Viola Davis
Born in St. Matthews, South Carolina, USA — Aug 11 1965
Biography
Viola Davis (/vaɪˈoʊlə/ vy-OH-lə; born August 11, 1965) 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. A graduate of Juilliard, Davis began her career in Central Falls, Rhode Island, appearing in small stage productions. She made her Broadway debut in the August Wi…
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Viola Davis's Credits
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Donna Emmett
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Attorney Campbell
The Simpsons
Narrator (voice)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Terry Randolph
Without a Trace
Audrey Williams
How to Get Away with Murder
Annalise Keating
Scandal
Annalise Keating
The Practice
Aisha Crenshaw
Third Watch
Margo Rodriguez
Judging Amy
Celeste
NYPD Blue
Woman
Providence
Dr. Eleanor Weiss
Peacemaker
Amanda Waller (uncredited)
Brothers and Sisters
Ellen Snyder
The Division
Dr. Georgia Davis
The Guardian
Suzanna Clemons' Attorney
Sofia the First
Helen Hanshaw (voice)
Hack
Stevie Morgan
The Oscars
Self
Kung Fu Panda 4
The Chameleon (voice)
The Suicide Squad
Amanda Waller
Threshold
Prisoners
Nancy Birch
United States of Tara
Creature Commandos
Amanda Waller (voice)
The Help
Aibileen Clark
Celebrity IOU
Self
Ocean's Eleven
Parole Board Interrogator (voice) (uncredited)
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
Black Adam
Amanda Waller (uncredited)
Traffic
Social Worker
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Dr. Volumnia Gaul
The Woman King
Nanisca
Suicide Squad
Amanda Waller
The First Lady
Michelle Obama
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Self
Law Abiding Citizen
Mayor April Henry
Air
Deloris Jordan
Ender's Game
Major Gwen Anderson
Knight and Day
CIA Director Isabel George
Traveler
Agent Jan Marlow
City of Angels
Lynnette Peeler
G20
President Danielle Sutton
Widows
Veronica Rawlings
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Rosemary Allbright
Dear...
Self
The Unforgivable
Liz Ingram
Century City
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Grandma
Blackhat
Carol Barrett
Disturbia
Detective Parker
The Andromeda Strain
Dr. Charlene Barton
Fences
Rose Maxson
Syriana
CIA Chairwoman
Eat Pray Love
Delia Shiraz
Doubt
Mrs. Miller
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Abby Black
Solaris
Gordon
Trust
Gail Friedman
Kate & Leopold
Policewoman
State of Play
Dr. Judith Franklin
Out of Sight
Moselle
Get On Up
Susie Brown
Madea Goes to Jail
Ellen
World Trade Center
Mother in Hospital
Far from Heaven
Sybil
Love, Marilyn
Self
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Ma Rainey
Stone Cold
Molly Crane
Beautiful Creatures
Amma Treadeau
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
Officer Molly Crane
The Pentagon Wars
Sgt. Fanning
Nights in Rodanthe
Jean
Won't Back Down
Nona Alberts
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
Molly Crane
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Molly Crane
Antwone Fisher
Eva May
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Dr. Eden Minerva
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
Professor Lillian Friedman
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
Professor Lillian Friedman
Troop Zero
Miss Rayleen
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Tonya (segment "King Hedley II")
On Broadway
Self (archive footage)
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
Self (archive footage)
Lila & Eve
Lila Walcott
The Architect
Tonya Neely
Custody
Martha Schulman
In a Man's World
Production
The Last Defense
Production
The Shrink Is In
Robin
The Substance of Fire
Nurse
Beyond All Boundaries
Hortense Johnson
Ally Clark
Ally Clark
Amy & Isabelle
Dottie
Mfinda
Production
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Florida Evans
Emanuel
Production
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
Professor Lillian Friedman
Children of Blood and Bone
Mama Agba
Grace & Glorie
Rosemary Allbright
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
Diane Barrino
Rise of the Empress
Production
Doubt: Stage to Screen
Self
The Personal History of Rachel DuPree
Rachel Dupree
House of Games
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Self
ASALI: Power of the Pollinators
Production
Operation Othello
Narrator
Small Great Things
Giving Voice
Self
Night Shift
Production
Silver Dollar Road
Production
Two Butterflies
Miss Apprehension and Squirt
Sharon Hughes
Predator or Prey: Making The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Self (Dr. Volumnia Gaul)
Oprah + Viola: A Netflix Special Event
Self
A Touch of Sugar
Narrator
Black Boys Don't Sew
Production
I Almost Forgot About You
Dr. Georgia Young
The Ebony Canal: A Story of Black Infant Mortality
Narration
Food 2050
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Untamed: A Sinner's Prayer
Production
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter