On February 26th, 2017, Viola Davis won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Fences, officially making her the first black actress to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting.
Viola Davis photographed by Ramona Rosales
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Do not live someone else’s life and someone else’s idea of what womanhood is. Womanhood is you. Womanhood is everything that’s inside of you.
Viola Davis, winner of the award for Actress in a Supporting Role for ‘Fences,’ poses in the press room during the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California.
We’ve been fed a whole slew of lies about women. By TV standards, if you are anywhere above a size 2, you’re not having sex. You don’t have sexual thoughts. You may not even have a vagina. And if you’re of a certain age, you’re off the table.
Viola… In the film you portray one of the most tough minded characters I’ve ever seen in a film. It’s really an incredible performance.
Viola Davis sends her mom to the casino every Thursday
Viola Davis in her acceptance speech for Lead Actress in a Drama series at the 2015 Emmys
Viola Davis for TV Guide Magazine (x)