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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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Actress (84 credits)
Actress (84 credits)
2020
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)
... Narrator
- Asians Can Drive
(2017)
... Narrator
- Pleasure or Pain
(2017)
... Narrator
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
(TV Series)
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
(TV Series)
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
(TV Series)
Hannah Crane
Hannah Crane
- Only You
(2004)
... Hannah Crane
- The Face Was Familiar
(2004)
... Hannah Crane
- Without a Tracer
(2004)
... Hannah Crane
- Sweet Child of Mine
(2004)
... Hannah Crane
- The Haunting
(2004)
... Hannah Crane
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
(2000)
... Nurse Lynnette Peeler
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Producer (14 credits)
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Soundtrack (2 credits)
Soundtrack (2 credits)
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Thanks (2 credits)
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Self (137 credits)
Self (137 credits)
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Archive footage (12 credits)
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Received a 1999 Obie Award for her performance in the Off-Broadway play "Everybody's Ruby". See more »Height:
5' 5" (1.65 m)
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I became an artist - and thank God I did - because we are the only profession that celebrates what it means to live a life. See more »Trivia:
She was awarded for a 2001 New York Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for "King Hedley II" on Broadway in New York City. See more »Trademark:
Often plays longsuffering mothers (e.g. Doubt, Antwone Fisher, Get on Up, Fences) See more »Star Sign:
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