Viola Davis was born on 11 August 1965, in St Matthews, South Carolina USA. She is an actress and producer, perhaps best-known for her appearances in such movies and television shows as “Antwone Fisher”, “The Help”, “How to Get Away with Murder”, “Doubt” and others. As Viola is considered to be one of the best actresses, there is no surprise that she has been nominated for and has won numerous awards. Some of them include Drama Desk Award, Golden Globe Award, Primetime Emmy Award, Satellite Award, Tony Award and many others. In addition to her appearances in various television and movies, Viola is also known and acclaimed for her roles in various plays. This only proves that she is a multi-talented actress.
If you consider how rich Viola Davis is, it can be said that Viola’s estimated net worth is $3 million. The main source of this sum of money is clearly her extraordinary career as an actress. Her work as a producer has also added to Davis’ net worth. Although Viola is now 50 years old, she still remains really popular and receives invitations to portray varying roles.
Viola Davis Net Worth $3 Million
Viola moved to Rhode Island with her family while very young, and became interested in acting when she studied at Central Falls High School, later deciding to continue her studies at Rhode Island College, where she graduated with a degree in theatre. What is more, Viola also attended the Juilliard School, where she was able to improve her skills and gain more experience. Her career as an actress began in 1996, when she appeared in the movie called “The Substance of Fire”. This was the time when Davis’ net worth began growing. Later she was cast in such television shows as “New York Undercover”, “NYPD Blue”, “The Pentagon Wars” and “Gracie & Glorie”. Step by step Viola gained more acclaim and became more popular.
In 2000 she received an invitation to appear in the movie,called “Traffic”, in which she worked with such actors as Michael Douglas, Dennis Quaid, Luis Guzman, Don Cheadle and others. Davis then acted in such movies as “Out of Sight”, “Solaris”, “Syriana” among others. The success of these movies added a lot to Viola Davis’ net worth. Some of her recent projects include “How to Get Away with Murder”, “Get On Up”, “Blackhat” and “Lila & Eve”.
As mentioned, Viola is also famous for acting in various plays, for example “King Hedley II”, “Fences”, “Intimate Apparel”, “Seven Guitars” and others. All these plays made Viola Davis’ net worth grow. Viola is now considered to be one of the most influential and successful actresses.
If to talk about Viola Davis’ personal life, it can be said that in 2003 she married Julius Tennon and they have one child. What is more, Viola takes care of Tennon’s two children from previous relationships. All in all, Viola Davis is a very talented, beautiful and hardworking woman, who has achieved a lot during her career. As she has worked for quite a long time in both movie and television industries, Viola is now admired by many contemporary actors and her work is acclaimed and respected.
Full Name
Viola Davis
Net Worth
$3 Million
Date Of Birth
August 11, 1965
Place Of Birth
St. Matthews, South Carolina, United States
Height
5 ft 4 in (1.651 m)
Profession
Actress, Film Producer
Education
Rhode Island College, Central Falls High School, Juilliard School
Nationality
American
Spouse
Julius Tennon (m. 2003)
Children
Genesis Tennon
Parents
Dan Davis, Mary Alice Davis
Nicknames
Viola Sophie Davis
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Awards
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Nominations
Academy Award for Best Actress, Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Drama, Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama, Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Se...
Movies
“Antwone Fisher” (1996), “The Help” (2011), “How to Get Away with Murder” (2016), “Doubt” (2008), "How to Get Away with Murder" (2014-), "The Help" (2014), "Suicide Squad" (2016)
TV Shows
“New York Undercover”, “NYPD Blue”, “The Pentagon Wars”, “Gracie & Glorie”
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Trademark
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Her natural hair
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"The happily ever after comes after you've done the work.
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The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity.
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[on why Meryl Streep is the greatest actress] Meryl Streep is the greatest actress because you can see so many different emotions going on in her eyes. ... It's a joy as an artist.
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[on playing Annalise Keating in 'How To Get Away With Murder'] The challenge for any writer, any artist, is to somehow combine art with the mess that we call life. I spent too much time in my career - probably too much - trying to force writers to write for me in a way that was bold. Well, you know what? This is it. This is bold.
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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.
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[on performing with Jeremy Irons in 'Beautiful Creatures'] He's a total hippie. Here's this grand, talented man who counters it with just humility - very casual and loose. So it was a joy to work with him in the swamps.
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[on roles for African-American actresses] You're not doing the Irish and Scottish accents they taught at Juilliard. In the real world you're doing Ebonics and Jamaican.
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The thing about the African-American community compared with the white community is, we are more concerned with image and message than execution. I don't play roles that are necessarily attractive or portray a positive image. They are well-rounded characters. When you squelch excellence to put out a message it's like passing the baton and seeing it drop.
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[on undertaking the role of Aibileen in The Help (2011)]: I absolutely feel that she just had the nurturing instinct. You know, it's like my mom. She's said she's taken care of kids since she was four years old, and she's now sixty-eight. That's all she knew,, which was to take care of kids. She also had seventeen of her brothers and sisters and cousins and all of that - and she was always taking care of them. I myself was delivered by my grandmother.
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[on why she's not inspired to direct] I can't deal with actors! I can't deal with myself. We're neurotic and miserable... I love doing what I'm doing, but while I'm doing it, I'm miserable.
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We grew up in abject poverty. Acting, writing scripts and skits were a way of escaping our environment at a very young age.
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She was awarded for the 2004 Back Stage Garland Award for Outstanding Performance for "Intimate Apparel" in association with Roundabout Theatre Company production at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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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.
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She was awarded the 2004 Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Best Leading Actress in a Play for "Intimate Apparel" in association with Roundabout Theatre Company production at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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She was awarded for a 2001 New York Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for "King Hedley II" on Broadway in New York City.
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She was awarded for a 2001 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for "King Hedley II" on Broadway in New York City.
She was awarded the 2004 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Lead Performance for "Intimate Apparel" in association with Roundabout Theatre Company production at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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She was awarded the 1996 Drama Logue Award for Performance for "Seven Guitars" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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She was nominated for the 1996 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for "Seven Guitars" on Broadway in New York City.
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One of 5 actresses to get an Oscar nomination for a performance with less than 10 minutes of screen time.
Stepmother to Julius Tennon's two sons from previous relationships.
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Won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in "Fences" in 2010.
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Was named Glamour Magazine's Film Actress of the Year in 2012.
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Starring in the play "Intimate Apparel" at the Mark Taper Forum. [September 2004]
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One of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World (2012).
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Returned to work 4 months after adopting her daughter Genesis to begin filming Ender's Game (2013).
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Is one of two African-American actresses (the other being Whoopi Goldberg) to be nominated for an Academy Award in both the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories.
In 2012, Davis told Entertainment Weekly that she and her husband stayed at George Clooney's Italian estate on Lake Como for their honeymoon.
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Announced that she and her husband, Julius Tennon, have adopted a newborn daughter named Genesis Tennon (October 2011).
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Inducted into The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on June 30, 2009.
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Grew up in Central Falls, Rhode Island. Her family moved there when she was 2-months old.
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Attended Rhode Island College and majored in theater.
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She is the daughter of Mary and Dan Davis. Dan was a horse-groomer for the Narrangasett and Lincoln Downs racetracks in Rhode Island.
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Won the 2005 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for "Intimate Apparel" in 2004.
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Won Broadway's 2001 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for August Wilson's "King Hedley II." She had previously been nominated in the same category in 1996 for another Wilson play, "Seven Guitars."
