Viola Davis, born Viola Sophie Davis is an American Film Actress and Television Actress. Viola Davis won the Academy Award in 2016 for Best Supporting Actress in her role as Rose Lee Maxson in Fences.
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Born: August 11, 1965 in St. Matthews, South Carolina
Spouse: Julius Tennon (m. 2003)
Children: Genesis Tennon
Education: Julliard School, Rhode Island College, Central Falls High School
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Height: 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
Awards: 2016 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in Fences
Filmography
The Pentagon Wars (1998)
Out of Sight (1998)
Grace and Glorie (1998)
Traffic (2000)
Amy & Isabelle (2001)
Kate & Leopold (2001)
The Shrink is In (2001)
Far From Heaven (2002)
Antwone Fisher (2002)
Solaris (2002)
Stone Cold (2005)
Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2005)
Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006)
The Architect (2006)
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006)
World Trade Center (2006)
Life is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story (2006)
Disturbia (2007)
Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)
Night in Rodanthe (2008)
Doubt (2008)
Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
State of Play (2009)
Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
Beyond All Boundaries (2009)
Jesse Stone: No Remorse (2010)
Knight and Day (2010)
Eat Pray Love (2010)
Trust (2010)
It’s Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
The Help (2011)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
Won’t Back Down (2012)
Beautiful Creatures (2013)
Prisoners (2013)
The Disappearance (2013)
Ender’s Game (2013)
Get on Up (2014)
Blackhat (2015)
Lila & Eve (2015)
Custody (2016)
Suicide Squad (2016)
Fences (2016)
Widows (2018)
Troop Zero (2019)
Emanuel (2019)
The Suicide Squad 2 (2021)