Viola Davis

Viola Davis

VIOLA DAVIS is an internationally acclaimed actress and producer, known for her exceptional performances in television shows like 'How to Get Away with Murder' and movies like 'Fences' and 'The Help.' She is the winner of an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards, and in 2021 she won a Screen Actors Guild award for her role in 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'. In both 2012 and 2017, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Davis is also the founder and CEO of JuVee Productions, an artist driven production company that develops and produces independent film, theater, television, and digital content.

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Acting

2027

Children of Blood and Bone
Movie

Mama Agba

2026

The Hunger Games Series
Movie

Volumnia Gaul

2026

Portrait of an Artist: Stephen Curry
Movie

Self

2026

W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
Movie

Narrator (voice)

2025

G20
Movie

President Danielle Sutton

2025

Number One on the Call Sheet
Tv

Self

2025

The Ebony Canal: A Story of Black Infant Mortality
Movie

Narration

2025

The Ebony Canal: A Story of Black Infant Mortality
Movie

Narration

2025

The Ebony Canal: A Story of Black Infant Mortality
Movie

Narration

2025

The Ebony Canal: A Story of Black Infant Mortality
Movie

Narration

2024

Creature Commandos
Tv

Amanda Waller (voice)

2024

Hollywood Black
Tv

Self (archive footage)

2024

Kung Fu Panda 4
Movie

The Chameleon (voice)

2024

Predator or Prey: Making The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Movie

Self (Dr. Volumnia Gaul)

2024

Hot Ones Versus
Tv

Self

2023

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Movie

Dr. Volumnia Gaul

2023

Air
Movie

Deloris Jordan

2022

Food 2050
Movie

Self - Narrator (voice)

2022

Black Adam
Movie

Amanda Waller (uncredited)

2022

The Woman King
Movie

Nanisca

2022

The Jennifer Hudson Show
Tv

Self

2022

Oprah + Viola: A Netflix Special Event
Movie

Self

2022

The First Lady
Tv

Michelle Obama

2022

Peacemaker
Tv

Amanda Waller (uncredited)

2021

The Unforgivable
Movie

Liz Ingram

2021

The Suicide Squad
Movie

Amanda Waller

2021

C ce soir
Tv

Self - Guest

2020

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Movie

Ma Rainey

2020

Celebrity IOU
Tv

Self

2020

Giving Voice
Movie

Self

2019

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Movie

Florida Evans

2019

On Broadway
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show
Tv

Self

2019

A Touch of Sugar
Movie

Narrator

2019

Troop Zero
Movie

Miss Rayleen

2018

Widows
Movie

Veronica Rawlings

2018

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2017

Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
Movie

Self (uncredited)

2016

Fences
Movie

Rose Maxson

2016

Suicide Squad
Movie

Amanda Waller

2016

Custody
Movie

Martha Schulman

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Tv

Self - Guest

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Tv

Self

2015

Lila & Eve
Movie

Lila Walcott

2015

Hot Ones
Tv

Self

2015

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Movie

Self

2015

Blackhat
Movie

Carol Barrett

2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Tv

Self

2014

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
Movie

Professor Lillian Friedman

2014

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
Movie

Professor Lillian Friedman

2014

How to Get Away with Murder
Tv

Annalise Keating

2014

Get On Up
Movie

Susie Brown

2014

The Creature Commandos
Tv

Amanda Waller (Voice)

2014

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
Movie

Professor Lillian Friedman

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers
Tv

Self - Guest

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Tv

Self - Guest

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Tv

Self

2013

Ender's Game
Movie

Major Gwen Anderson

2013

Prisoners
Movie

Nancy Birch

2013

Love, Marilyn
Movie

Self

2013

Beautiful Creatures
Movie

Amma Treadeau

2013

Sofia the First
Tv

Helen Hanshaw (voice)

2012

Won't Back Down
Movie

Nona Alberts

2011

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Movie

Abby Black

2011

Dark Girls
Movie

Self

2011

The Help
Movie

Aibileen Clark

2010

It's Kind of a Funny Story
Movie

Eden Minerva

2010

Trust
Movie

Gail Friedman

2010

Eat Pray Love
Movie

Delia Shiraz

2010

Knight and Day
Movie

CIA Director Isabel George

2009

Beyond All Boundaries
Movie

Hortense Johnson

2009

Law Abiding Citizen
Movie

Mayor April Henry

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Tv

Self - Guest

2009

State of Play
Movie

Dr. Judith Franklin

2009

Madea Goes to Jail
Movie

Ellen

2009

United States of Tara
Tv

Unknown

2008

Doubt
Movie

Mrs. Miller

2008

Nights in Rodanthe
Movie

Jean

2008

The Andromeda Strain
Tv

Dr. Charlene Barton

2007

Jesse Stone: Sea Change
Movie

Molly Crane

2007

Disturbia
Movie

Detective Parker

2007

The Graham Norton Show
Tv

Self

2006

The Architect
Movie

Tonya Neely

2006

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
Movie

Diane Barrino

2006

World Trade Center
Movie

Mother in Hospital

2006

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Movie

Molly Crane

2006

Jesse Stone: Night Passage
Movie

Officer Molly Crane

2005

Syriana
Movie

CIA Chairwoman

2005

Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Movie

Grandma

2005

Stone Cold
Movie

Molly Crane

2004

Century City
Tv

Hannah Crane

2003

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Tv

Self

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Tv

Self

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Tv

Self - Guest

2002

Antwone Fisher
Movie

Eva May

2002

Solaris
Movie

Gordon

2002

Far from Heaven
Movie

Sybil

2002

Hack
Tv

Stevie Morgan

2002

Live from E!
Tv

Self

2001

Kate & Leopold
Movie

Policewoman

2001

Ocean's Eleven
Movie

Parole Board Interrogator (voice) (uncredited)

2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Tv

Terry Randolph

2001

The Shrink Is In
Movie

Robin

2001

Amy & Isabelle
Movie

Dottie

2001

The Division
Tv

Dr. Georgia Davis

2000

Traffic
Movie

Social Worker

2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Tv

Attorney Campbell

2000

City of Angels
Tv

Lynnette Peeler

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Tv

Donna Emmett

1999

Providence
Tv

Dr. Eleanor Weiss

1998

Grace & Glorie
Movie

Rosemary Allbright

1998

Out of Sight
Movie

Moselle

1998

The Pentagon Wars
Movie

Sgt. Fanning

1997

The View
Tv

Self - Guest

1997

The View
Tv

Self

1996

The Substance of Fire
Movie

Nurse

1989

The Simpsons
Tv

Narrator (voice)

1979

CBS News Sunday Morning
Tv

Self

1959

The Grammys
Tv

Self

1953

The Oscars
Tv

Self

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Tv

Rosemary Allbright

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Tv

Self - Presenter

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Tv

Self - Nominee

Production

2026

The Color of Cola
Movie

Executive Producer

2025

ASALI: Power of the Pollinators
Movie

Executive Producer

2025

G20
Movie

Producer

2025

Number One on the Call Sheet
Tv

Executive Producer

2023

Silver Dollar Road
Movie

Executive Producer

2022

The Woman King
Movie

Producer

2022

The First Lady
Tv

Executive Producer

2019

In a Man's World
Tv

Executive Producer

2019

Emanuel
Movie

Executive Producer

2019

Troop Zero
Movie

Producer

2018

The Last Defense
Tv

Executive Producer

2014

How to Get Away with Murder
Tv

Producer

Writing

2026

Judge Stone
Book

Author

2022

Finding Me
Book

Author

Infos

Full Name
Viola Davis
Gender
Female
Date of Birth
8/11/1965
Website
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