Viola Davis

Viola Davis is arguably one of the greatest actresses to have ever hit the scenes, on stage and on the screen. She is now nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Supporting Actress for her role of Rose Maxson in the big screen adaptation of August Wilson's play Fences, which Davis performed with Washington on Broadway.

Reprising the role she played on Broadway opposite Denzel Washington, Viola Davis is a quiet storm of determination, anger and devotion as Rose, the wife of the hard-headed, short-tempered Troy (played again by Denzel Washington, who directed the film from a script by playwright August Wilson). “August Wilson wrote the screenplay more than two decades ago and it lends itself to the cinematic experience because really at the heart of the story it's just about a family and we've seen these epic stories before”, Davis told us.

How to Get Away with Murder, the latest production from seemingly unstoppable show-runner Shonda Rhimes, earned Viola Davis a Golden Globe nomination (her third) last year. Now in the show’s second season Ms.

Viola Davis arrives at the 69th Golden Globe Awards.