Viola Davis Biography, Age, Weight, Height, Friend, Like, Affairs, Favourite, Birthdate & Other

Viola Davis is a renowned American actress as well as producer. This Primetime Emmy Award winner is of black ethnicity. Born in a poverty-stricken family, Davis worked hard to overcome her challenging early years. She ventured into acting and appeared on TV, films, and stage and earned considerable name and fame in less than a decade.

She is the first black actress to win the Triple Crown of Acting Oscar, Emmy and Tony Awards and also the first black actress to be nominated for three Academy awards. Besides this, Viola Davis was also honored by the African-American Film Critics Association twice. Working steadily on screen and stage since the late 1990s, Davis earned scholarships and studied theater in New York. She first performed on stage out of New York and subsequently landed on the small screen, doing occasional roles. The actress also began doing small roles on the big screen simultaneously.

It was Davis passion and love for acting that fetched her dozens of television sitcoms and films. No doubt, both her small and big screen credits are truly remarkable, but it is on the stage where her talents have truly shone. Over the years, Davis has been frequently doing stereotypical African-American roles, bringing a distinguished maturity to even small parts. The actress had also been listed as one of the hundred most influential people in the world by the Time Magazine.€™