viola davis is an american actress and film producer she's the first african american to
achieve the triple crown of acting time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people
in the world in 2012 and 2017. in 2017 viola davis received a star on the hollywood walk of fame
in 2020 the new york times ranked her ninth on its list of the greatest actors of the 21st century
up to that point she's the recipient of an academy award a primetime emmy award and two tony awards
biola davis has an estimated net worth of 24 million us dollars
about viola davis early life viola davis was born on august 11 1965 in saint matthews south carolina
she's the daughter of mary alice and dan davis her father was a horse trainer and her mother
was a maid factory worker and homemaker viola davis was born on her grandmother's farm on the
singleton plantation she's the second youngest of six children having four sisters and a brother
two months after she was born her family moved to central falls rhode island
with viola davis and two of her sisters leaving her older sister and brother with her grandparents
her mother was also an activist during the civil rights movement at age two viola davis was taken
to jail with her mother after her mother was arrested during a civil rights protest
viola davis has described herself as having lived in abject poverty and dysfunction
during her childhood recalling living in rat infested and condemned departments she is a second
cousin of actor mike coulter known for portraying the marvel comics character luke cage viola davis
attended central falls high school the alma mater to which she partially credits her love of stage
acting with her involvement in the arts as a teen she was involved in the federal trio upward bound
and trio student support services programs while enrolled at the young people's school for the
performing arts in west warwick rhode island viola davis talent was recognized by a director at the
program bernard masterson after graduating from high school viola davis studied at rhode island
college majoring in theater and participating in the national student exchange before graduating
in 1988 next she attended juilliard school for four years and was a member of the school's drama
division group 22 from 1989 to 1993. viola davis is five feet four inches tall or 1.65 meters tall
about biola davis's personal life viola davis married actor julius tennant in june of 2003 in
2011 the couple adopted an infant daughter named genesis tennant who's 10 years old as of the year
2022. viola davis is also a stepmother to julius tennant's two children from previous relationships
she is a christian and regularly attends services at oasis church in los angeles
viola davis and her husband julius tennant are founders of a production company juve productions
she's also widely recognized for her advocacy and support of human rights
and equal rights for women and women of color in 2019 she became a l'oreal paris ambassador
about biola davis career biola davis starred in her first professional stage role in off-broadway
production of william shakespeare's comedy as you like it as dennis alongside elizabeth mcgovern
at the dela court theater in 1992 in 1996 viola davis made her broadway debut in the
original broadway production of august wilson's seven guitars as the vera alongside keith david
she earned critical praise for her performance viola davis continued acting off-broadway in
various productions and appeared in bit parts on television including episodes of nypd blue in 1996
and new york undercover in 1996. she also appeared in the hbo television military comedy film
the pentagon wars in 1996. in 1998 she played a small role in steven soderbergh's crime comedy
film out of sight viola davis won an obie award in 1999 for her performance as ruby mccullum
in everybody's ruby she also won the tony award for best featured actress in a play
for her role as tanya in the 2001 broadway production of august wilson's king hedley ii
biola davis's film breakthrough came in 2008 when her role as a troubled mother
in the film doubt earned her a nomination for the academy award for best supporting actress
viola davis's greater successes came in the 2010s she won the 2010 tony award for best
actress in the play for playing rose maxson in the broadway revival of august wilson's play
fences for starring as a 1960s housemate in the comedy drama the help in 2011 viola davis
received a nomination for the academy award for best actress and won a screen actors guild award
in 2014 viola davis began playing lawyer annalise keating in the abc television drama series how to
get away with murder and in 2015 she became the first black woman to win the primetime emmy award
for outstanding lead actress in a drama series in 2016 viola davis reprised the role of maxson in
the film adaptation of fences winning the academy award for best supporting actress she went on to
receive a bafta nomination for her performance in steve mcqueen's heist film widows in 2018.
in 2020 viola davis garnered universal acclaim for her performance in the titular role of the film
adaptation of ma rainey's black bottom for which she received an naacp image award a screen actors
guild award and a nomination for the academy award for best actress with that nomination viola davis
became the most nominated black actress in the history academy awards with four acting
nominations and the first black actress to have been nominated for best actress more than once
in february 2020 it was announced that viola davis will portray former first lady michelle obama
in a one-hour drama series titled the first lady and that'll be for showtime in addition to serving
as an executive producer the series will premiere in 2022 about biola davis's real estate in 2016
viola davis purchased a luxurious estate in toluca lake for 5.8 million dollars the regal two-story
property features 7 500 square feet of living space and it includes many sophisticated features
a glass door in the formal dining room leads to a 600 bottle wine cellar in keeping with biola's
profession the property features a private theater with a 4k projector the outdoor area includes
fountains a pool a built-in barbecue and a fire pit a three-car garage rounds out this property
in 2017 viola davis sold her property in los angeles for 1.2 million dollars located in the
neighborhood of grenada hills in san fernando valley the property features five bedrooms
and five bathrooms documents reveal that davis actually purchased the property all the way back
in 2005 for 1.8 million dollars it's not clear why she accepted such a major loss when she sold
but she was just probably eager to complete the sale and start living in her much more luxurious
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