American actress and film producer
Born: August 11, 1965
Viola Davis, born on August 11, 1965, in St. Matthews, South Carolina, is a celebrated American actress and producer known for her powerful performances across film, television, and theater. She grew up in poverty but found solace in acting, which led her to pursue a degree at the Juilliard School.
Davis’s career took off with stage performances, earning a Tony Award for her role in King Hedley II (2001). She made a strong impression in film with her role in Doubt (2008), earning her first Academy Award nomination. Davis’s breakthrough came with her portrayal of Aibileen Clark in The Help (2011), which won her widespread acclaim and a second Oscar nomination.
In 2015, Davis made history as the first African American woman to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Annalise Keating in How to Get Away with Murder. She further cemented her legacy with an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Fences (2016).
Davis is renowned not just for her acting talent but also for her advocacy for diversity and representation in Hollywood. She continues to be a trailblazer, inspiring countless actors and audiences alike.
Viola Davis’s 5 most popular quotes
- Your ability to adapt to failure, and navigate your way out of it, absolutely 100 percent makes you who you are.
- I truly believe that the privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.
- The predator wants your silence. It feeds their power, entitlement, and they want it to feed your shame.
- There’s no prerequisites to worthiness. You’re born worthy, and I think that’s a message a lot of women need to hear.
- I know that love is real when it’s not convenient, when it’s not selfish, when it’s challenged, sometimes even if it’s not reciprocated.
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