Viola Davis is set to play the former first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama in the upcoming showtime White House drama, ‘The First Lady’. Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson join Davis and also play former first ladies, Betty Ford and Eleanor Roosevelt. According to Showtime, the show will follow […]
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Viola Davis has made history as the most nominated Black actress in the history of the Oscar awards. The movie-star received her fourth nomination on March 15 for her work as the titular character in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Both Davis and her late Ma Rainey’s co-star Chadwick Boseman were nominated […]
American actress, Viola Davis, made a resounding fashion statement at the 2021 Golden Globe Awards from her home and the world couldn’t stop staring. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Davis, like many others made a virtual appearance at the awards; and shared images of their outfits. The actress paid homage […]
Viola Davis recently discussed her role in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and shared some words of praise for her co-star in the film, the late Chadwick Boseman. “A lot of times when Black actors are nominated for any award or get any accolades or get a spotlight, it is always […]
D-Nice, Viola Davis, Regina King, Trevor Noah and Tyler Perry are nominated for entertainer of the year at the 2021 NAACP Image Awards. The nominations were virtually announced Tuesday on the NAACP Image Awards’ Instagram by Anika Noni-Rose (Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey), Chloe Bailey (Grown-ish), Erika Alexander (John Lewis: […]
On Thursday, two days after publishing her memoir Just As I Am, Hollywood legend Cicely Tyson passed away at the age of 96. A civil rights activist, Tyson spent her life telling riveting stories on stage and onscreen. But the last story Tyson chose to tell before her death was […]
Netflix unveiled the first trailer and preview for the upcoming Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom on Monday morning. The film stars Viola Davis and the tragically deceased Chadwick Boseman. The movie version premieres December 18 on Netflix The popular August Wilson play Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom takes place in the late […]
Chadwick Boseman‘s last movie before his death titled, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, will premiere on Netflix on December 18, the US streaming giant announced on its social media page. “Introducing Ma Rainey and her band. ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ on Netflix December 18,” it wrote on Instagram. View this post […]
Viola Davis celebrated her 55th birthday with a powerful post shared to social media. The How to Get Away With Murder actress shared a photo of the house she was born in more than five decades ago alongside a thoughtful caption. “The above is the house where I was born […]
“How to Get Away with Murder” star, Viola Davis, will play former US First Lady, Michelle Obama, in a brand new Showtime/Lionsgate drama series, titled “First Ladies”, which is currently still filming according to Deadline. Executively produced and written by novelist Aaron Cooley, “First Ladies” is set in the East Wing of the […]