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General Hospital star Nancy Lee Grahn *Nancy Lee Grahn, better known as Alexis Cassadine on “General Hospital,” did not appreciate Viola Davis’ acceptance speech at the Emmy Awards and fired off a series of tweets attacking the star for choosing the moment to highligh the plight of black women in Hollywood. Grahn even belittled Viola’s Harriet Tubman […]

*We previously reported that Viola Davis had signed on to play former First Lady Michelle Obama in the anthology series titled “First Ladies” at Showtime. While appearing virtually on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Friday, Davis gushed about the role and said she has spoken to Mrs. Obama about the forthcoming anthology series.  “And […]

*L’Oréal Paris has announced that Academy Award-winning Viola Davis is joining Helen Mirren, Eva Longoria and Elle Fanning as the newest face of the brand. The 54-year-old chocolate beauty will appear in ads for the brand’s Age Perfect line on TV, in print and online, US Magazine reports. “As a young girl, I wasn’t always […]

Viola Davis as Michelle Obama (Showtime) *Viola Davis is being mocked on social media over her portrayal as Michelle Obama in the Showtime series “The First Lady,” which debuted Sunday.  Here’s more from TMZ: Some folks on Twitter are questioning why the actress seems to constantly purse her lips on camera. One scene in […]

* Viola Davis is the newest face of L’Oréal Paris’ Voluminous Mascara, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Davis appears in a new campaign for the product, and she admits to PEOPLE that she’s “a little late to the makeup game.” .”I always want to see my eyelashes, and that just does the […]

Viola Davis (screenshot) *(CNN) — After winning a Grammy Award, Viola Davis has officially completed the holy grail of entertainment awards. Davis’ Sunday win for the audiobook of her memoir “Finding Me” completes her EGOT collection. She previously won an Emmy for her role in “How to Get Away with Murder,” an Oscar for […]

Viola Davis attends GBK Productions Pre-Oscar Luxury Gift Lounge on February 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Feb. 22, 2019 – Source: Maury Phillips/Getty Images North America) *Actress Viola Davis was inspired by Will Smith’s “Bucket List” adventures, so she set out on an incredible feat that she shared with her millions of followers […]

*Netflix dropped the first trailer for the upcoming “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” on Monday, along with a conversation with star Viola Davis and director George C. Wolfe.  The film is based on August Wilson’s award-winning play from producer Denzel Washington.  The official synopsis from Netflix reads; “Tensions and temperatures rise over the course of an […]

* Viola Davis leads the all-star cast of Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki and Cynthia Erivo for director Steve McQueen writer Gillian Flynn’s crime drama “Widows.” According to the official synopsis, the story centers on four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands’ criminal activities. Set in contemporary Chicago, […]

Viola Davis (Photo by Gonzalo Marroquin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images) *Viola Davis will sit down with Oprah Winfrey for a candid interview about her life and her new memoir, “Finding Me.” During the conversation, the Oscar-winning actress will discuss “all the things that cause you pain,” including her childhood trauma. The conversation will air […]

Actress Viola Davis, winner of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for “How to Get Away With Murder,” poses in the press room at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California *The fact that their names came out of the mouth of Viola Davis […]

Photo Credit: Twitter.com * Viola Davis is set to drop a memoir in which she unpacks her childhood trauma that included growing up in poverty with her five siblings, suffering sexual abuse, and witnessing her alcoholic father physically and emotionally abuse her mother.  “People are constantly asking, ‘So how did you get from Central Falls, […]

Actress Viola Davis, winner of Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for ‘How to Get Away with Murder,’ poses in the press room at the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 25, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. *Viola Davis of ABC’s “How to Get Away […]

Viola Davis as Michelle Obama in “The First Lady,” an upcoming Showtime series. – Jackson Lee Davis/Showtime *(By Sandra Gonzalez/CNN) — For those wondering, yes, even one of America’s most decorated modern actresses still gets butterflies when stepping into a new role, especially when she’s playing one of the most iconic women in American […]

*Los Angeles – OWN announced today “OWN Spotlight: Viola Davis” to air Friday, April 16 at 10 pm ET/PT on OWN. Continuing conversations surrounding issues impacting Black lives, Oprah talks to Oscar, Emmy and Tony Award-Winning actress Viola Davis about her role as fearless blues singer Ma Rainey in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” available on […]