Who is Viola Davis?

Viola Davis is an award-winning American actress and producer. Viola Davis went into acting and starred on TV, in films, and on stage in less than a decade, gaining a tremendous reputation and fame.

Viola Davis- Birth, Parents, Siblings & Education

Viola Davis was born to her grandparents on August 11, 1965, in St. Matthews, South Carolina. Her father, Dan Davis, was a horse trainer. Mary Alice, her mother, was a factory worker and a maid.

Mary was also a civil rights activist. Viola is the second youngest of her parents six children. Two months after Davis was born, the family relocated to Rhode Island.

The earnings of her parents were insufficient to keep the family afloat. They lived in filthy, rat-infested apartments and had to deal with food shortages on a regular basis.

Davis was imprisoned alongside her mother when she was two years old, after the latter was arrested during a protest. She attended ‘Central Falls High School,’ where she discovered her interest in acting.

She continued her education at ‘Rhode Island College,’ where she majored in theatre and graduated in 1988. After graduation, she attended the prestigious ‘Juilliard School‘ in New York City.

Net Worth of Viola Davis? Salary, Earning

Viola Davis is estimated to be worth $12 million.

Relationship, Married Life, Boyfriend/Girlfriend

Viola Davis married actor Julius Tennon in 2003. The couple adopted Genesis, a girl, in October 2011. Davis looks after Tennon’s children from previous relationships.

Viola has contributed significantly to her hometown of Central Falls, Rhode Island.

In 2016, she opened a community health center in Central Falls. She has also contributed significantly to ‘Central Falls High School’ and the community library.

Body Measurement- Height, Weight, Hair Color

Viola Davis stands 5 feet 5 inches.

Viola Davis- Professional Career

Davis made her Broadway debut in Joe Turner’s ‘Come and Gone’ in 1988. She also appeared in ‘The Substance of Fire,’ as a nurse. She made her film debut in ‘The Substance of Fire,’ after which she received her SAG card.

She appeared briefly in Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Out of Sight’ in 1998.

In the 2001 play ‘King Hedley II,’ she portrayed a woman fighting for the right to abort her pregnancy. Davis won the Tony Award for her performance in this Broadway production.

Davis has also appeared on television in a number of shows. One of her most memorable roles was as a serial killer in the episode ‘Badge’ of the television show ‘Law & Order: Criminal Intent.’

In 2002, when she starred in ‘Antwone Fisher,’ this African-American beauty captured the attention of critics. She didn’t say much in the film, but her presence was felt.

Davis’s career took off in 2008 when she starred in the film adaptation of the Broadway play ‘Doubt’ as ‘Mrs. Miller,’ the mother of a young child suspected of being abused by a priest.

Davis returned to the stage in August Wilson’s ‘Fences’ in 2010 and delivered another show-stopping performance. She starred in the film adaptation of Kathryn Stockett’s best-selling novel ‘The Help,’ which was released in 2011.

This video highlighted the racial divide between white housewives and their black servants. In 2014, she worked with filmmaker Tate Taylor on ‘Get on Up,’ a biography of musician James Brown.

In the film, she played the singer’s mother. The following year, she was cast as ‘Professor Annalise Keating’ in ‘How to Get Away with Murder’.

Between 2015 and 2019, she appeared in a number of films, including ‘Blackhat,’ ‘Custody,’ ‘Suicide Squad,’ ‘Widows,’ and ‘Troop Zero.’ In 2020, Viola was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her work in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

Davis’ performance in the 2008 film ‘Doubt’ catapulted her career to new heights. Despite having a minor role, her portrayal of ‘Mrs. Miller’ made an impression.

The actress portrayed a maid in Kathryn Stockett’s book ‘The Help,’ in which she was interviewed for a book by a white writer. Her character was inspired by her mother and grandmother, who worked in cotton and tobacco fields as well as as maids.

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Social Media

Her social media handles are unknown

Quick Facts of Viola Davis

• In order to play a maid in ‘The Support,’ she enlisted the assistance of her mother.
• Davis co-starred in the film ‘Get on Up’ with her daughter Genesis.
• She is estimated to be worth $12 million.
• Davis has contributed significantly to her hometown of Central Falls, Rhode Island.
• She stands 5 feet 5 inches.