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Viola Davis

Viola Davis

Born August 11, 1965· St. Matthews, South Carolina, USA

75Roles★ 6.9Average rating

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…

Known for

Filmography

PeacemakerSeries★ 8.2
Peacemaker2022
Amanda Waller (uncredited)
The Help★ 8.2
The Help2011
Aibileen Clark
Prisoners★ 8.1
Prisoners2013
Nancy Birch
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries★ 8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999
Donna Emmett
The SimpsonsSeries★ 8
The Simpsons1989
Narrator (voice)
Creature CommandosSeries★ 7.8
Creature Commandos2024
Amanda Waller (voice)
How to Get Away with MurderSeries★ 7.8
How to Get Away with Murder2014
Annalise Keating
The Woman King★ 7.6
The Woman King2022
Nanisca
Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries★ 7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001
Terry Randolph
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries★ 7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000
Attorney Campbell
Ocean's Eleven★ 7.5
Ocean's Eleven2001
Parole Board Interrogator (voice) (uncredited)
The Suicide Squad★ 7.4
The Suicide Squad2021
Amanda Waller
Law Abiding Citizen★ 7.4
Law Abiding Citizen2009
Mayor April Henry
Air★ 7.3
Air2023
Deloris Jordan
Sofia the FirstSeries★ 7.2
Sofia the First2013
Helen Hanshaw (voice)
ScandalSeries★ 7.2
Scandal2012
Annalise Keating
Brothers and SistersSeries★ 7.1
Brothers and Sisters2006
Ellen Snyder
Traffic★ 7.1
Traffic2000
Social Worker
Kung Fu Panda 4★ 7
Kung Fu Panda 42024
The Chameleon (voice)
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes★ 7
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes2023
Dr. Volumnia Gaul
Fences★ 6.9
Fences2016
Rose Maxson
It's Kind of a Funny Story★ 6.9
It's Kind of a Funny Story2010
Eden Minerva
Get Rich or Die Tryin'★ 6.9
Get Rich or Die Tryin'2005
Grandma
Black Adam★ 6.8
Black Adam2022
Amanda Waller (uncredited)
Disturbia★ 6.7
Disturbia2007
Detective Parker
Ender's Game★ 6.6
Ender's Game2013
Major Gwen Anderson
Widows★ 6.5
Widows2018
Veronica Rawlings
Nights in Rodanthe★ 6.3
Nights in Rodanthe2008
Jean
Knight and Day★ 6.2
Knight and Day2010
CIA Director Isabel George
Eat Pray Love★ 6.2
Eat Pray Love2010
Delia Shiraz
Beautiful Creatures★ 6.1
Beautiful Creatures2013
Amma Treadeau
World Trade Center★ 6.1
World Trade Center2006
Mother in Hospital
Suicide Squad★ 5.9
Suicide Squad2016
Amanda Waller