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** ''Series/{{Peacemaker|2022}}'' (2022)



* ''Series/{{Peacemaker|2022}}'' (2022) as ComicBook/AmandaWaller

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* ''Film/{{Doubt}}'' (2008) as Mrs. Miller [[note]]UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for Best Supporting Actress[[/note]]

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* ''Film/{{Doubt}}'' (2008) as Mrs. Miller [[note]]UsefulNotes/AcademyAward [[note]]MediaNotes/AcademyAward nomination for Best Supporting Actress[[/note]]



* ''Film/TheHelp'' (2011) as Aibileen Clark [[note]]UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for Best Actress[[/note]]

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* ''Film/TheHelp'' (2011) as Aibileen Clark [[note]]UsefulNotes/AcademyAward [[note]]MediaNotes/AcademyAward nomination for Best Actress[[/note]]



* ''Theatre/{{Fences}}'' (2016) as Rose Maxson [[note]]UsefulNotes/AcademyAward win for Best Supporting Actress (and won a Tony Award for playing the role on the stage)[[/note]]

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* ''Theatre/{{Fences}}'' (2016) as Rose Maxson [[note]]UsefulNotes/AcademyAward [[note]]MediaNotes/AcademyAward win for Best Supporting Actress (and won a Tony Award for playing the role on the stage)[[/note]]



* ''Series/HowToGetAwayWithMurder'' (2014–20) as Annalise Keating [[note]]UsefulNotes/EmmyAward win for Best Leading Actress – Drama[[/note]]

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* ''Series/HowToGetAwayWithMurder'' (2014–20) as Annalise Keating [[note]]UsefulNotes/EmmyAward [[note]]MediaNotes/EmmyAward win for Best Leading Actress – Drama[[/note]]
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She earned acclaim and [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] nominations for her roles in ''Film/{{Doubt}}'' and ''Film/TheHelp''. She starred as criminal law professor Annalise Keating on Creator/ShondaRhimes' ABC drama ''Series/HowToGetAwayWithMurder'', for which she won the UsefulNotes/{{Emmy|Award}} for Best Actress in a Drama, making her the first Black actor to ever win the award, and played ComicBook/AmandaWaller in ''Film/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}''. Her role in the film adaptation of ''Theatre/{{Fences}}'' earned her an Oscar and a MediaNotes/{{Golden Globe|Award}} for Best Supporting Actress.

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She earned acclaim and [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] nominations for her roles in ''Film/{{Doubt}}'' and ''Film/TheHelp''. She starred as criminal law professor Annalise Keating on Creator/ShondaRhimes' ABC drama ''Series/HowToGetAwayWithMurder'', for which she won the UsefulNotes/{{Emmy|Award}} MediaNotes/{{Emmy|Award}} for Best Actress in a Drama, making her the first Black actor to ever win the award, and played ComicBook/AmandaWaller in ''Film/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}''. Her role in the film adaptation of ''Theatre/{{Fences}}'' earned her an Oscar and a MediaNotes/{{Golden Globe|Award}} for Best Supporting Actress.
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She earned acclaim and [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] nominations for her roles in ''Film/{{Doubt}}'' and ''Film/TheHelp''. She starred as criminal law professor Annalise Keating on Creator/ShondaRhimes' ABC drama ''Series/HowToGetAwayWithMurder'', for which she won the UsefulNotes/{{Emmy|Award}} for Best Actress in a Drama, making her the first Black actor to ever win the award, and played ComicBook/AmandaWaller in ''Film/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}''. Her role in the film adaptation of ''Theatre/{{Fences}}'' earned her an Oscar and a UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe|Award}} for Best Supporting Actress.

She is the first Black actor to achieve the "Triple Crown of acting" – an Emmy, an Oscar and a Tony in the competitive acting categories. In 2021, she received another Oscar nomination for ''Film/MaRaineysBlackBottom'', becoming the second-most Oscar-nominated Black actor (behind Creator/DenzelWashington) and the first one with two Best Actress nominations. In 2023, she became the third Black woman and 18th person overall to attain [[UsefulNotes/TheEGOTs EGOT]] status when she won a UsefulNotes/{{Grammy|Award}} for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording for ''Finding Me''.

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She earned acclaim and [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] nominations for her roles in ''Film/{{Doubt}}'' and ''Film/TheHelp''. She starred as criminal law professor Annalise Keating on Creator/ShondaRhimes' ABC drama ''Series/HowToGetAwayWithMurder'', for which she won the UsefulNotes/{{Emmy|Award}} for Best Actress in a Drama, making her the first Black actor to ever win the award, and played ComicBook/AmandaWaller in ''Film/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}''. Her role in the film adaptation of ''Theatre/{{Fences}}'' earned her an Oscar and a UsefulNotes/{{Golden MediaNotes/{{Golden Globe|Award}} for Best Supporting Actress.

She is the first Black actor to achieve the "Triple Crown of acting" – an Emmy, an Oscar and a Tony in the competitive acting categories. In 2021, she received another Oscar nomination for ''Film/MaRaineysBlackBottom'', becoming the second-most Oscar-nominated Black actor (behind Creator/DenzelWashington) and the first one with two Best Actress nominations. In 2023, she became the third Black woman and 18th person overall to attain [[UsefulNotes/TheEGOTs [[MediaNotes/TheEGOTs EGOT]] status when she won a UsefulNotes/{{Grammy|Award}} MediaNotes/{{Grammy|Award}} for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording for ''Finding Me''.
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Viola Davis (born August 11, 1965 in St. Matthews, South Carolina) is an American actress.

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Viola Davis (born August 11, 1965 in St. Matthews, South Carolina) is an American actress.
actress of screen and stage.



She is the first Black actor to achieve the "Triple Crown of acting" – an Emmy, an Oscar and a Tony in the competitive acting categories. In 2021, she received another Oscar nomination for ''Film/MaRaineysBlackBottom'', becoming the second-most Oscar-nominated Black actor (behind Creator/DenzelWashington) and the first one with two Best Actress nominations. In 2023, she became the third Black woman and 18th person to attain [[UsefulNotes/TheEGOTs EGOT]] status when she won a Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording for ''Finding Me''.

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She is the first Black actor to achieve the "Triple Crown of acting" – an Emmy, an Oscar and a Tony in the competitive acting categories. In 2021, she received another Oscar nomination for ''Film/MaRaineysBlackBottom'', becoming the second-most Oscar-nominated Black actor (behind Creator/DenzelWashington) and the first one with two Best Actress nominations. In 2023, she became the third Black woman and 18th person overall to attain [[UsefulNotes/TheEGOTs EGOT]] status when she won a Grammy Award UsefulNotes/{{Grammy|Award}} for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording for ''Finding Me''.
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* ''Film/{{Syriana}}'' (2005) as CIA Chairwoman {{uncredited|role}})

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* ''Film/{{Syriana}}'' (2005) as CIA Chairwoman {{uncredited|role}})({{uncredited|role}})

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