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Viola Davis

Viola Davis

As actor

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 Wilson play Seven Guitars (1996) for which…

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🎭 Filmography — as actor/actress

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📺 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Series · 1999 📺 The Simpsons Series · 1989 📺 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Series · 2009 📺 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Series · 2014 📺 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Series · 2015 📺 Late Night with Seth Meyers Series · 2014 📺 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Series · 2000 📺 The Kelly Clarkson Show Series · 2019 📺 The Graham Norton Show Series · 2007 📺 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Series · 2001 📺 The View Series · 1997 📺 The Jennifer Hudson Show Series · 2022 📺 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Series · 2003 📺 Without a Trace Series · 2002 📺 CBS News Sunday Morning Series · 1979 📺 Hot Ones Series · 2015 📺 60 Minutes Series · 1968 📺 NYPD Blue Series · 1993 📺 Third Watch Series · 1999 📺 Scandal Series · 2012 📺 The Practice Series · 1997 📺 Tony Awards Series · 1956 📺 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Series · 1992 📺 The Ellen DeGeneres Show Series · 2003