Viola Davis

On August 11, 1965, Viola Davis was born on the farm of his grandmother in St. Matthews, Southern California, USA. She is from a poor family and has five siblings. His father was a horse trainer, and his mother was a maid and worker. Viola Davis showed his hobby and talent for stage performances when he was young. He went to University of Rhode Island and The Juilliard School to study drama art and received an honorary doctorate degree.

In 1991, he participated in the American TV talk show "Charlie Rose". In 1996, he played the role of a nurse who is not important in the TV series "Lost Fire". In 1997, he participated in the TV series "The True Colors of Lawyers" directed by Ginault Zwak.

On June 26, 1998, the feature film "Strategic Master" was released in the United States; in the same year, he participated in the feature film "Fire Commando" directed by Richard Benjamin; on December 13, the feature film " "Grace and Glory" was released in the United States. In 1999, she played the black woman Donna Emmet in "Law and Order: Special Victims". On October 6, 2000, the TV series "Crime Scene Investigation" was premiered in the United States; on December 27, he played social welfare workers in the film "Drug Network".

In 2001, she played the role of a black policewoman in the drama " Kate & Leopold "; on March 4, the drama "Mother and Daughter Love" was released in Canada; on October 7, the TV drama "Law and Order" ": Criminal Tendency" premiered in the United States, playing Terry Randolph in the film; in the same year, he participated in the drama "Fake Acts Really Do" directed by Richard Benjamin. In 2001, Davis played a 35-year-old mother who worked tirelessly for women's abortion rights in the play "KingHedley II". This role earned her a Tony Award and a New York Theater Council Award   .

In September 2002, she played Audrey Williams in the TV series "The Secret Detective Team" aired in the United States; on November 8, the feature film "Far from Paradise" was released in the United States; November 19, Participating in the feature film "Flying to Space" was released in the United States; on December 19, participating in the feature film "Flying Out of Adversity" was released in the United States. On February 20, 2005, the feature film "Cold Blooded Man" was released in the United States; on November 9th, he played the role of a black grandmother in the feature film "Ask for Money, Don't Live"; on December 9, it was released in the United States Played the chairman of the CIA in the drama "Sirna".

On January 15, 2006, the feature film " Jesse Stone Night Passage " was released in the United States. In 2006, she played a hospitalized black mother in the feature film "World Trade Center"; in the same year, she participated in the TV series " Jesse Stone: Death in" Paradise . In 2008, he participated in the TV series " Doubt "   .

In 2010, Davis collaborated with Denzel Washington, starring in the stage play "The Fence"   , respectively acting as the male and female protagonists, and won the Tony Award in 2010 for the play. In 2011, he participated in the biographical film "The Catastrophe At A Minute", which was adapted from the novel "Extraordinarily Loud, Very Close". The content involved the issue of "September 11 sequelae"   . In 2012, Viola starred in the adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's novel "The Help" of the same name. With his outstanding performance in the film, he won the Screen Actors Guild Award, the American Broadcasting Film Critics Association Critics' Choice Award, and many other film critic awards. , And nominated for Best Actress Oscar. After the African-American actress Viola Davis, who played the role of a maid, won the Screen Actors Guild Awards this time, she defeated Streep, who had just won the Golden Globes with "Iron Lady"   .

In 2014, starred in the TV series " How To Get Away With Murder "   ; in December, played the role of team manager Amanda Waller in the movie " Suicide Squad " . In January 2015, with the TV series "How To Get Away With Murder" won the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Actress in the Drama category ; in September, with the TV series "How To Get Away With Murder" won the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards Drama Category Best Actress Award . In 2016, participated in the robbery thriller " Widows " , which was released on November 9, 2018 ; in December, won the 82nd New York Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Supporting Actress , The 15th Washington DC for the feature film "Fences" Best Supporting Actress in the Area Film Critics Association Awards .       

In 2017, with "Fences" nominated for the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Supporting Actress Award and Best Group Drama Award   . In January 2017, Viola Davis was renamed the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which was the 2597th star left on the Walk of Fame   . In the same year, he won the 74th Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress   in the film category and the 51st National Film Critic in the United States with the movie "Fence". Best Supporting Actress in the People’s Association Award   ; In February, she won the Best Supporting Actress in The 89th Academy Awards for the movie "Fence"   .

In 2019, he returned to the DC superhero movie " Suicide Squad2 "; in the same year, he was nominated for Best Actress in the British Academy of Film Awards 2019 with " Widows "   .

In 2020, starring in the Netflix movie " Ma Rainey's Black Bottom "   .

Viola Davis was born on the farm of his grandmother’s grandmother in St. Matthews, Southern California, and ranked fifth among the six children in the family. His mother, May Alice, is a maid and worker, and his father, Dan Davis, is A horse trainer   , his father Dan Davis died in 2006   .

Married to actor Julius Tennon in June 2013, they have a daughter Genesis. She is also the stepmother of two boys. 

In addition, she is the cousin of actor Mike Colter , and Viola's grandfather is the brother of Mike's grandmother   .

Viola Davis tried to escape reality in the performance when his livelihood was difficult to guarantee. Her ability to convey emotions while suppressing herself is almost on par with Gregory Parker’s performance in "Kill a Mockingbird"; her eyes are different from those of other actresses: strong, unyielding, never Show weakness. They only became soft for a poor little girl, because she saw the heartbreaking fragility in that child. This reminded her of her own children and all the children who were not cherished   .

Viola Davis is an "artist with exceptional talent"   , who has achieved success in both film and television fields. Her acclaimed performances in "The Help" and "Doubt" made her name a benchmark   for judging the quality of a work ; it brought a dramatic and powerful turn for the film "Widows"   ; Streep's confrontation in "Doubt" is extremely shocking and can be called the essence of the play. In the film "The Help", she finally won an opportunity to express herself, almost without anyone directing, she knew how to express herself   .