A graduate of the Juilliard School, Viola Davis built an exceptional background in theater productions and has continued to perform on-stage throughout her television and film career. Making her feature-film debut in 1996 as a nurse in The Substance of Fire, she followed that up with several TV movies and guest-star appearances on dramatic series like Law & Order and NYPD Blue. She ...more
- 2008
- National Board of Review
- Breakthrough Performance by an Actress
- Doubt
- win
- 2008
- Alliance of Women Film Journalists
- Best Supporting Actress
- Doubt
- win
- 2008
- St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Associat
- Best Supporting Actress
- Doubt
- win
- 2008
- Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Associat
- Best Supporting Actress
- Doubt
- win
- 2008
- Houston Film Critics
- Best Supporting Actress
- Doubt
- win
- 2009
- Law Abiding Citizen
- Mayor April Henry
- 2009
- Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail
- Ellen
- 2009
- State of Play
- Dr. Judith Franklin
- 2008
- Nights in Rodanthe
- Jean
- 2008
- Doubt
- Mrs. Miller



















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