Viola Davis

Performer
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Viola Davis

Performer

August 11

St. Matthews, South Carolina

Celebrated actress Viola Davis portrays alluring, tough and morally compromised law professor Annalise Keating in the ABC legal thriller How to Get Away with Murder.

The two-time Tony winner and two-time Oscar nominee is widely recognized for her work in such notable films as The Help and Doubt. Davis may also be seen in such popular television series as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and United States of Tara.

Davis said that she loves the fact that Murder's Annalise is "mysterious" and that viewers will not easily discern exactly who she is early on in the series.

“She’s messy. She’s a woman. She’s sexual. She’s vulnerable," she continued. "I feel extremely fortunate that I am alive and still active, and this role came to me at this point in my life.”

5 Nominations
1 Emmy
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series - 2018
Viola Davis, as Annalise Keating
Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself
ABC
ABC Studios
Television Academy Throwback: Viola Davis
Television Academy Throwback: Viola Davis
71st Nominees: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
71st Emmy Nominations: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama
68th Emmy Nominees: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
67th Emmys: Viola Davis’ Press Room Interview
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
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