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| 3 | Viola Davis (born August 11, 1965 in St. Matthews, South Carolina) is an American actress of screen and stage. |
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| 5 | She earned acclaim and [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] nominations for her roles in ''Film/{{Doubt}}'' and ''Film/TheHelp''. She starred as criminal law professor Annalise Keating on Creator/ShondaRhimes' ABC drama ''Series/HowToGetAwayWithMurder'', for which she won the MediaNotes/{{Emmy|Award}} for Best Actress in a Drama, making her the first Black actor to ever win the award, and played ComicBook/AmandaWaller in ''Film/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}''. Her role in the film adaptation of ''Theatre/{{Fences}}'' earned her an Oscar and a MediaNotes/{{Golden Globe|Award}} for Best Supporting Actress. |
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| 7 | She is the first Black actor to achieve the "Triple Crown of acting" – an Emmy, an Oscar and a Tony in the competitive acting categories. In 2021, she received another Oscar nomination for ''Film/MaRaineysBlackBottom'', becoming the second-most Oscar-nominated Black actor (behind Creator/DenzelWashington) and the first one with two Best Actress nominations. In 2023, she became the third Black woman and 18th person overall to attain [[MediaNotes/TheEGOTs EGOT]] status when she won a MediaNotes/{{Grammy|Award}} for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording for ''Finding Me''. |
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| 10 | !! Selected filmography: |
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| 13 | [[folder:Film roles]] |
| 14 | * ''Film/ThePentagonWars'' (1998) as SFC Fanning |
| 15 | * ''Film/OutOfSight'' (1998) as Moselle Miller |
| 16 | * ''Film/{{Traffic|2000}}'' (2000) as Social Worker |
| 17 | * ''Film/FarFromHeaven'' (2002) as Sybil |
| 18 | * ''Film/AntwoneFisher'' (2002) as Eva May Fisher |
| 19 | * ''Film/{{Solaris|2002}}'' (2002) as Dr. Gordon |
| 20 | * ''Film/{{Syriana}}'' (2005) as CIA Chairwoman ({{uncredited|role}}) |
| 21 | * ''Film/WorldTradeCenter'' (2006) as Mother in Hospital |
| 22 | * ''Film/{{Disturbia}}'' (2007) as Detective Parker |
| 23 | * ''Film/NightsInRodanthe'' (2008) as Jean |
| 24 | * ''Film/{{Doubt}}'' (2008) as Mrs. Miller [[note]]MediaNotes/AcademyAward nomination for Best Supporting Actress[[/note]] |
| 25 | * ''Film/MadeaGoesToJail'' (2009) as Ellen St. Matthews |
| 26 | * ''Film/StateOfPlay'' (2009) as Dr. Judith Franklin |
| 27 | * ''Film/LawAbidingCitizen'' (2009) as Mayor April Henry |
| 28 | * ''Film/KnightAndDay'' (2010) as Director Isabel George |
| 29 | * ''Film/EatPrayLove'' (2010) as Delia Shiraz |
| 30 | * ''Film/ItsKindOfAFunnyStory'' (2010) as Dr. Minerva |
| 31 | * ''Film/{{Trust}}'' (2011) as Gail Friedman |
| 32 | * ''Film/TheHelp'' (2011) as Aibileen Clark [[note]]MediaNotes/AcademyAward nomination for Best Actress[[/note]] |
| 33 | * ''Film/ExtremelyLoudAndIncrediblyClose'' (2012) as Abby Black |
| 34 | * ''Film/BeautifulCreatures'' (2013) as Amarie "Amma" Treadeau |
| 35 | * ''Film/EndersGame'' (2013) as Major Anderson |
| 36 | * ''Film/TheDisappearanceOfEleanorRigby'' (2013) as Prof. Lillian Friedman |
| 37 | * ''Film/{{Prisoners}}'' (2013) as Nancy Birch |
| 38 | * ''Film/GetOnUp'' (2014) as Susie Brown |
| 39 | * ''Film/{{Blackhat}}'' (2015) as Agent Carol Barrett |
| 40 | * Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse as ComicBook/AmandaWaller |
| 41 | ** ''Film/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}'' (2016) |
| 42 | ** ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'' (2021) |
| 43 | ** ''Film/{{Black Adam|2022}}'' (2022) |
| 44 | * ''Theatre/{{Fences}}'' (2016) as Rose Maxson [[note]]MediaNotes/AcademyAward win for Best Supporting Actress (and won a Tony Award for playing the role on the stage)[[/note]] |
| 45 | * ''Film/{{Widows}}'' (2018) as Veronica |
| 46 | * ''Film/TroopZero'' (2019) as Rayleen |
| 47 | * ''Film/MaRaineysBlackBottom'' (2020) as Gertrude "Ma Rainey" Pridgett |
| 48 | * ''Film/TheWomanKing'' (2022) as General Nanisca |
| 49 | * ''Film/{{Air|2023}}'' (2023) as Deloris Jordan |
| 50 | * ''Film/TheHungerGamesTheBalladOfSongbirdsAndSnakes'' (2023) as Dr. Volumnia Gaul |
| 51 | * ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda4'' (2024) as The Chameleon |
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| 54 | [[folder:Television roles]] |
| 55 | * ''Series/CityOfAngels'' (2000) as Lynnette Peeler |
| 56 | * ''Series/CenturyCity'' (2004) as Hannah Crane |
| 57 | * ''Series/{{Traveler|2007}}'' (2007) as Agent Jan Marlow |
| 58 | * ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' (2003–08) as Donna Emmett |
| 59 | * ''Series/UnitedStatesOfTara'' (2009) as Lynda P Frazier |
| 60 | * ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'' (2013) as Helen Hanshaw (replaced by Dawnn Lewis in her second speaking appearance) |
| 61 | * ''Series/HowToGetAwayWithMurder'' (2014–20) as Annalise Keating [[note]]MediaNotes/EmmyAward win for Best Leading Actress – Drama[[/note]] |
| 62 | * ''Series/{{Peacemaker|2022}}'' (2022) as ComicBook/AmandaWaller |
| 63 | * ''Series/TheFirstLady'' (2022) as UsefulNotes/MichelleObama |
| 64 | [[/folder]] |
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