Viola Davis
Courtesy of Viola Davis
United States
2022

JuVee Productions

Viola
Davis

CEO

This year saw Davis pen a raw memoir, “Finding Me,” sharing stories of trauma and survival on her way to becoming an Oscar, Emmy and Tony winner. Onscreen, she had the mammoth undertaking of portraying Michelle Obama in Showtime’s “The First Lady,” which she also co-produced through her JuVee Productions shingle, before switching into warrior mode for “The Woman King,” which led the box office on its opening weekend. Davis is also a prime player in genre fare, reprising her role as Amanda Waller in both HBO Max’s “Peacemaker” and Warner Bros.’ “Black Adam,” starring Dwayne Johnson. Her acting slate remains plenty full, having signed on for Amazon Studios’ Nike biopic, to be directed by Ben Affleck, and the “Hunger Games” prequel “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.” 

Career

  • WIDOWS
  • THE SUICIDE SQUAD
  • MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM

Education

  • Rhode Island College (RI, USA)
  • The Juilliard School (NY, USA)

Variety Honors

  • 2017 Variety500 Honoree
  • 2018 Variety500 Honoree
  • 2019 Variety500 Honoree
  • 2020 Variety500 Honoree
  • 2021 Variety500 Honoree
  • 10 Actors to Watch
  • Inclusion Impact
  • Variety Power of Women

Philanthropy

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