Viola Davis: Best known as Annalise Keating in How to Get Away with Murder, Rose Maxson in Fences, and Aibileen Clark in The Help.
Films
- The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & SnakesDr. Volumnia Gaul2023
- The Woman KingGeneral Nanisca2022
- Ma Rainey’s Black BottomMa Rainey2020
- Suicide SquadAmanda Waller2016
- FencesRose Maxson2016
- The HelpAibileen Clark2011
- DoubtMrs. Miller2008
- TrafficSocial Worker2000
- Out of SightMoselle1998
TV shows
- PeacemakerAmanda Waller2022
- How to Get Away with MurderAnnalise Keating (90 episodes)2014
- The United States of TaraLynda P. Frazier (8 episodes)2009
- Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDonna Emmett (1 episode)2000
- NYPD BlueNurse (1 episode)1996
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About Viola Davis
Viola Davis is a highly acclaimed American actor (with British film credits) and producer, known for her powerful performances across film, television, and stage. She is one of the few performers to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony (EGOT), and her career spans from the mid-1990s to the present.
FAQs
What is Viola Davis’s most famous role?
She is widely known for playing Annalise Keating in the ABC legal drama How to Get Away with Murder (2014–2020), for which she won an Emmy Award. She also received an Oscar for her role in Fences (2016).
Has Viola Davis won an Oscar?
Yes, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Fences (2016). She also received nominations for Doubt (2008) and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020).
Is Viola Davis an EGOT winner?
Yes, she is one of the few performers to have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. She achieved EGOT status with her 2023 Grammy Award for the audiobook of her memoir, ‘Finding Me’.
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