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Viola Davis
punching up
July 31, 2023
Pulling Stunts on the Picket Line Plus Dwayne “The Fellow Worker” Johnson, Radford’s gate shenanigans, and a mini School of Rock reunion.
By Bethy Squires
fan casting
June 15, 2023
By Zoe Guy
movie review
May 15, 2023
To Fly Is Human. To Air , Divine. Ben Affleck’s Air might as well be a faith-based film about Nike’s signing of Michael Jordan.
By Bilge Ebiri
Ben Affleck Says Air Exists Because of Viola Davis Without her, the Michael Jordan movie had no breath of life.
By Zoe Guy
stunt awards
Mar. 7, 2023
Inside The Woman King ’s Hardest, Scariest, and Oiliest Stunts Gina Prince-Bythewood breaks down her historical epic’s most memorable action sequences.
By Bilge Ebiri
Gina Prince-Bythewood Weighs In on the Best Actress Debate The Woman King director called out the lack of Oscar nominations for Black women.
By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
grammys 2023
Feb. 5, 2023
Viola Davis Read Her Way to an EGOT After winning a Grammy for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording.
By Alex Suskind
oscars 2023
Jan. 31, 2023
The Academy Subtweets Andrea Riseborough’s Friends in Statement According to the Academy, Riseborough will keep her nomination.
By Jason P. Frank
i never said i was a role model
Sept. 20, 2022
The Woman King ’s Stars Speak Out on the Film’s Historical AccuracyThe movie has come under criticism for its handling of the Dahomey kingdom’s participation in the transatlantic slave trade.
By Bethy Squires
5 questions with…
Sept. 19, 2022
By Danielle Cohen
movie review
Sept. 16, 2022
The Woman King Is a Brawny Historical Epic With a Conflicted View of the PastViola Davis presides over a rousing action movie with a touch of wistful alternative history.
By Alison Willmore
trailer mix
Sept. 9, 2022
The Black Adam Trailer Gives Villains Representation And Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson plays the bad guy (duh).
By Jason P. Frank
TIFF, Feeling ‘White & Nerdy,’ Adds Weird: The Al Yankovic Story to Its Lineup Ezra Miller appears in the festival’s closing film, Dalíland, despite being omitted from the announcement.
By Jason P. Frank
life after roe
July 10, 2022
By Jason P. Frank
everyone’s a critic
Apr. 26, 2022
Viola Davis Defends Her ‘Bold Choices’ in Portraying Michelle Obama “Not everything is going to be an awards-worthy performance,” says the critically acclaimed actress.
By Rebecca Alter
The Most Candid Moments From Oprah + Viola Even as an adult, Davis said she often felt like “the damaged little girl who really, really believed she was ugly, that she was not enough.”
By Mia Mercado
hair and makeup
Apr. 21, 2021
How Ma Rainey ’s Oscar-Nominated Hair and Makeup Team Transformed Viola Davis The Oscar-nominated creatives behind the star’s wigs and glam take us through what it took to make over one of Hollywood’s most recognizable women.
By Emma Fraser
oscar futures
Apr. 8, 2021
Who the Heck Is Going to Win Best Actress? Oscars Night will arrive with each precursor having named a different Best Actress winner. Which nominee really has the edge?
By Nate Jones
Gillian Anderson Hops Back Across the Pond to Play Eleanor Roosevelt Showtime’s new series also stars Viola Davis as Michelle Obama and Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford.
By Zoe Haylock
Viola Davis, Shonda Rhimes, and More Pay Tribute to the Legendary Cicely Tyson Tyson’s co-stars, colleagues, and admirers are honoring the late great actress on social media.
By Chris Murphy
movie review
Dec. 23, 2020
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Fails the Woman Behind a LegendIn Netflix’s rote adaptation of August Wilson’s play, Viola Davis falters while Chadwick Boseman fares better.
By Angelica Jade Bastién
trailer mix
Oct. 19, 2020
By Zoe Haylock
first looks
Sept. 30, 2020
Here Are the First Images From Netflix’s Adaptation of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom The film stars Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman in his final film role.
By Chris Murphy
10 Exquisite Photos of Viola Davis Happy birthday to a Hollywood legend.
By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
Viola Davis on How to Listen to Your Inner Voice A pep talk from the actress and new face of L’Oreal Paris.
By Kathleen Hou
casting call
Sept. 13, 2019
By Halle Kiefer
new faces of things
Sept. 10, 2019
54-Year-Old Viola Davis Is the New Face of L’Oréal Paris It’s her first time as the face of a major beauty brand.
By Jane Larkworthy
legends supporting legends
Aug. 26, 2019
By Devon Ivie
unbought and unbossed!
Nov. 29, 2018
By Hunter Harris
the industry
Nov. 26, 2018
Viola Davis Signs First-Look Deal with Amazon Guess we’ll have to keep our Prime subscriptions a little longer.
By Bethy Squires
party report
Nov. 16, 2018
By Benjamin Lindsay
movie review
Nov. 15, 2018
Widows Is a Thoroughly Entertaining CaperMcQueen wouldn’t do a mere genre movie, of course.
By David Edelstein
Steve McQueen Describes Viola Davis’s Greatness “I just don’t think that Viola has been given a lot of the opportunities.”
By Hunter Harris
regrets i’ve had a few
Sept. 11, 2018
Viola Davis Has Some Regrets About The Help “At the end of the day that it wasn’t the voices of the maids that were heard.”
By Jordan Crucchiola
trailer mix
Aug. 15, 2018
By Jackson McHenry
Tina Fey Wants You to Know That Women Are Not ‘Cappuccino Machines’ And all the best speeches from Variety ’s annual Power of Women luncheon, featuring Alicia Keys, Samantha Bee, and Viola Davis.
By Anna Silman
Viola Davis Looks Stunning in Hot Pink Gown She added a much-needed pop of color to the Oscars red carpet.
By Amanda Arnold
Why the Scandal–HTGAWM Crossover Is So Unique Olivia Pope’s partnership with Annalise Keating isn’t just a prime-time gimmick.
By Joshua Alston
dream casting
Mar. 2, 2018
Oh My God, Viola Davis Is Going to Play Lupita Nyong’o’s Mom The Woman King tells the story of the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 18th and 19th centuries.
By Dee Lockett
last night on late night
Jan. 26, 2018
By Dee Lockett
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