Viola Davis
American actress and producer
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| 2024 | Announced as the recipient of the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award. |
| 2024 | Announced as the recipient of the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award. |
| 2024 | Begins voicing Amanda Waller in Creature Commandos animated series, appearing in 2 episodes |
| December 2024 | Received the inaugural Faith and Spirituality in Entertainment Honor from the Coalition for Faith and Media, along with her husband Julius Tennon, for their work with JuVee Productions. |
| December 2024 | Received the inaugural Faith and Spirituality in Entertainment Honor from the Coalition for Faith and Media, along with her husband Julius Tennon, for their work with JuVee Productions. |
| March 2024 | Had her likeness turned into a Barbie doll for International Women's Day and voiced the Chameleon in Kung Fu Panda 4. |
| March 2024 | Had her likeness turned into a Barbie doll for International Women's Day and voiced the Chameleon in Kung Fu Panda 4. |
| 2023 | Viola Davis appeared in the documentary film 'Silver Dollar Road' |
| 2023 | Continued her diverse acting career with roles in 'Air' and 'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes'. |
| 2022 | Wins Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording for the audiobook of her memoir Finding Me. Stars in the historical action film The Woman King. |
| 2022 | Starred in The Woman King, portraying Nanisca, the general of an all-female military unit in the Kingdom of Dahomey. |
| 2022 | Wins Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording for the audiobook of her memoir Finding Me. Stars in the historical action film The Woman King. |
| 2022 | Starred in The Woman King, portraying Nanisca, the general of an all-female military unit in the Kingdom of Dahomey. |
| 2022 | Plays Amanda Waller in two uncredited episodes of Peacemaker |
| 2022 | Stars as Michelle Obama and serves as executive producer in The First Lady, appearing in 10 episodes |
| 2021 | Reprised her role as Amanda Waller in The Suicide Squad and appeared in The Unforgivable alongside Sandra Bullock. |
| 2021 | Reprised her role as Amanda Waller in The Suicide Squad and appeared in The Unforgivable alongside Sandra Bullock. |
| 2020 | Executive produced and appeared in the documentary film Giving Voice, which follows students in the August Wilson monologue competition. |
| 2020 | Ranked ninth on The New York Times' list of the greatest actors of the 21st century. |
| 2020 | Ranked ninth on The New York Times' list of the greatest actors of the 21st century. |
| 2020 | Executive produced and appeared in the documentary film Giving Voice, which follows students in the August Wilson monologue competition. |
| 2020 | Featured in Celebrity IOU episode, playing herself and helping deliver a dream home |
| January 20 2020 | Awarded an honorary doctoral degree in fine arts from Indiana University. |
| January 20 2020 | Awarded an honorary doctoral degree in fine arts from Indiana University. |
| 2019 | Became a L'Oréal Paris ambassador. |
| 2019 | Became a L'Oréal Paris ambassador. |
| 2019 | Appears as Florida Evans in Live in Front of a Studio Audience special episode of 'All in the Family and Good Times' |
| 2018 | Davis donated funds to her alma mater, Central Falls High School, specifically for its theater program. |
| 2018 | Davis was a speaker at the Women's March event in Los Angeles. |
| 2018 | Davis was a speaker at the Women's March event in Los Angeles. |
| 2018 | Davis donated funds to her alma mater, Central Falls High School, specifically for its theater program. |
| 2018 | Viola Davis participated in documentary projects including 'The Last Defense' TV series and 'Two Sides', a four-part documentary series |
| 2017 | Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine for the second time. |
| 2017 | Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine. |
| 2017 | Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine. |
| 2017 | Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine for the second time. |
| 2017 | Viola Davis was involved in multiple projects including the short film 'The Night Shift', TV series 'Emerging Artist Series' and 'American Koko' (narrating and acting in 12 episodes), and the television special 'EIF Presents: XQ Super School Live' |
| September 2017 | Davis launched the $30K in 30 Days Project with Hunger Is, awarding a $1,000 grant to the Rhode Island Community food bank. |
| September 2017 | Davis launched the $30K in 30 Days Project with Hunger Is, awarding a $1,000 grant to the Rhode Island Community food bank. |
| March 2017 | Awarded the Artist of the Year Award at Harvard University. |
| March 2017 | Awarded the Artist of the Year Award at Harvard University. |
| 2016 | Joined the DCEU by playing Amanda Waller in 'Suicide Squad'. |
| 2016 | Joined the DCEU by playing Amanda Waller in 'Suicide Squad'. |
| October 2016 | As part of her partnership with Vaseline Healing Project, Davis attended the groundbreaking of a free community health center in Central Falls, Rhode Island, which provides dermatological care to people affected by poverty. |
| October 2016 | As part of her partnership with Vaseline Healing Project, Davis attended the groundbreaking of a free community health center in Central Falls, Rhode Island, which provides dermatological care to people affected by poverty. |
| 2015 | Viola Davis appeared in the short film 'The Brink' |
| 2014 | Davis began collaborating with the Hunger Is campaign to help eradicate childhood hunger across America, sharing her personal experiences of growing up in poverty. |
| 2014 | Davis began collaborating with the Hunger Is campaign to help eradicate childhood hunger across America, sharing her personal experiences of growing up in poverty. |
| 2014 | Viola Davis performed in the theater play 'Camp Logan' |
| 2014 | Became the first black woman to win Emmy Award for Best Actress for her role in How to Get Away with Murder. |
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