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Viola Davis

1965 - Today

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Viola Davis ( vy-OH-lə; born August 11, 1965) is an American actress and film producer. Her accolades include both the Triple Crown of Acting and EGOT. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2017. The New York Times ranked her ninth on its list of the greatest actors of the 21st century (2020). Davis received the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2025. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Viola Davis is the 923rd most popular actor (down from 845th in 2019), the 1,854th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,521st in 2019) and the 462nd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Viola Davis ranks 923 out of 13,578. Before her are Bubba Smith, Elisabeth Shue, Peter Weller, Setsuko Hara, Lee J. Cobb, and Til Schweiger. After her are Susanna Hoffs, Peter Dinklage, Catherine Spaak, Graham Chapman, Delphine Seyrig, and John Forsythe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Viola Davis ranks 38. Before her are Fumihito, Prince Akishino, Slash, Khaled Hosseini, Ben Stiller, Waris Dirie, and Connie Nielsen. After her are Ryan Murphy, Kevin James, Mohammed Deif, Infanta Cristina of Spain, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and Shamil Basayev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Viola Davis ranks 1,854 out of 20,380. Before her are Cyrus West Field (1819), Lee J. Cobb (1911), Richard S. Hamilton (1943), Robert J. Flaherty (1884), Harry Stack Sullivan (1892), and Tecumseh (1768). After her are George Benson (1943), Susanna Hoffs (1959), Joe Simon (1913), Peter Dinklage (1969), John Mearsheimer (1947), and Bill Weld (1945).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Viola Davis ranks 462. Before her are Nick Adams (1931), Richard Lynch (1940), Bubba Smith (1945), Elisabeth Shue (1963), Peter Weller (1947), and Lee J. Cobb (1911). After her are Susanna Hoffs (1959), Peter Dinklage (1969), John Forsythe (1918), Jack Warden (1920), Jeff Chandler (1918), and Tony Todd (1954).

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