Biography
Viola Davis 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.
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Awards & recognition
- Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award · 2025
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture · 2023
- Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year · 2021
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture · 2021
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2017
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- BAFTA Award — Best Actress in a Supporting Role · 2017
- Time 100 · 2017
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series · 2015
- Crystal Award · 2012
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 2010
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actress in a Play · 2001
- Theatre World Award · 1996
- Audie Award — Narration by the Author or Authors
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Actress in a Play
- Grammy Award — Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama · 2023 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 2021 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2017 · nominated
- People's Choice Award — Favorite Actress in a New TV Series · 2015 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 2012 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2009 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actress in a Play · 1996 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
On Broadway
Peacemaker
The Help
Prisoners
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Simpsons
Third Watch
Creature Commandos
How to Get Away with Murder
The Practice
The Woman King
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
The Suicide Squad
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
Ocean's Eleven
The Unforgivable
Law Abiding Citizen
Air
Without a Trace
Silver Dollar Road
Sofia the First
Scandal
Doubt
The Graham Norton Show
Hot Ones
Brothers and Sisters
Far from Heaven
The Guardian
Traffic
Kung Fu Panda 4
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Troop Zero
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
United States of Tara
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
NYPD Blue
CBS News Sunday Morning
Fences
Custody
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
Antwone Fisher
The Pentagon Wars
Oprah + Viola: A Netflix Special Event
Black Adam
Get on Up
Dark Girls
State of Play