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Jul 14, 2020 · During the fraught, emotional days after the killing of George Floyd, Viola Davis wanted, more than anything, to be out on the streets of Los Angeles, shouting, protesting, holding a sign. She ...
Feb 5, 2023 · Actor Viola Davis wins at 2023 Grammys. With her Grammy win Sunday, Viola Davis is the 18th person to reach EGOT status. Add yet another honor to Viola Davis’ long list of accolades. On Sunday ...
Apr 12, 2022 · Mae Alice and Dan Davis, her parents, moved Viola and two of her older siblings to Rhode Island soon after Davis’s birth, so that her father could find a better job. Dan was a well-regarded but ...
Feb 5, 2023 · Viola Davis accepts the award for best audio book, narration and storytelling recording for "Finding Me: A Memoir" at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on February 5, 2023, in Los Angeles.
Apr 23, 2021 · Viola Davis’s 10 Most Iconic Roles. From King Hedley II to Fences to Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, a look back at highlights from Davis’s tremendous career. By Chris Murphy. April 23, 2021 ...
Sep 16, 2022 · The Woman King: Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. With Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim. A historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Viola Davis' powerful and emotional performances in such plays as "Intimate Apparel" and "King Hedley II" made her a formidable presence on the American theater scene in the late 1990s and 2000s.