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The only thing that separates women of color from everyone else is opportunity.
Viola Davis
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Viola Davis
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: August 11
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I started a production company out of necessity, the need for great narratives for actors of color.
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My husband [Julius Tennon] and I started a production company. We've already optioned a book and some scripts to do exactly that, to create more complicated, multi-faceted roles for African-Americans, especially African-American females. I think it's important.
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If the opportunity is not out there for you to play it, then you don't see it.
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