When she was two months old her family moved to Central Falls, Rhode Island, where her father, Dan Davis, worked as a horse groomer and trainer.
Read more about Davis’s life and career. For her work in television, she has won a Primetime Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Viola Davis has won her first Oscar for her supporting role as a long-suffering housewife in the African-American family drama Fences.
She was the first black woman to win an Oscar (Fences), an Emmy (How to Get Away with Murder), and a Tony (Fences) for acting. Viola Davis on IMDb: Awards, nominations, and wins. She paired this look with a metallic silver clutch. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events This is Davis's first Oscar win, although she was previously nominated for THE HELP (Actress in a Leading Role) and DOUBT (Actress in a Supporting Role). Viola Davis portrays Rose Maxson, a devoted wife and mother who tries to champion her son's ambitions against her husband's sometimes savage derision. Viola Davis is a 2017 Oscar Winner Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance alongside Denzel Washington in FENCES. The following is a list of awards and nominations received by actress Viola Davis. Viola Davis (I) Viola Davis. Viola Davis was channeling glamour as she attended the 2017 Oscars in a custom Armani dress. For her work in theatre, she has won two Tony Awards and three Drama Desk Awards. Actress Viola Davis was born on her grandmother's farm, at the then-Singleton Plantation in St. Matthews, South Carolina. Viola Davis, American actress known for her precise, controlled performances and her regal presence.