Viola Davis

E67682

American actor actress film actress human stage actress television actress

Viola Davis is an acclaimed American actress known for her powerful performances across film, television, and theater, and for breaking barriers as one of the most awarded Black actresses in Hollywood history.

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American actor → actress → film actress → human → stage actress → television actress →
activeYearsStart	1990s →
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress → BAFTA Award → Golden Globe Award → Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series → Screen Actors Guild Award → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play → Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play →
birthName	Viola Davis →
characterPortrayed	Aibileen Clark → Amanda Waller → Annalise Keating → Ma Rainey → Rose Maxson →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1965-08-11 →
educatedAt	Juilliard School → Rhode Island College →
ethnicGroup	African American →
familyName	Davis →
genre	drama →
givenName	Viola →
hasChild	Genesis Tennon →
hasResidence	Los Angeles, California, United States →
marriageStart	2003 →
name	Viola Davis →
notableAchievement	EGOT winner → first Black woman to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting → first Black woman to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series → one of the most awarded Black actresses in Hollywood history →
notableWork	Doubt (film) → Fences (film) → Fences (play, Broadway revival) → How to Get Away with Murder → Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (film) → Suicide Squad (2016 film) → The Help (film) → The Suicide Squad (2021 film) → The Woman King → Widows (2018 film) →
occupation	actor → author → film producer →
placeOfBirth	St. Matthews, South Carolina, United States →
spouse	Julius Tennon →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Air (2023 film) → Doubt → Fences (2016 film) → Widows (2018 film) →	starring
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress → Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role → Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role →	notableRecipient
Coming Home → Ma Rainey's Black Bottom →	castMember
The Help → The Suicide Squad →	stars
Fences (2016 film) →	awardReceivedBy
Viola Davis →	birthName
Juilliard School →	hasAlumni
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play →	hasAwarded
Troop Zero →	hasCastMember
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom →	leadActor
Viola Davis →	name
Widows (2018 film) →	nominatedPerson
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series →	notableMultipleWinner
Get on Up →	starredActor