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Viola Davis on TV This Week
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Fri 24
The First Lady: See Saw — Viola Davis
Eleanor holds the White House's first all-female press conference and grows closer to journalist Lorena "Hick" Hickock. Meanwhile, Betty's public announcement of her breast cancer diagnosis shifts opinion of the Ford Administration, and Michelle launches a new healthy school lunch program, which prompts a stalled Congress to enact new legislation.
Air Time & Details for Viola Davis, Fri 24, 8:00 pm -
Sat 25
The First Lady: See Saw — Viola Davis
Eleanor holds the White House's first all-female press conference and grows closer to journalist Lorena "Hick" Hickock. Meanwhile, Betty's public announcement of her breast cancer diagnosis shifts opinion of the Ford Administration, and Michelle launches a new healthy school lunch program, which prompts a stalled Congress to enact new legislation.
Air Time & Details for Viola Davis, Sat 25, 1:00 am -
Sun 26
Law Abiding Citizen — Viola Davis
Ten years after prosecutor Nick Rice cut a deal with the killers who murdered Clyde Shelton's family, Shelton wages a deadly vigilante campaign in order to fix a broken legal system.
Air Time & Details for Viola Davis, Sun 26, 12:45 am -
Sun 26
Madea Goes to Jail — Viola Davis
Writer-director and star Tyler Perry returns to the big screen in this hilarious romp, as his pistol-packin' grandmomma alter ego turns the big house upside down when she is sent to the slammer over a high-speed freeway chase.
Air Time & Details for Viola Davis, Sun 26, 3:30 am -
Tue 28
Madea Goes to Jail — Viola Davis
Writer-director and star Tyler Perry returns to the big screen in this hilarious romp, as his pistol-packin' grandmomma alter ego turns the big house upside down when she is sent to the slammer over a high-speed freeway chase.
Air Time & Details for Viola Davis, Tue 28, 5:28 pm -
Tue 28
The First Lady: Punch Perfect — Viola Davis
Eleanor forces Franklin to help the Jews that are escaping Nazi Germany; Jerry spends his retirement traveling, while Betty throws parties at home; Michelle speaks out about race despite her husband's indecision.
Air Time & Details for Viola Davis, Tue 28, 8:00 pm -
Wed 29
The First Lady: Punch Perfect — Viola Davis
Eleanor forces Franklin to help the Jews that are escaping Nazi Germany; Jerry spends his retirement traveling, while Betty throws parties at home; Michelle speaks out about race despite her husband's indecision.
Air Time & Details for Viola Davis, Wed 29, 12:00 am -
Fri 31
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: The Execution of Catherine Willows — Viola Davis
A 15-year-old triple murder case from Catherine's rookie year involving three slain students is reopened when new DNA evidence is discovered that could set the condemned killer free.
Air Time & Details for Viola Davis, Fri 31, 4:00 pm -
Fri 31
The First Lady: Shout Out — Viola Davis
Eleanor, Betty and Michelle's daring stances put them in the spotlight.
Air Time & Details for Viola Davis, Fri 31, 8:00 pm -
Sat 1
The First Lady: Shout Out — Viola Davis
Eleanor, Betty and Michelle's daring stances put them in the spotlight.
Air Time & Details for Viola Davis, Sat 1, 1:00 am
Filmography
Viola Davis Movies and TV Shows
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Biography
About Viola Davis
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A graduate of the Juilliard School, Viola Davis built an exceptional background in theater productions and has continued to perform on-stage throughout her television and film career. Making her feature-film debut in 1996 as a nurse in The Substance of Fire, she followed that up with several TV movies and guest-star appearances on dramatic series like Law & Order and NYPD Blue. She went on to play another nurse in City of Angels, a hospital drama with a predominately African-American cast that didn't last long on CBS.
She began collaborating with Steven Soderbergh for Out of Sight, and went on to star in two of the director's next few films, Traffic and Solaris. In 2001, she appeared in Kate and Leopold and in Oprah Winfrey's television presentation of Amy & Isabelle. The next year she played parts in both Far From Heaven and Denzel Washington's directorial debut, Antwone Fisher.
Davis continued to work steadily in a variety of notable projects including Steven Soderbergh's Solaris, Syriana, and played a notable part in the television movie biopic of American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino. However, in 2008 she landed the small but crucial role of the mother in John Patrick Shanley's adaptation of his award-winning play Doubt. Although her screen time is minimal, her indelible performance garnered her Best Supporting Actress nominations from the Hollywood Foreign Press, the Screen Actors Guild, and the Academy.
Davis became a well known entity almost instantly, and was soon filling her docket with projects like 2009's State of Play, 2010's Knight and Day and Eat Pray Love, and an arc on the series United States of Tara.
Davis next appeared in the box office hit 2011 big screen adaptation of Kathryn Sockett 's period novel The Help, garnering still more praise as well as Best Actress nominations from the Academy, BAFTA, the Broadcast Film Critics Association, the Golden Globes, and the Screen Actors Guild. Her performance was still making waves when the critics began lauding her agian, this time for her role in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close that same year.