Viola Davis

Viola Davis is simply the most complete actor working today — one of the very few people to pull off the Triple Crown of Acting (Oscar, Tony, Emmy), and she did it with the kind of raw, unguarded performances that make you forget you're watching acting at all. Growing up in poverty in South Carolina and grinding her way through Rhode Island College to Juilliard, she built every inch of that career on sheer talent and will. Her Emmy win for How to Get Away with Murder was a landmark moment, and her Oscar for Fences hit like a gut punch in the best possible way. What gets me is that she doesn't play it safe — she's never the "dignified" version of a role, she goes somewhere real and messy and true every single time. An absolute force.

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Name (English)

Viola Davis

Name (Japanese)

ヴィオラ・デイヴィス

Reading

ゔぃおら・でいゔぃす

Born

August 11, 1965 (age 61)

Origin

St. Matthews, South Carolina, United States

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / television actor / television producer / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Snake

High school

Central Falls High School

University

Rhode Island College

Awards & achievements

• 1996 Theatre World Award
• 2010 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
• 2001 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
• 2017 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
• 2012 Crystal Award
• 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/violadavis/
• Xhttps://x.com/violadavis
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola%20Davis
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AA%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q229181

Tags

• South Carolina
• stage actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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