Viola Davis

Viola Davis
Viola Davis
	Davis at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	August 11, 1965 (age 58); St. Matthews, South Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater	Rhode Island College (BA); Juilliard School (GrDip);
Occupations	Actress; producer;
Years active	1988–present
Spouse	Julius Tennon (m. 2003)
Children	1
Relatives	Mike Colter (second cousin)

Viola Davis (born August 11, 1965) is an American actress. She has starred in many movies, including Traffic and Antwone Fisher and Suicide Squad. She has also done many television programs. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2017 for her role in Fences (2016).

In 2023, Davis became one of the eighteen people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award.^[1]

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↑ Haring, Bruce (February 5, 2023). "Viola Davis Now An 'EGOT' After Grammy Win". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 5, 2023.

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v t e People who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards
listed by duration and year of completion
Competitive EGOTs	Richard Rodgers (1945–1962) Helen Hayes (1932–1976) Rita Moreno (1961–1977) John Gielgud (1961–1991) Audrey Hepburn (1953–1994) Marvin Hamlisch (1973–1995) Jonathan Tunick (1977–1997) Mel Brooks (1967–2001) Mike Nichols (1964–2001) Whoopi Goldberg (1985–2002) Scott Rudin (1984–2012) Robert Lopez (2004–2014) John Legend (2006–2018) Tim Rice (1980–2018) Andrew Lloyd Webber (1980–2018) Alan Menken (1989–2020) Jennifer Hudson (2006–2022) Viola Davis (2001–2023)
Honorary recipients	Barbra Streisand (1963–1970) Liza Minnelli (1965–1990) James Earl Jones (1969–2011) Harry Belafonte (1953–2014) Quincy Jones (1964–2016)

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