About
Viola Davis is an internationally acclaimed actress, producer, New York Times bestselling author, and EGOT winner - only the fourth person to do so exclusively via performance-based awards. She is the co-founder and C EO of JuVee Productions, an artist-driven production company that develops and produces independent film, theatre, television, and digital content. In 2025, the Golden Globes honoured her with the C ecil B. DeMille Award for "outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment."
She is known for her exceptional performances, such as her Emmy-winning role in television's How to Get Away with Murder; her Academy Award-nominated movies like Doubt, The Help, and Fences (for which she received the Oscar); a Screen Actors Guild award for her role in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom; her two Tony Awards in theatre (for Fences and King Hedley II ); and as a Grammy winner for best audiobook narration, and storytelling recording, for her bestselling memoir, Finding Me.
