Viola Davis
- Birthplace: St. Matthews, South Carolina, USA
- Birthday: August 11, 1965
Tony-winning actress Viola Davis’ powerful and emotional performances in such plays as “Intimate Apparel” and “King Hedley II” made her a formidable presence on the American theater scene in the late 1990s and 2000s. Her profile in film and on television was somewhat lower, though she worked steadily in bit and supporting parts for directors ranging from Steven Soderbergh with “Out of Sight” (1998) and “Solaris” (2002) and Oliver Stone with “World Trade Center (2006), as well as in countless television series. Her turn as th…more
