Acting
Viola Davis
1965 · St. Matthews, South Carolina, USA
30 films
Bio
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.
Filmography
Prisoners
Nancy Birch
The Suicide Squad
Amanda Waller
Black Adam
Amanda Waller (uncredited)
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Dr. Volumnia Gaul
The Help
Aibileen Clark
Ocean's Eleven
Parole Board Interrogator (voice) (uncredited)
Law Abiding Citizen
Mayor April Henry
Blackhat
Carol Barrett
Kung Fu Panda 4
The Chameleon (voice)
Suicide Squad
Amanda Waller
Ender's Game
Major Gwen Anderson
Knight and Day
CIA Director Isabel George