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No matter what, people don't think of me for glamorous parts. I'll go to an audition or a meeting in a pretty dress, and they still think of me as depressed or embattled. Hopefully, that will change.

Viola Davis

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Viola Davis
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: August 11
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