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And classically not beautiful is a fancy term for saying ugly. And denouncing you. And erasing you.

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Viola Davis
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: August 11
Actress
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Television Producer
St. Matthews
South Carolina
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