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Viola Davis is an American actress and producer born in 1965 who has become one of the most prominent figures in entertainment. She matters because she has achieved major success in film, television, and theater, breaking barriers as a Black woman in Hollywood.
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St. Matthews, South Carolina, USA
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…
Known for
- Children of Blood and Bone — Mama Agba2027
- W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause — Narrator (voice)2026
- Portrait of an Artist: Stephen Curry — Self2026
- G20 — President Danielle Sutton2025
- The Ebony Canal: A Story of Black Infant Mortality — Narration2025
- Number One on the Call Sheet — Self2025
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler — Self - Guest2025
- Kung Fu Panda 4 — The Chameleon (voice)2024
- Predator or Prey: Making The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes — Self (Dr. Volumnia Gaul)2024
- Creature Commandos — Amanda Waller (voice)2024
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- 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
- 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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