Viola Davis
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...
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
Cast Credits
Children of Blood and Bone
as Mama Agba
G20
as President Danielle Sutton
Kung Fu Panda 4
as The Chameleon (voice)
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
as Dr. Volumnia Gaul
Air
as Deloris Jordan
Black Adam
as Amanda Waller (uncredited)
The Woman King
as Nanisca
The Unforgivable
as Liz Ingram
The Suicide Squad
as Amanda Waller
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
as Ma Rainey
Troop Zero
as Miss Rayleen
Widows
as Veronica Rawlings
Fences
as Rose Maxson
Suicide Squad
as Amanda Waller
Custody
as Martha Schulman
Lila & Eve
as Lila Walcott
Blackhat
as Carol Barrett
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
as Professor Lillian Friedman
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
as Professor Lillian Friedman
Get On Up
as Susie Brown
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
as Professor Lillian Friedman
Ender's Game
as Major Gwen Anderson
Prisoners
as Nancy Birch
Beautiful Creatures
as Amma Treadeau
Won't Back Down
as Nona Alberts
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
as Abby Black
The Help
as Aibileen Clark
It's Kind of a Funny Story
as Dr. Eden Minerva
Trust
as Gail Friedman
Crew Credits
ASALI: Power of the Pollinators
Executive Producer
G20
Producer
The Woman King
Producer
Troop Zero
Producer
Night Shift
Executive Producer
Mfinda
Executive Producer
Ally Clark
Producer
Black Boys Don't Sew
Executive Producer
House of Games
Producer
The Untamed: A Sinner's Prayer
Producer