Viola Davis is an American actress and producer, widely regarded as one of the greatest performers of her generation. She was born on August 11, 1965, in St. Matthews, South Carolina, and grew up in Rhode Island.
Career Highlights:
Trained at the Juilliard School.
Gained attention in theater, winning two Tony Awards for her stage work (King Hedley II and Fences).
Broke into film with powerful performances in Doubt (2008), The Help (2011), and Fences (2016).
Starred as Annalise Keating in the hit TV series How to Get Away with Murder (2014–2020), earning critical acclaim.
Achievements:
First Black actress to achieve the “Triple Crown of Acting”:
Oscar (Fences)
Emmy (How to Get Away with Murder)
Tony Awards (King Hedley II and Fences)
In 2023, she won a Grammy Award for her audiobook memoir Finding Me, making her an EGOT winner (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony).
Personal Life:
Married to actor Julius Tennon since 2003.
They have a daughter, Genesis, whom they adopted in 2011.
An outspoken advocate for diversity, women’s rights, and poverty awareness.
