While Viola Davis’ first role in a major film came from Denzel Washington’s directorial debut, Antwone Fisher, the actress bagged her breakthrough film role in 2008 in Doubt. The role earned her the first of her four Oscar nominations. Viola Davis’ acting credits include The Help, Fences, How to Get Away with Murder, The Woman King, and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.
Viola Davis’ Amanda Waller, in the movie The Suicide Squad, was highly applauded as her sinister role in the movie is regarded as one of DCU’s notorious villains. Viola Davis won her Oscar for her impressive role in Fences. The actress also won her Emmy for her critically acclaimed portrayal of Annalise Keating in the hit crime drama series How to Get Away with Murder.
Not only that, but Davis also earned a Grammy for narrating the audiobook of her memoir titled Finding Me. Viola Davis recently gained huge attention as she stars in the biographical drama ‘AIR,’ where she portrays the role of Deloris. As the iconic actress Viola brings Deloris to life, Michael Jordan himself recommended her for the role. Let us know all about Viola Davis’ net worth.
Viola Davis’ Net Worth
Viola Davis’ Net Worth is estimated to be something around $25 million. Viola Davis recently played the role of Dr. Volumnia Gaul in “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. The cast ensemble also includes Peter Dinklage, Josh Anders Rivera, Jason Schwartzman, Rachel Zegler, and Tom Byth.
Tom Blyth praised his co-star, saying how Viola Davis has managed to bring a certain kind of constant playfulness and experimentation. Tom Furrer added that the way she works, Davis is always trying something, and then if that does not work, she goes ahead and tries something else.
Who Is Viola Davis’ Husband?
Viola Davis’ husband is Julius Tennon. The two have been happily married for more than two decades since they first met on the sets of the CBS series City of Angels back in 1999. Fans might have seen Tennon in the crime drama series How to Get Away With Murder, where he played a guest role in season four.
Regina King has also praised Tennon, saying that she loves how Julius has always seemed to be very protective of Viola, and not in a way that looked problematic, while adding that he, indeed, feels like a partner. Viola Davis revealed in an early interview how she had imagined a man exactly like Tennon, and jits three weeks later she met Julius Tennon!
Is Viola Davis Starring In The Hunger Games’ Prequel?
Viola Davis is starting in the much-awaited Hunger Games’ prequel, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. However, the popular actress had a rather personal reason behind saying yes to the movie! As Viola Davis plays the role of Dr. Volumnia Gaul, the actress revealed at the fan screening that she said yes to the role to impress her daughter.
Davis further added that the role also helped her to step out of her comfort zone. Viola Davis and her husband, Julius Tennon, adopted their daughter, Genesis, in 2011. When asked about her experience after playing such an antagonistic role, Davis jokingly stated that she had the best time torturing the young people.
She further added that it was just a pleasure to play a character who was not very huggable, and it felt nice to step out of her comfort zone and be a part of this franchise. The How to Get Away with Murder star surely loved the channel he’s that came with the role as she is no stranger to villainous roles as she aced one in The Suicide Squad.
While talking about the role, Davis explained how she thinks that people see her as nurturing and kind, and while she is all those things and is shy, and introverted, it was nice to just just get out of her comfort zone.
