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Actress Viola Davis was born on her grandmother's farm, at the then-Singleton Plantation in St. Matthews, South Carolina. When she was two months old her family moved to Central Falls, Rhode Island, where her father, Dan Davis, worked as a horse groomer and trainer. Her mother, Mary Alice (Logan), a maid and factory worker, was also a civil rights ...
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First Ladies
(TV Series) (announced)
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
- Episode #1.2
(2020)
... Michelle Obama
- Episode #1.1
(2020)
... Michelle Obama
2014-2020
How to Get Away with Murder
(TV Series)
Annalise Keating
Annalise Keating
- Stay
(2020)
... Annalise Keating
- Annalise Keating Is Dead
(2020)
... Annalise Keating
- What If Sam Wasn't the Bad Guy This Whole Time?
(2020)
... Annalise Keating
- Let's Hurt Him
(2020)
... Annalise Keating
- The Reckoning
(2020)
... Annalise Keating
2018
Scandal
(TV Series)
Annalise Keating
Annalise Keating
- Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself
(2018)
... Annalise Keating
2017
American Koko
(TV Series)
Narrator
Narrator
- The Stig
(2017)
... Narrator
- Keyser Soze
(2017)
... Narrator
- The Trouble with Aunt Jemima
(2017)
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- Asians Can Drive
(2017)
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- Pleasure or Pain
(2017)
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2010
Chico & Rita
(English version, voice)
2010
United States of Tara
(TV Series)
Lynda P. Frazier
Lynda P. Frazier
- The Family Portrait
(2010)
... Lynda P. Frazier
- Explosive Diorama
(2010)
... Lynda P. Frazier
- Dept. of F'd Up Family Services
(2010)
... Lynda P. Frazier
- You Becoming You
(2010)
... Lynda P. Frazier
- The Truth Hurts
(2010)
... Lynda P. Frazier
2003-2008
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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Donna Emmett
Donna Emmett
- Retro
(2008)
... Donna Emmett
- Cold
(2008)
... Donna Emmett
- Cage
(2006)
... Donna Emmett
- Doubt
(2004)
... Donna Emmett
- Birthright
(2004)
... Donna Emmett
2008
The Andromeda Strain
(TV Mini-Series)
Dr. Charlene Barton
Dr. Charlene Barton
- Episode #1.4
(2008)
... Dr. Charlene Barton
- Episode #1.2
(2008)
... Dr. Charlene Barton
- Episode #1.1
(2008)
... Dr. Charlene Barton
2007
Traveler
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Agent Jan Marlow
Agent Jan Marlow
- The Exchange
(2007)
... Agent Jan Marlow
- The Reunion
(2007)
... Agent Jan Marlow
- The Trader
(2007)
... Agent Jan Marlow
- The Tells
(2007)
... Agent Jan Marlow
- The Out
(2007)
... Agent Jan Marlow
2004
Century City
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Hannah Crane
Hannah Crane
- Only You
(2004)
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- The Face Was Familiar
(2004)
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- Without a Tracer
(2004)
... Hannah Crane
- Sweet Child of Mine
(2004)
... Hannah Crane
- The Haunting
(2004)
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2002
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
(TV Series)
Attorney Campbell
Attorney Campbell
- The Execution of Catherine Willows
(2002)
... Attorney Campbell
2001
The Guardian
(TV Series)
Suzanna Clemons' Attorney
Suzanna Clemons' Attorney
- The Men from the Boys
(2001)
... Suzanna Clemons' Attorney
2000
City of Angels
(TV Series)
Nurse Lynnette Peeler
Nurse Lynnette Peeler
- Pick and Roll Over
(2000)
... Nurse Lynnette Peeler
- SWAT's Happening
(2000)
... Nurse Lynnette Peeler
- Smoochas Gracias
(2000)
... Nurse Lynnette Peeler
- Saving Faces
(2000)
... Nurse Lynnette Peeler
- The Lone Free Ranger
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... Nurse Lynnette Peeler
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Self (137 credits)
Self (137 credits)
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(1993 to 1994 season) She acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Measure for Measure," at the Trinity Repertory Company Theatre in Providence, Rhode Island with William Damkoehler, Robert J. Colonna, Ed Shea, John Thompson, Stephen Berenson, Eric Evenson, Jason Roth, Lisa Lane, Allen Oliver, Migel Gore, Timothy Crowe, Rose ... See more »Height:
5' 5" (1.65 m)
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People migrate toward material when they reach a certain age, especially if they're a certain hue, certain gender. I have had so many wonderful film roles where I wasn't the show. It's like being invited to a really fabulous party, only to hold up the wall. I wanted to be the show. I wanted to be character that took me out of my comfort zone. See more »Trivia:
Was the 147th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Fences (2016) at The Oscars (2017) on February 26, 2017. See more »Trademark:
Often plays longsuffering mothers (e.g. Doubt, Antwone Fisher, Get on Up, Fences) See more »Star Sign:
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