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Viola is on the cover of the new Net-A-Porter Magazine. When an actress is as straight-talking, insightful and impassioned as VIOLA DAVIS, nothing is out of bounds – as she puts it, authenticity is her rebellion. AJESH PATALAY hears from one of TV’s most candid stars about sexual liberation, the value of women of color, […]

Women in the World released this article about Viola’s interview with Tina Brown. The award-winning actress talked with Tina Brown at the 2018 Women in the World Los Angeles Salon ‘If you’re dedicated to change, let it cost you something.’ ‘Poverty seeps into your mind, it seeps into your spirit.’ ‘People say, “You’re a black […]

Actress Viola Davis, on the day when hundreds of thousands of women took to the streets across America, on Saturday sought to give voice to the silent and faceless victims of sexual assault. “Every single day, your job as an American citizen is not just to fight for your rights, but it is to fight […]

As the tough-as-nails criminal-defense lawyer and law professor Annalise Keating on How to Get Away with Murder, Viola Davis is as fierce and feisty as she is calm and complicated. And while her character is a total boss babe, it’s Davis herself who has me wanting to hang out nonstop. The award-winning actress (she has […]

Here is a great article from People of Viola talking about some of her past and her desire for more diversity. Viola Davis does not mince words when it comes to discussing her difficult childhood — one that was filled with violence and racism so traumatizing, she wet the bed until she was 14. The […]

MTV.com highlighted the work that Viola does in raising awareness for childhood hunger …. 1 OUT OF EVERY 6 KIDS IN AMERICA LACKS CONSISTENT ACCESS TO ADEQUATE FOOD Viola Davis has never been afraid to speak out for what’s right — from issues like sexual assault to the lack of diversity in the entertainment industry, […]

Viola speaks exclusively to Variety in regards to the Harvey Weinstein situation … Viola Davis has added her name to those publicly speaking out against Harvey Weinstein as dozens come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against the movie mogul. Davis wrote in a statement to Variety, “The predator wants your silence. It feeds their […]

The Oscar winner and her husband Julius Tennon explain why the US film industry’s diversity crisis can only be fixed from within Actor Julius Tennon is thrilled to be appearing alongside his Oscar-winning wife, Viola Davis, in the new season of her hit show How to Get Away with Murder. It is rare they work […]

Here is more information about the special that Viola & Julius executive produced, thanks to The Hollywood Reporter! Jennifer Hudson, Andra Day, Chance the Rapper and other stars took the stage at the taping of the live special which aired on all four major networks. Education has long been a hot button issue in the […]

Time talked to RuPaul at the Time 100 Gala and he shared his thoughts on Viola. Among all those included on the 2017 TIME 100, RuPaul would most like to see Viola Davis appear as a guest judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race . “I really would love to have Viola Davis. You know, she’s so […]