She’s the first black woman in history to have won an Oscar, an Emmy and a Tony award. And she’ll be on your screens every Wednesday at 9:30PM in How To Get Away With Murder.
e.tv welcomes the award-winning, record-breaking actress into the e family. Viola Davis is a force to be reckoned with and a powerhouse that Hollywood and the world over has come to know as nothing less than legendary.
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The 51-year old stage and screen actress has also become known for giving the most emotional, eloquent and moving speeches whenever she accepts awards - which is often!
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Watch some of our favourite Viola Davis acceptance speeches below and prepare to shed tears and feel goose bumps:
1. For her 2010 Tony Award which she won for Best Actress in a play, for her role in the stage production of Fences.
2. The 2015 Emmy’s where she became the first African-American women to win the award for lead actress in a drama series for How To Get Away With Murder.
3.Her SAG Award for female actor in a drama series which she also won for her role in How To Get Away With Murder in 2015
4. Her Golden Globe speech earlier this year for the film Fences, also starring Denzel Washington.
5. And at the Oscars 2017 where she won Best Supporting Actress for Fences.
Watch Viola Davis star in How To Get Away With Murder Wednesdays at 9:30PM. #HTGAWM