Viola Davis is an American actress and producer, considered one of the most acclaimed performers of her generation for her versatility and intensity. Trained at the prestigious Juilliard School, she began her career in theater, where she won two Tony Awards. Her cinematic renown grew with an Academy Award nomination for a brief but impactful role in the film *Doubt* (2008). She achieved further success with *The Help* (2011) and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her powerful performance in *Fences* (2016). In television, she achieved global fame for portraying lawyer Annalise Keating in the series *How to Get Away with Murder*, a role that earned her an Emmy Award, making her the first African-American woman to win in that category. In 2023, with her Grammy win for the audiobook of her autobiography, she joined the select group of artists who have achieved "EGOT" status, having won the four major American entertainment awards.