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Viola Davis: "Jared Leto Sent A Dead Pig To 'Suicide Squad' Cast"
Suicide Squad actress Viola Davis has recalled her on-set introduction to co-star Jared Leto and it’s enough to make you gag. The actress stars opposite Leto in the upcoming supervillan movie and says the actor...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21 February 2016
Vanity Fair's 'Hollywood Issue' Cover Celebrates 13 Diverse Women Of Hollywood
From Lupita Nyong’o and Jennifer Lawrence to Viola Davis and Diane Keaton, Vanity Fair’s annual ‘Hollywood issue’ cover is a celebration of diversity. Released against the backdrop of the growing diversity debate after this year’s...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 02 February 2016
Whoopi Goldberg Disagrees With Viola Davis' Emmys Speech
The Help star made history by becoming the first black woman to win the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Emmy Award in September (15) for her TV show How to Get Away...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15 October 2015
Viola Davis Pays Tribute To Late Actress Barbara Meek
Meek's death was announced by bosses of The Trinity Repertory Company on Saturday (03Oct15). She was 81. No further details were released as WENN went to press. Meek was best known...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 05 October 2015
Texting Viola Davis 'Hit By A Bus' In Tv Skit
Host Kimmel explained his guest had suffered an accident earlier in the day and then showed Davis walking into traffic while texting. It appeared a passing bus hit her, but it was...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 01 October 2015
Viola Davis Didn't Expect Emmy Speech Reaction
Viola Davis didn't expect her Emmy speech to be so well received.The 'How to Get Away with Murder' star - who became the first black actress to win Best Actress in a Drama Series last...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 27 September 2015
Kerry Washington Isn't Competitive With Other Actresses
Kerry Washington doesn't consider Viola Davis and Taraji P. Henson to be her competition.The 'Scandal' actress was thrilled when the 'How to Get Away with Murder' star became the first African-American woman to win Outstanding...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 25 September 2015
Viola Davis Guzzled Prosecco
Viola Davis ''guzzled'' Prosecco before the Primetime Emmy Awards.The 'How To Get Away with Murder' actress - who became the first African American to take home the Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series prize at...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 24 September 2015
Taraji P. Henson Happy To Lose Emmy To Viola Davis
Henson and Davis were both up for the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama category at Sunday's (20Sep15) ceremony, for their roles in Empire and How To Get Away With Murder, respectively....
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 September 2015
Taraji P. Henson Admits Losing Emmy Was 'Bittersweet'
Taraji P. Henson admits losing an Emmy to Viola Davis was ''bittersweet.''The 'Empire' star, who was nominated alongside the 'How to Get Away with Murder' actress when she became the first woman of colour to...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22 September 2015
Viola Davis Delivers Emotion-filled Emmys Speech
Viola Davis thanked people who have ''redefined what it means to be beautiful, to be sexy, to be a leading woman, to be black'' during her Emmys acceptance speech.The 50-year-old actress became the first African-American...
By Clive King in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22 September 2015
Nancy Lee Grahn Apologises For Blasting Viola Davis' Emmys Speech
The Help star made history on Sunday (20Sep15) as the first black woman to win the prize of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role in How to Get Away...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21 September 2015
'Game Of Thrones' And Viola Davis Make History At 67th Primetime Emmy Awards
Last night’s Primetime Emmy awards saw history being made as HBO drama ‘Game Of Thrones’ took home an unprecedented 12 awards and ‘How To Get Away With Murder's' Viola Davis became the first black actress...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21 September 2015
Kerry Washington Hails History-maker Viola Davis
Kerry Washington has praised Viola Davis after she became the first African-American woman to win Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series at the Emmys.The 50-year-old actress won the prestigious gong on Sunday night (20.09.15) in...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 21 September 2015
Viola Davis Gives Emotional Speech As She Makes Emmy Awards History
Davis scored her first Emmy win for her role as tough lawyer Annalise Keating on U.S. drama How to Get Away With Murder, but the triumph was more than just a personal one,...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21 September 2015
Viola Davis Is 'Mellow' About Emmys
Viola Davis feels ''mellow'' ahead of the Emmy Awards tonight (20.09.15).The Oscar-nominated actress will compete for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series at the TV awards ceremony for her critically lauded role in 'How to...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 20 September 2015
Taraji P. Henson's Emmy Hopes: 'I Pray To God'
Taraji P. Henson thinks it's ''bittersweet'' she may be the first African-American woman to win Best Actress at the Emmy Awards.The 'Empire' star admits that she ''prays to God'' that either she or 'How to...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 13 September 2015
Denzel Washington Bringing Broadway Play Fences To Big Screen
Washington and Viola Davis played a married couple in the 2010 revival of August Wilson's drama about race relations in the U.S. - and both picked up Tony Awards, while the production was...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28 August 2015
Denzel Washington Shared Lawyer Tips With Viola Davis
Washington and Davis became firm friends while portraying a married couple in 2010 Broadway play Fences, and earlier this year (15), he decided to drop by the Los Angeles studio where Davis films...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 03 August 2015
Star Wars, Suicide Squad And Bryan Cranston: The Best Moments Of Comic-con 2015
As usual the San Diego Comic-Con International was the place to be for comic and movie fans across the globe. Not only were a ton of new trailers unveiled, but loads of questions were answered...
By Holly Williams in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 July 2015
Viola Davis Planning To Renew Vows On 13th Wedding Anniversary
The Help star and Tennon rang in 12 years of marriage last month (Jun15), but Davis is already planning a big bash for their 'lucky' 13th anniversary in 2016. She tells U.S....
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 July 2015
First 'Suicide Squad' Trailer Debuts At Comic Con And Leaves Fans Wanting More
Suicide Squad may have another month of filming left, but that didn't stop the movie’s stars as well as director David Ayer from taking a road trip to Comic Con this weekend, to wet fan’s...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12 July 2015
Viola Davis Celebrates Perks Of Flight Delay
The Doubt star spent six hours at an airport before checking into a Columbus hotel so she could freshen up and look her best for a guest spot on U.S. TV show Jimmy...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17 June 2015
Jessica Lange Ready To Retire
Jessica Lange has wanted to retire for 30 years.The 66-year-old actress - who has 33-year-old daughter Shura with Mikhail Baryshnikov, as well as 30-year-old Hannah and 28-year-old Samuel with playwright Sam Shepard - constantly thinks...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 11 June 2015
Viola Davis To Portray Harriet Tubman In Tv Biopic
The untitled project will be based on Kate Clifford Larson's book, Bound For The Promised Land, which focuses on the story of the former slave who escaped and subsequently led over 300 slaves...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29 April 2015
Viola Davis Had To Forage For Food
Viola Davis used to forage bins for food.The 'How To Get Away With Murder' star and her family struggled financially when she was a child and she constantly plotted ways to overcome her hunger, including...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 12 March 2015
Viola Davis Recalls Childhood Battle To Find Food: "I Was Always Hungry"
Viola Davis, an Oscar-nominated actress, has undoubtedly had a very successful television and movie career, but before finding fortune and fame she lived in poverty as a child and was forced to steal and rummage...
By Nick Hill in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 11 March 2015
Viola Davis 'Fascinated' By Suicide Squad
Viola Davis is ''fascinated'' by her role in 'Suicide Squad'.The 49-year-old actress is to play government agent Amanda Waller in the Warner Bros. film centred around the super-villain mercenary team from the DC Comics Universe....
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 January 2015
Jared Leto And Will Smith Confirmed For Suicide Squad
Jared Leto and Will Smith are among the stars confirmed for 'Suicide Squad'.The 'Dallas Buyers Club' actor and 'Men In Black' star are among the star-studded cast confirmed for the upcoming Warner Bros. supervillain movie...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 03 December 2014
Viola Davis Gives Inspirational Speech On Growing Up In Poverty At Power Of Women Luncheon
Viola Davis, an Oscar-nominated actress, has undoubtedly had a very successful television and movie career, but before finding fortune and fame she lived in poverty as a child and was forced to steal and rummage...
By Nick Hill in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12 October 2014
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