted an infant daughter named Genesis Davis is also a stepmother to Tennon s two children from previous relationships 121 Davis is a Christian and regularly attends services at Oasis Church in Los Angeles 122 123 Acting credits and accolades EditMain articles Viola Davis on screen and stage and List of awards and nominations received by Viola Davis Life Is Not a Fairy Tale 2006 Doubt 2008 State of Play 2009 Trust 2010 The Help 2011 Prisoners 2013 Get On Up 2014 Lila amp Eve 2015 Suicide Squad 2016 Fences 2016 Widows 2018 Ma Rainey s Black Bottom 2020 The Suicide Squad 2021 The Unforgivable 2021 The Woman King 2022 Black Adam 2022 Throughout her career Davis has received numerous industry and critic awards For her stage work she has won two Tony Awards three Drama Desk Awards an Obie Award and a Theater World Award She holds the distinction of becoming the first actress of color to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and is the first African American to win five Screen Actors Guild Awards 124 She has also received nominations for six Golden Globes Awards and three British Academy Film Awards winning one of each in addition to winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Fences 2016 This led to her becoming the first black performer to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting by winning a competitive Oscar Emmy and Tony 125 She is also the first actress of color to have received four Academy Award nominations 126 Davis was awarded an honorary doctorate in Fine Arts from her undergraduate alma mater Rhode Island College in 2002 127 On January 20 2020 Davis was awarded an honorary doctoral degree in fine arts from Indiana University 128 Davis has been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences AMPAS for the following films 81st Academy Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role nomination for Doubt 2008 84th Academy Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role nomination for The Help 2011 89th Academy Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role win for Fences 2016 a 93rd Academy Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role nomination for Ma Rainey s Black Bottom 2020 b See also EditList of Rhode Island College people List of Juilliard School peopleNotes Edit Alongside Davis Mahershala Ali won Best Supporting Actor for Moonlight this marked the first time that both supporting role winners were people of color Only once since have both supporting role winners been of another ethnicity other than white this being in 2021 with Daniel Kaluuya and Youn Yuh jung s respective wins for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress This her fourth nomination made Davis the first actress of color to be nominated four times and twice in both acting categories References Edit Murphy Chris April 23 2021 Viola Davis s 10 Most Iconic Roles Vanity Fair 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