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I want to span different genres. I want to be able to transform. I want to be able to be sexy, and funny, and quirky, and all the other things that I am. And I feel that the best way that I can achieve that is by producing.

Viola Davis

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Viola Davis
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: August 11
Actress
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South Carolina
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