Viola Davis
Viola Davis (born August 11, 1965) is an American actress and producer. After graduating from the Juilliard School in 1993, Davis began her career on stage and won an Obie Award in 1999 for her performance as Ruby McCollum in Everybody's Ruby. She played supporting and minor roles in several films and television series in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including the films Kate & Leopold (2001) and Far from Heaven (2002), and the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In 2001, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role as Tonya in the original production of King Hedley II.
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| Full name at birth | Viola Sophie Davis
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| Claim to fame | Traffic, The Help, How to Get Away with Murder.
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| Date of birth | 11 August 1965
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| Place of birth | St. Matthews, South Carolina
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| Occupation | Actress, Producer, Singer, Director
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| Height | 5' 5" (165 cm)
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| Weight | 130 lbs (59 kg)
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| Dress size | 8
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| Shoe size | 9
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Net worth | $12,000,000 USD
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| High school | Central Falls High School
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| Talent agency | Lasher Group
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- Graduated from Juilliard.
- 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."
- Won the 2005 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for "Intimate Apparel" in 2004.
- She is the daughter of Mary and Dan Davis. Dan was a horse-groomer for the Narrangasett and Lincoln Downs racetracks in Rhode Island.
- Attended Rhode Island College and majored in theater.
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