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Viola Davis (born August 11, 1965) is an American actress. She won the 2001 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role as Tonya in the original production of ''King Hedley II'', and the 2010 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role as Rose Maxon in the revival of ''Fences''. In 2014, she began starring as Annalise Keating on the ABC drama ''How to Get Away with Murder'', and in 2015 she became the first African American woman, as well as the first black woman of any nationality, to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Emmy Awards 2015: The complete winners list )〕 The role also won her a SAG Award. In 2012, she was listed by ''Time'' as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. After graduating from the Juilliard School in 1993, Davis began her career on stage and won an Obie Award in 1999 for her performance as Ruby McCollum in ''Everybody's Ruby''. In 2008, her performance as Mrs. Miller in the film ''Doubt'' earned her several nominations, including the Golden Globe, SAG Award, and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. For her lead role as Aibileen Clark in the film ''The Help'' (2011), she received nominations for the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and the Academy Award for Best Actress. She also won a SAG Award.〔(SAG Awards 2012: Complete list of winners ) The Associated Press via ''New York Daily News'', January 30, 2012.〕 Her other films include ''Far from Heaven'' (2002), ''Antwone Fisher'' (2003), ''Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close'' (2011), ''The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby'' (2013), ''Get on Up'' (2014) and the upcoming ''Suicide Squad'' (2016). ==Early life== Davis was born in St. Matthews, South Carolina, at her grandparents’ house on the Singleton Plantation, as were her five siblings. The daughter of Mary Alice and Dan Davis,〔 she is the second youngest of six children.〔("Viola Davis’ path from poverty in Central Falls to Hollywood glamour" ) February 22, 2009, ''Providence Journal''.〕 Her father was a horse trainer and her mother was a maid, factory worker, and homemaker,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Veteran Actors, First Time Nominees )〕〔〔("Viola Davis: "The Help" and "Daring Yourself to Dream Big". ) August 1, 2011, Life Goes Strong.〕 as well as a civil rights activist.〔Davis spoke of her mother's activism during an appearance on ''The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'', relating how she had been taken to jail along with her mother at age two when Mary Davis was arrested during a Civil Rights protest (September 20, 2012).〕 Her family moved to Central Falls, Rhode Island, with two-month-old Viola and two of her sisters, leaving her older sister and brother with the grandparents.〔 Davis has described herself as having "lived in abject poverty and dysfunction" during her childhood.〔("Viola Davis Tackles Fear, Shines In 'Doubt'" ) December 10, 2008, NPR.〕 Davis partially credits her love of stage acting with her involvement in the arts at her alma mater, Central Falls High School.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Viola Davis )〕 Davis majored in theatre at Rhode Island College, graduating in 1988; in 2002 she received an honorary doctorate in Fine Arts from the college.〔(RIC to Award 1,300 Degrees at Commencement Exercises ), from the website of Rhode Island College.〕 She was involved in the federal TRIO Upward Bound and TRIO Student Support Services programs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Viola Davis )〕 While Davis was a teenager, her talent was recognized by Bernard Masterson when she entered the program at the Young People's School for the Performing Arts in West Warwick, Rhode Island while he was the director.〔Brown, Gita, ("Exclusive What’s News @ RIC interview: Viola Davis talks about her life and her new film" ), ''What's News'', Rhode Island College, August 2, 2011.〕 She also attended the Juilliard School for four years, as a member of the Drama Division's ''Group 22'' (1989–1993). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Viola Davis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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