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Viola Davis

Actor and producer · Born August 11, 1965 (61) · St. Matthews, South Carolina, USA

Oscar winner · Primetime Emmy winner · 2 Golden Globes · 6 other major award bodies

Viola Davis (/vaɪˈoʊlə/ vy-OH-lə; born August 11, 1965) is an American actress and film producer. Her accolades include both the Triple Crown of Acting and EGOT. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2017. The New York Times ranked her ninth on its list of the greatest actors of the 21st century (2020). Davis received the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2025. A graduate of Juilliard, Davis began her career in Central Falls, Rhode Island, appearing in small stage productions. She made her Broadway debut in the August Wilson play Seven Guitars (1996) for which she earned her first Tony nomination. She would later win two Tony Awards, both for Wilson plays. Her first win was for Best Featured Actress in a Play playing the titular character Tonya, a woman grappling with trauma and loss in King Hedley II (2001), followed by her second win for Best Actress in a Play playing Rose Maxson, a working class mother in Fences (2010). She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for reprising her role in the 2016 film adaptation of Fences. She was Oscar-nominated for playing a complex mother in Doubt (2008), a 1960s housemaid in The Help (2011) and Ma Rainey in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020). On television, she became the first black actress to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as lawyer Annalise Keating in the ABC legal drama series How to Get Away with Murder (2014–2020). Davis joined the DCEU playing Amanda Waller starting with Suicide Squad (2016). She has also starred in the crime drama Widows(2018), and historical action film The Woman King (2022). Davis and her husband are founders of the production company JuVee Productions, and she is also widely recognized for her advocacy and support for human rights and women of color. She became a L'Oréal Paris ambassador in 2019. The audiobook narration of her 2022 memoir Finding Me won her the Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording. Description above from the Wikipedia article Viola Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 11, 1965 (61)
From
St. Matthews, South Carolina, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
79 on MovieCove · 114 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 11% in 30 days

What are Viola Davis' films like?

Across their 59 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
25%
Bonds
20%
Self
17%
Society
15%
Survival
13%
Power
8%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds16 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice14 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 54 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 15 · Dark 29

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 39 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 28 · Intense 21

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 26 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 38 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 26 · Even-paced 25 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 18 · Engaged 28 · Full focus 8

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 12 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 28

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 36 · Open-ended 14 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

36 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 13 of 36 analyzed roles.

Mentor
13 of 36
Ally
8 of 36
Hero
8 of 36
Threshold guardian
3 of 36
Shadow
2 of 36
Shapeshifter
1 of 36
Herald
1 of 36
Show the 36 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
35
Melancholic
37
Hopeful
22
Dread
8
Contemplative
10
Other
52

How their films linger

Hopeful27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet32
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous11

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Viola Davis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 60 of their 79 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Viola Davis' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

114 credits, 79 with a MovieCove page; 39 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Children of Blood and Bone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Mama Agba

  • W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • ASALI: Power of the Pollinators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • G20(2025)

    Producer · as President Danielle Sutton

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Number One on the Call Sheet(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Ebony Canal: A Story of Black Infant Mortality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Narration

  • Creature Commandos(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Amanda Waller (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Kung Fu Panda 4(2024)

    as The Chameleon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes(2023)

    as Dr. Volumnia Gaul

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Silver Dollar Road(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Air(2023)

    as Deloris Jordan

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Black Adam(2022)

    as Amanda Waller (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Woman King(2022)

    Producer · as Nanisca

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The First Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer · as Michelle Obama

  • Peacemaker(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Amanda Waller (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Hungry for Answers(2022)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Unforgivable(2021)

    as Liz Ingram

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Suicide Squad(2021)

    as Amanda Waller

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Ma Rainey's Black Bottom(2020)

    as Ma Rainey

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Giving Voice(2020)

    Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'All in the Family' and 'Good Times'(2019)

    as Florida Evans

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • In a Man's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

  • Emanuel(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Operation Othello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Executive Producer · as Narrator

  • A Touch of Sugar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Narrator

  • Troop Zero(2019)

    Producer · as Miss Rayleen

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Widows(2018)

    as Veronica Rawlings

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Last Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Night Shift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer

  • Fences(2016)

    as Rose Maxson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Suicide Squad(2016)

    as Amanda Waller

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Custody(2016)

    Producer · as Martha Schulman

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Lila & Eve(2015)

    Producer · as Lila Walcott

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Blackhat(2015)

    as Carol Barrett

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her(2013)

    as Professor Lillian Friedman

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him(2013)

    as Professor Lillian Friedman

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • How to Get Away with Murder(2014)

    Show 90 episodes · Producer · as Annalise Keating

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Get on Up(2014)

    as Susie Brown

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them(2014)

    as Professor Lillian Friedman

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Ender's Game(2013)

    as Major Gwen Anderson

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Prisoners(2013)

    as Nancy Birch

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Beautiful Creatures(2013)

    as Amma Treadeau

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Sofia the First(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen Hanshaw (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Won't Back Down(2012)

    as Nona Alberts

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Scandal(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Annalise Keating

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close(2011)

    as Abby Black

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Help(2011)

    as Aibileen Clark

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • It's Kind of a Funny Story(2010)

    as Dr. Eden Minerva

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Trust(2010)

    as Gail Friedman

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Eat Pray Love(2010)

    as Delia Shiraz

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Knight and Day(2010)

    as CIA Director Isabel George

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Beyond All Boundaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Hortense Johnson

  • Law Abiding Citizen(2009)

    as Mayor April Henry

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • State of Play(2009)

    as Dr. Judith Franklin

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Madea Goes to Jail(2009)

    as Ellen

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • United States of Tara(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Doubt(2008)

    as Mrs. Miller

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Nights in Rodanthe(2008)

    as Jean

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Andromeda Strain(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Charlene Barton

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Jesse Stone: Sea Change(2007)

    as Molly Crane

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Traveler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 8 episodes · as Agent Jan Marlow

  • Disturbia(2007)

    as Detective Parker

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Architect(2006)

    as Tonya Neely

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Brothers & Sisters(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellen Snyder

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story(2006)

    as Diane Barrino

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • World Trade Center(2006)

    as Mother in Hospital

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Tonya (segment "King Hedley II")

  • Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise(2006)

    as Molly Crane

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Jesse Stone: Night Passage(2006)

    as Officer Molly Crane

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Syriana(2005)

    as CIA Chairwoman

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Get Rich or Die Tryin'(2005)

    as Grandma

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Threshold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Jesse Stone: Stone Cold(2005)

    as Molly Crane

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Century City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 9 episodes · as Hannah Crane

  • Antwone Fisher(2002)

    as Eva May

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Solaris(2002)

    as Gordon

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Far from Heaven(2002)

    as Sybil

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Hack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Stevie Morgan

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Audrey Williams

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Kate & Leopold(2001)

    as Policewoman

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Ocean's Eleven(2001)

    as Parole Board Interrogator (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Terry Randolph

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Guardian(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Suzanna Clemons' Attorney

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Shrink Is In(2001)

    as Robin

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Amy & Isabelle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Dottie

  • The Division (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Georgia Davis

  • Traffic(2000)

    as Social Worker

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Attorney Campbell

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • City of Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 25 episodes · as Lynnette Peeler

  • Third Watch(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Margo Rodriguez

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 7 episodes · as Donna Emmett

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Judging Amy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Celeste

  • Providence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Eleanor Weiss

  • Grace & Glorie(1998)

    as Rosemary Allbright

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Out of Sight(1998)

    as Moselle

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Pentagon Wars(1998)

    as Sgt. Fanning

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Miss Apprehension and Squirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Sharon Hughes

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Aisha Crenshaw

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Substance of Fire(1996)

    as Nurse

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • NYPD Blue(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Woman

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Rosemary Allbright

  • A Menina Que Voa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Production Accountant

  • Ally Clark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Ally Clark

  • Ascent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Catriona Vail

  • Black Boys Don't Sew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • House of Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • I Almost Forgot About You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Dr. Georgia Young

  • Mfinda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Rise of the Empress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Executive Producer

  • Small Great Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Personal History of Rachel DuPree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Rachel Dupree

  • The Untamed: A Sinner's Prayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Two Butterflies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 112 titles, 99 of them dated from 1951 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Suicide Squad (2016)

$749M worldwide

Highest rated

Prisoners (2013)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

How to Get Away with Murder (2014)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19512026

Peak 2015 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 31 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 4 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting100 of 112: 92 only acting, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thProducing19 of 112: 10 only producing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thOther crew2 of 112: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

112 titles, 9 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s11 · acting2000s38 · acting2010s31 · 27 acting · 7 crew2020s17 · 14 acting · 6 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 14% of 49 roles
9803081318

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, a Primetime Emmy, 2 Golden Globes, a BAFTA Award, 6 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 5 other major awards from 43 major nominations, 2003–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Golden Globe, won
  2. 2023
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Grammy Award, won · Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
  3. 2022
    • Cannes award, won
  4. 2021
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead
  5. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
  6. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
  7. 2017
    • Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Supporting Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  8. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 2 wins
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Supporting Actress
      • Critics Choice Award, won
Show 4 earlier years
  1. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
  2. 2012
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actress
  3. 2009
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 2 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
  4. 2003
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Female

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Viola Davis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 60; across their 54 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 54

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 54

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 54

Midcredits score across 79 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up43
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

41 of their 79 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser41
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · producer

Hungry for Answers (2022)

99th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Prisoners (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 51 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 55. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Viola Davis' work okay for kids?

Across up to 36 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore33 titles17–88 · median 54 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity36 titles8–68 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity32 titles26–84 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs30 titles12–56 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense31 titles31–74 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Viola Davis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Viola Davis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Julius Tennon shares the most, 10.

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