Viola Davis
Born
1965-08-11
Place of birth
St. Matthews, South Carolina, USA
Biography
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...
Known for
Suicide Squad
Amanda Waller
Prisoners
Nancy Birch
Ocean's Eleven
Parole Board Interrogator (voice) (uncredited)
The Simpsons
Narrator (voice)
The Suicide Squad
Amanda Waller
The Help
Aibileen Clark
Black Adam
Amanda Waller (uncredited)
Ender's Game
Major Gwen Anderson
Law Abiding Citizen
Mayor April Henry
Knight and Day
CIA Director Isabel George
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Donna Emmett
Disturbia
Detective Parker
Kung Fu Panda 4
The Chameleon (voice)
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Dr. Volumnia Gaul
Peacemaker
Amanda Waller (uncredited)