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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015* 6.1
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009* 5.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999* 8.0
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014* 5.8
The Simpsons1989* 8.0
Late Night with Seth Meyers2014* 5.1
The Kelly Clarkson Show2019* 6.2
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000* 7.6
The View1997* 4.3
Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001* 7.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show2022* 5.6
The Graham Norton Show2007* 7.2
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003* 5.3
Without a Trace2002* 7.2
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992* 5.4
Golden Globe Awards1944* 7.0
CBS News Sunday Morning1979* 6.8
The Practice1997* 7.6
Scandal2012* 7.2
The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003* 5.6
Third Watch1999* 7.9
How to Get Away with Murder2014* 7.8
NYPD Blue1993* 7.0
Hot Ones2015* 7.1
Judging Amy1999* 7.5
Tony Awards1956* NR
60 Minutes1968* 6.5
Brothers and Sisters2006* 7.1
Peacemaker2022* 8.2
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014* 4.2
The Division2001* 7.1
The Guardian2001* 7.0
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015* 6.2
The Oscars1953* 7.0
Ocean's Eleven2001* 7.5
Sofia the First2013* 7.2
Providence1999* 6.7
The Suicide Squad2021* 7.4
Black Adam2022* 6.8
Kung Fu Panda 42024* 7.0
Viola Davis
ActingBorn 11 Aug 1965 · age 61St. Matthews, South Carolina, USA
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 graduate of Juilliard, Davis began her career in Central Falls, Rhode Island, appearing in small stage productions. She made her Broadway debut in the August Wilson play Seven Guitars (1996) for which…
Known For & Filmography
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015* 6.1Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009* 5.0Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999* 8.0The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014* 5.8The Simpsons1989* 8.0Late Night with Seth Meyers2014* 5.1The Kelly Clarkson Show2019* 6.2CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000* 7.6The View1997* 4.3Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001* 7.6The Jennifer Hudson Show2022* 5.6The Graham Norton Show2007* 7.2Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003* 5.3Without a Trace2002* 7.2The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992* 5.4Golden Globe Awards1944* 7.0CBS News Sunday Morning1979* 6.8The Practice1997* 7.6Scandal2012* 7.2The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003* 5.6Third Watch1999* 7.9How to Get Away with Murder2014* 7.8NYPD Blue1993* 7.0Hot Ones2015* 7.1Judging Amy1999* 7.5Tony Awards1956* NR60 Minutes1968* 6.5Brothers and Sisters2006* 7.1Peacemaker2022* 8.2Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014* 4.2The Division2001* 7.1The Guardian2001* 7.0Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015* 6.2The Oscars1953* 7.0Ocean's Eleven2001* 7.5Sofia the First2013* 7.2Providence1999* 6.7The Suicide Squad2021* 7.4Black Adam2022* 6.8Kung Fu Panda 42024* 7.0Data by TMDB. Not endorsed or certified by TMDB.