
Viola Davis
Viola Davis is an American actress. Her film credits include Doubt, Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail, The Help, Fences, Suicide Squad, and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. On television, Davis played Annalise Keating in How to Get Away with Murder, for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She has also received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Fences and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her work in King Hedley II. Davis has produced as well as starred in the films Lila & Eve and The Woman King.
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Viola Davis can do everything but bake. Amy hangs with the award-winning actress and talks about why she loves bad kids, following Meryl Streep around on set, and jumping out of a plane to be cool for her daughter.Host: Amy PoehlerGuests: Julius Tennon and Viola DavisExecutive producers: Bill Simmons, Amy Poehler, and Jenna Weiss-BermanFor Paper Kite Productions: Executive producer Jenna Weiss-Berman, coordinator Sam Green, and supervising producer Joel LovellFor The Ringer: Supervising producers Juliet Litman, Sean Fennessey, and Mallory Rubin; video producers Jack Wilson and Aleya Zenieris; audio producer Kaya McMullen; social producer Bridget Geerlings; video editor Drew van Steenbergen; and booker Kat SpillaneOriginal music: Amy MilesThis episode is brought to you by Subaru. Love goes the extra mile in a long-range Subaru Hybrid…with up to 597 miles per tank in the Crosstrek Hybrid and up to 581 in the Forester Hybrid. Visit https://subaru.com/hybrid to learn more. Shop your favorite local grocers on Uber Eats! https://www.ubereats.com/brand/krogerLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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- US
- BORN
- August 11, 1965