Actress
Viola Davis
Biography
Viola Davis is the only Black actress to have achieved the EGOT — Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony — cementing her status as one of the greatest performers in entertainment history. Her Academy Award for Fences (2016) recognized decades of powerfully committed work. Davis is celebrated for her fearlessness, emotional honesty, and dedication to portraying the full complexity of Black womanhood. Her television work on How to Get Away with Murder brought her talents to global audiences.
Top Movies
1Fences
2Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
3Doubt
4The Help
5Widows
6Suicide Squad
7Prisoners
8Far from Heaven
9Tropic Thunder
10The Woman King