Archive for the 'Interviews' Category

From Academy Award-winning director Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”) and co-writer and bestselling author Gillian Flynn (“Gone Girl”) comes a blistering, modern-day thriller set against the backdrop of crime, passion and corruption. “Widows” is the story of four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands’ criminal activities. […]

Shondaland.com gives us a peek at the Widows Q&A. In a post-screening Q+A, the cast and director of “Widows” talked collaboration, representation, and what they learned on set. Steve McQueen’s latest effort, “Widows,” dropped onto Must See Lists late last year with little more than the reveal of its cast. After all, who wouldn’t be […]

During her recent press for Widows, Will King spoke with Viola on those Annalise memes and gifs everyone loves to share on social media. “She’s not someone who edits herself.” Snippet from Viola Davis’ interview with Will King where she shares her opinion on the How to get away with murder character’s popularity on the […]

Viola did a recent interview with the New York Times where she answers fan questions. She talks about roles that she regrets and the challenges she has faced in her career. TORONTO — The Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis is the star of the new crime drama “Widows,” which debuted here last week at the Toronto […]

Viola is featured on the newest issue of Variety magazine. She talks about her new film Widows that is premiering at the Toronto Film Festival, the Hollywood Pay Gap, and other issues that she has faced in Hollywood. It was a familiar dilemma for Viola Davis. What to do with her hair? The star of […]

Viola Davis has accrued some serious hardware—an Emmy, a Golden Globe, an Oscar, and two Tonys—for her roles in film, television, and theater. Now the actor is taking on children’s literature. American Libraries caught up with Davis to talk about libraries, storytelling, and her forthcoming book, Corduroy Takes a Bow (Viking Books for Young Readers, […]

Recently Viola was one of the actresses featured on America Inside Out … here is a clip of the full episode. From famous actors to tech trailblazers to domestic workers, Katie Couric talks to change makers about why we still haven’t achieved gender equality.

Women in the World released this video of Viola’s discussion from yesterday! Viola Davis talks about a life journey that’s taken her from the depths of privation to the heights of Hollywood, overcoming discrimination against her race, gender and poverty all the way.

The Associated Press released a slightly more complete part of Viola’s discussion at Women in the World Summit yesterday. At the Women in the World Summit in New York, Viola Davis discusses the visible effect of Time’s Up in Hollywood and how concerned she is about the real-life impact of sexual assault on women.

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, […]