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Viola Davis on screen and stage. Viola Davis is an American actress and producer who has appeared in film, television, and on stage. [1] [2] [3] She received her equity card with her stage debut in 1988 with August Wilson 's The Pittsburgh Cycle play Joe Turner's Come and Gone production of Trinity Repertory Company. [4]
Feb 3, 2017 · Features. Viola Davis on taking 'Fences' from stage to screen. By Elbert Wyche 3 February 2017. Davis and Denzel Washington talk to Elbert Wyche about their lasting impressions of the...
Viola Davis ( / vaɪˈoʊl.ə /; born August 11, 1965) is an American actress and film producer. Known for her work across screen and stage, she has received numerous accolades and is one of three artists to achieve both the Triple Crown of Acting and the EGOT.
Oct 10, 2022 · This eight-month warrior workout was only the most recent leg of The Woman King’s seven-year struggle to the screen. “It’s a fight,” says Davis, who was also one of the film’s producers ...
- Mrs. Miller, Doubt
- Aibileen Clark, The Help
- Abby Black, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
- Nancy Birch, Prisoners
- Annalise Keating, How to Get Away with Murder
- Susie Brown, Get on Up
- Rose Maxson, Fences
- Veronica Rawlings, Widows
- Miss Rayleen, Troop Zero
- MA Rainey, MA Rainey’s Black Bottom
Davis plays a small, but critical role in John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt, which follows Sister Aloysius (Meryl Streep), the intense principal of a conservative Catholic elementary school who begins to suspect that Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman), the warm and charming priest at the school, might be engaging in an inappropriate relationship with...
Based on Kathryn Stockett’s novel of the same name and adapted for the screen by Tate Taylor, The Help is a detailed examination of the civil rights movement in 1960s Mississippi as seen through the eyes of the Black maids who, in addition to raising the children and managing the homes of the wealthy white families they work for, are subjected to w...
Released a decade after the most horrific terrorist attack on the United States, the beautiful moving dramaExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close follows Oscar Schell (Thomas Horn), an autistic, adventurous young boy determined to decode a message left behind by his father (Tom Hanks) who died in the 9/11 attacks in New York City. Noticing the name “Bla...
There aren’t many films that so effortlessly and authentically portray fear, anger, and mystery quite as well as Prisoners. Directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Aaron Guzikowski, this high-stakes thriller follows the disappearance of two young girls on Thanksgiving and their parents’ brutal journey to bring them back home alive. Davis plays ...
Created by Peter Nowalk and produced by Shonda Rhimes, the legal thriller series How to Get Away with Murder(aside from being an unfortunate title to Google search), stars Davis as Annalise Keating, a brutally strict law professor who applies her real-life experiences as a criminal defense attorney to her work in the classroom. Her hard exterior is...
Directed by Tate Taylor and written by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth, the 2014 funk-filled biopic Get on Up follows the tumultuous upbringing and rise to fame of legendary performer James Brown (Chadwick Boseman). Boseman’s electric, high-energy performances in the film understandably take center stage, but it's Davis’ raw performance as his abuse...
Fences is a story about coming to terms with your past and wondering what could have been. Directed byDenzel Washington and adapted for the screen by August Wilson(who also wrote the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name), this period drama follows the life of 1950s trash collector and dreamer Troy Maxson (Washington) as he struggle...
They left behind a mess, now it’s time for the widows to clean it up. Directed by Steve McQueen and based on the 1983 British series of the same name created by Lynda La Plante, Widows tells the story of four Chicago women who reluctantly band together to pay the debt their corrupt husbands left behind. In this BAFTA nominated performance, Davis pl...
The family dramedy Troop Zero is a heartwarming adventure that emphasizes the power of acceptance. Written by Lucy Alibar and directed by the British creative duo Bert and Bertie (who also worked on the Marvel series Hawkeye), this movie tells the tale of plucky misfit Christmas Flint (Mckenna Grace) who enlists other children in her rural town of ...
The Oscar-nominated music period drama Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom examines the world of blues, religion, and race over the course of one heated afternoon. Directed by George C. Wolfe and based on August Wilson’s play of the same name, the film follows influential blues singer Ma Rainey (Davis) and her contentious interactions with experienced members...
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Apr 23, 2021 · Already a working New York theater actor with a Juilliard degree, Davis burst onto the national stage after delivering a searing monologue from King Hedley II about Tonya’s decision to get an...
Viola Davis is an American actress and producer who has appeared in film, television, and on stage. She received her equity card with her stage debut in 1988 with August Wilson's The Pittsburgh Cycle play Joe Turner's Come and Gone production of Trinity Repertory Company.
