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Viola Davis

A graduate of the Juilliard School, Viola Davis built an exceptional background in theater productions and has continued to perform on-stage throughout her television and film career. Making her feature-film debut in 1996 as a nurse in The Substance of Fire, she followed that up with several TV movies and guest-star appearances on dramatic series like Law & Order and NYPD Blue. She went on to play another nurse in City of Angels, a hospital drama with a predominately African-American cast that didn't last long on CBS. She began collaborating with Steven Soderbergh for Out of Sight, and went on to star in two of the director's next few films, Traffic and Solaris. In 2001, she appeared in Kate and Leopold and in Oprah Winfrey's television presentation of Amy & Isabelle. The next year she played parts in both Far From Heaven and Denzel Washington's directorial debut, Antwone Fisher.Davis continued to work steadily in a variety of notable projects including Steven Soderbergh's Solaris, Syriana, and played a notable part in the television movie biopic of American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino. However, in 2008 she landed the small but crucial role of the mother in John Patrick Shanley's adaptation of his award-winning play Doubt. Although her screen time is minimal, her indelible performance garnered her Best Supporting Actress nominations from the Hollywood Foreign Press, the Screen Actors Guild, and the Academy. ~ Rovi

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Max Von Sydow as Thomas Schell Sr. in Extremely L
Extrêmement fort et incroyablement près (2012)
Abby Black
Thomas Horn as Oskar Schell in Extremely Loud & I
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2012)
Abby Black
Octavia Spencer as Minny Jackson in The Help.
La Couleur des sentiments (2011)
Aibileen
A scene from the movie The Help
The Help (2011)
(L-R) Viola Davis as Aibileen and Octavia Spencer
The Help (2011)
Aibileen
A scene from the movie Trust
Trust (2011)
Its Kind of a Funny Story
It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
A scene from the movie Eat Pray Love
Eat Pray Love (2010)
Julia Roberts as Liz Gilbert in Eat, Pray, Love.
Mange Prie Aime (2010)
Delia Shiraz
Teaser Poster Art
Eat Pray Love (2010)
Delia Shiraz
(L-R) Tom Cruise and director James Mangold on the
Nuit et Jour (2010)
Director George
Teaser Poster Art 2
Knight and Day (2010)
Director George
Un honnête citoyen
Un honnête citoyen (2009)
Mayor
Law Abiding Citizen
Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
Mayor
Helen Mirren as Cameron Lynne in State of Play.
Jeux de pouvoir (2009)
Dr. Judith Franklin
State of Play
State of Play (2009)
Dr. Judith Franklin
Tyler Perrys Madea Goes to Jail
Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
Ellen
Viola Davis as Mrs. Muller in Doubt.
Doute (2008)
Mrs. Muller
A scene from the movie Doubt
Doubt (2008)
A scene from the movie Nights in Rodanthe
Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
Richard Gere as Paul in Nights in Rodanthe.
Le temps d'un ouragan (2008)
Jean
Richard Gere as Paul in Nights in Rodanthe.
Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
Jean
A scene from the movie The Architect
The Architect (2006)
Writer Antwone Fisher and Derek Luke
Antwone Fisher (2002)
Eva
Solaris
Solaris (2002)
Gordon
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Solaris (2002)
Far From Heaven
Far From Heaven (2002)
Sybil
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Far From Heaven (2002)
Meryl Streep as Sister Aloysius in Doubt.
Doubt
Mrs. Muller
David Schwimmer and Clive Owen on the set of Trus
Trust
Gail Friedman
(L-R) Keir Gilchrist, writer-director Anna Boden a
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Dr. Eden Minerva
On the set of the film The Architect.
The Architect
Tonya Neeley