Viola Davis

Viola Davis (born August 11, 1965) is an American actress. Known primarily as a stage actress, Davis won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play and a Drama Desk Award for her role in King Hedley II (2001). She won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for her role in Fences on June 13, 2010. She won a second Drama Desk Award for Intimate Apparel (2004).

Her films include Traffic (2000), Antwone Fisher (2002), and Solaris (2002). Her performance in Doubt (2008) brought widespread recognition and she was nominated for several awards, including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. In 2011 she portrayed the central character the father, John, in The Hunger Games: A Game of Thrones. In December 2012, Davis made a movie about war. For more information, visit http://www.cdmahel.org.

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• Born: ( 1965-08-11) August 11, 1965 (age 55) St. Matthews, South Carolina, U.S.
• Education: Rhode Island College (BA) Juilliard School (GrDip)
• Occupation: Actress, producer
• Years active: 1996–present
• Works: Full list
• Spouse(s): Julius Tennon ​ (m. 2003) ​
• Children: 1
• Awards: Full list