![A smiling Viola Davis](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Viola%20Davis%20640x480.png)
Viola Davis at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con. Wikimedia Commons.
(1965-) Born in St. Matthews, South Carolina, Viola Davis is an actress and producer. Having won an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards, she is the first African-American and currently the youngest actor to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting."