About Viola Davis
Viola Davis is an American actress and film producer. She has earned the Triple Crown of Acting and an EGOT. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and again in 2017. The New York Times ranked her ninth among the greatest actors of the 21st century in 2020. She received the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2025.
Awards & Honors
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
Time 100
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Theatre World Award
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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play
Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording
Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Crystal Award
Audie Award for Narration by the Author or Authors
![“People often forget our emotional contribution to relationships and to marriage and that might be a completely sexist comment but, what I tried not to do [in "Fences"] is, I tried to just put that monologue as part of my stream of consciousness.” quote by Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/2a5/viola-davis-1174_comment_people-often-forget-our-emotional-contri_1485643.png)
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