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Sometimes you see how humanity can rise above any kind of cultural ills and hate that a person's capacity to love and communicate and forgive can be bigger than anything else.

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