Is Viola Davis an EGOT?

Yes. She completed the EGOT in 2023 with a Grammy for the audiobook of her memoir, Finding Me.

What Oscar did Viola Davis win?

Best Supporting Actress for Fences.

What is JuVee Productions?

The production company she runs with her husband, Julius Tennon, which produced The Woman King.

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Viola Davis

Actor and producer, EGOT winner · b. 1965

BORN: 1965
ERA: 1996 to Present
KNOWN FOR: Actor and producer, EGOT winner

§ THE SHORT VERSION

Viola Davis, born in South Carolina in 1965 and raised in Rhode Island, is one of the few performers to win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony. Her Emmy for How to Get Away with Murder made her the first Black woman to win the award for lead actress in a drama.

Born in St. Matthews, South Carolina, in 1965 and raised in Central Falls, Rhode Island, in poverty she has written about without softening. Trained at Juilliard.

ALL FOUR

Highlights.

EGOT: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Fences

First Black woman to win the Emmy for lead actress in a drama

Co-founded JuVee Productions

The portraits.

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§ QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK

Is Viola Davis an EGOT?: Yes. She completed the EGOT in 2023 with a Grammy for the audiobook of her memoir, Finding Me.
What Oscar did Viola Davis win?: Best Supporting Actress for Fences.
What is JuVee Productions?: The production company she runs with her husband, Julius Tennon, which produced The Woman King.

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