In a recent interview Davis discussed a range of topics, including the specific challenges Black actors face — and how she ...

Viola Davis shed light on her formal acting education at Juilliard and the white standard she was held to during each ...

I was a crybaby," recalls Viola Davis of joining her mom at protest ... Davis excelled in her classes and eventually attended the Juilliard School in New York City, where her acting career was ...

"When I was a little girl, it wasn't often that I found myself reflected in the pages of a book," Viola Davis ... a scholarship to the prestigious Juilliard School. She fought for recognition ...