Both Davis and Washington won Tony Awards for their work on the production. The pair had great chemistry together, creating a believable and compelling portrait of a struggling marriage undone by infidelity. She co-starred with Denzel Washington in this revival of the August Wilson play, portraying the wife in a long-married couple whose relationship is falling apart.
Returning to the stage, Davis gave another show-stopping performance in Fences in 2010. She reprised her role playing Rose Maxson in the 2016 film adaptation of Fences, directed by and co-starring Washington, for which she received an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 2017. In 2015 she became the first African American woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her work on the television series How to Get Away with Murder. Her film work includes Doubt (2008), for which she received an Oscar nomination, The Help (2011), Ender's Game (2013) and Get on Up (2014). She has won Tony Awards for her performances in King Hedley II (2001) and a revival of August Wilson's Fences (2010), which co-starred Denzel Washington.
After attending the Juilliard School of Performing Arts, Davis made her Broadway debut in 1996 in Seven Guitars. Viola Davis grew up in Rhode Island, where she began acting - first in high school, and then at Rhode Island College. Viola Davis is an actress known for her award-winning performances in the TV series 'How to Get Away With Murder,' the Broadway productions of 'King Hedley II' and 'Fences' and its film adaptation.
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