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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999* 8.0
The Kelly Clarkson Show2019* 6.2
The Simpsons1989* 8.0
The Guardian2001* 7.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009* 4.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014* 5.8
Late Night with Seth Meyers2014* 5.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015* 6.1
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000* 7.6
The View1997* 4.3
The Graham Norton Show2007* 7.2
The Jennifer Hudson Show2022* 5.6
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003* 5.3
Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001* 7.6
CBS News Sunday Morning1979* 6.8
NYPD Blue1993* 7.1
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992* 5.3
Hot Ones2015* 7.1
Scandal2012* 7.2
60 Minutes1968* 6.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003* 5.5
How to Get Away with Murder2014* 7.8
Without a Trace2002* 7.2
Third Watch1999* 8.0
The Practice1997* 7.6
Golden Globe Awards1944* 7.0
Peacemaker2022* 8.2
Tony Awards1956* NR
Brothers and Sisters2006* 7.1
Judging Amy1999* 7.5
Sofia the First2013* 7.2
The Division2001* 7.1
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014* 4.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015* 6.2
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes2023* 7.0
C ce soir2021* 2.0
Providence1999* 6.7
Creature Commandos2024* 7.8
The Suicide Squad2021* 7.4
Prisoners2013* 8.1
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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999* 8.0The Kelly Clarkson Show2019* 6.2The Simpsons1989* 8.0The Guardian2001* 7.0Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009* 4.9The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014* 5.8Late Night with Seth Meyers2014* 5.1The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015* 6.1CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000* 7.6The View1997* 4.3The Graham Norton Show2007* 7.2The Jennifer Hudson Show2022* 5.6Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003* 5.3Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001* 7.6CBS News Sunday Morning1979* 6.8NYPD Blue1993* 7.1The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992* 5.3Hot Ones2015* 7.1Scandal2012* 7.260 Minutes1968* 6.6The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003* 5.5How to Get Away with Murder2014* 7.8Without a Trace2002* 7.2Third Watch1999* 8.0The Practice1997* 7.6Golden Globe Awards1944* 7.0Peacemaker2022* 8.2Tony Awards1956* NRBrothers and Sisters2006* 7.1Judging Amy1999* 7.5Sofia the First2013* 7.2The Division2001* 7.1Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014* 4.2Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015* 6.2The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes2023* 7.0C ce soir2021* 2.0Providence1999* 6.7Creature Commandos2024* 7.8The Suicide Squad2021* 7.4Prisoners2013* 8.1Data by TMDB. Not endorsed or certified by TMDB.