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Viola Davis

  • Beyoncé, Michelle Obama and More Remember Breonna Taylor on Her ‘Heavenly Birthday’

    Taylor was killed in her home by white plainclothes police officers in March 2020

    By

    Alex Noble
    June 5, 2021 @ 6:01 PM
    Culture
    6:01 PM
    Beyoncé, Michelle Obama and More Remember Breonna Taylor on Her ‘Heavenly Birthday’
  • Michelle Pfeiffer to Play Betty Ford in Showtime’s ‘The First Lady’ Anthology Series

    “The Undoing’s” Susanne Bier also signs on to direct

    By

    Reid Nakamura
    January 21, 2021 @ 1:14 PM
    News
    1:14 PM
    Michelle Pfeiffer to Play Betty Ford in Showtime’s ‘The First Lady’ Anthology Series
  • ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Trailer: Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman Sing the Blues (Video)

    Netflix film based on an August Wilson play debuts on Dec. 18

    By

    Brian Welk
    October 19, 2020 @ 12:01 PM
    Movies
    12:01 PM
    ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Trailer: Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman Sing the Blues (Video)
  • Netflix Delays Preview of Chadwick Boseman’s ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Following His Death

    Film is set in 1920’s Chicago and deals with issues of exploitation of black recording artists

    By

    Rosemary Rossi
    August 29, 2020 @ 10:10 AM
    10:10 AM
    Netflix Delays Preview of Chadwick Boseman’s ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Following His Death
  • ‘Insecure,’ ‘For Life’ to Receive Top Awards at African American Film Critics’ TV Honors

    Viola Davis, Sterling K. Brown, Jeremy Pope and Laura Harrier will receive acting honors at virtual ceremony

    By

    Steve Pond
    August 5, 2020 @ 8:30 AM
    Awards
    8:30 AM
    ‘Insecure,’ ‘For Life’ to Receive Top Awards at African American Film Critics’ TV Honors
  • Viola Davis on Why She Regrets ‘The Help’: ‘I Betrayed Myself, and My People’

    “How to Get Away With Murder” actress explains her feelings on the 2011 film in an interview with Vanity Fair

    By

    Margeaux Sippell
    July 14, 2020 @ 8:47 AM
    TV
    8:47 AM
    Viola Davis on Why She Regrets ‘The Help’: ‘I Betrayed Myself, and My People’
  • Viola Davis and Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions Expands Amazon Studios Deal to Include TV

    Duo signed a first-look film deal with Amazon in 2018

    By

    Reid Nakamura
    July 9, 2020 @ 11:30 AM
    TV
    11:30 AM
    Viola Davis and Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions Expands Amazon Studios Deal to Include TV
  • Michelle Obama, The Rock and More Celebs Call Out Systemic Racism Amid George Floyd Protests

    “It’s up to all of us–Black, white, everyone–no matter how well-meaning we think we might be, to do the honest, uncomfortable work of rooting it out,” former FLOTUS tweets

    By

    Jennifer Maas
    May 30, 2020 @ 11:53 AM
    Culture
    11:53 AM
    Michelle Obama, The Rock and More Celebs Call Out Systemic Racism Amid George Floyd Protests
  • Property Brothers Get Yet Another HGTV Show, and Brad Pitt Is Going to Guest Star on This One (Video)

    “Celebrity IOU” will also feature Melissa McCarthy, Viola Davis, Jeremy Renner, Rebel Wilson and Michael Bublé

    By

    Tony Maglio
    March 10, 2020 @ 7:29 AM
    TV
    7:29 AM
    Property Brothers Get Yet Another HGTV Show, and Brad Pitt Is Going to Guest Star on This One (Video)
  • ‘Good Times’ Star Ja’net Dubois Remembered by Norman Lear, Viola Davis and More

    “She wrote the theme song for her passing,” Lear wrote on Twitter

    By

    Daniel Goldblatt
    February 18, 2020 @ 8:01 PM
    News
    8:01 PM
    ‘Good Times’ Star Ja’net Dubois Remembered by Norman Lear, Viola Davis and More
  • ‘First Ladies’ Series Ordered at Showtime – Viola Davis to Play Michelle Obama

    Season 1 will also focus on Eleanor Roosevelt and Betty Ford

    By

    Tim Baysinger
    February 5, 2020 @ 9:07 AM
    TV
    9:07 AM
    ‘First Ladies’ Series Ordered at Showtime – Viola Davis to Play Michelle Obama
  • Dear Academy: Was ‘Harriet’ Really the Best of Black Cinema Last Year? (Guest Blog)

    When it comes to black actors and Oscar nominations, the Academy seems to prefer black characters in chains or bursting out of them

    By

    Jeremy Helligar
    January 14, 2020 @ 7:27 AM
    Movies
    7:27 AM
    Dear Academy: Was ‘Harriet’ Really the Best of Black Cinema Last Year? (Guest Blog)
  • Viola Davis, Tiffany Haddish and More Join ABC’s ‘Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Good Times’

    So are Andre Braugher, Jay Pharoah, Asante Blackk, Corinne Foxx and Jharrel Jerome

    By

    Margeaux Sippell
    December 12, 2019 @ 10:00 AM
    News
    10:00 AM
    Viola Davis, Tiffany Haddish and More Join ABC’s ‘Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Good Times’
  • ‘Emanuel’ Film Review: Charleston Church Massacre Doc Stresses Forgiveness, Healing

    Survivors and loved ones share painful memories, and many of them advocate for the killer’s repentance

    By

    Monica Castillo
    October 10, 2019 @ 5:15 PM
    Reviews
    5:15 PM
    ‘Emanuel’ Film Review: Charleston Church Massacre Doc Stresses Forgiveness, Healing
  • Viola Davis to Play Michelle Obama in ‘First Ladies’ Series in the Works at Showtime

    Scripted series will explore the lives of first ladies throughout history

    By

    Reid Nakamura
    August 26, 2019 @ 1:13 PM
    TV
    1:13 PM
    Viola Davis to Play Michelle Obama in ‘First Ladies’ Series in the Works at Showtime
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