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It was hard, that confrontation scene [in Fences], that was a hard one. I felt like it was relentless, I never felt like I could just drop the ball when the coverage was on him or anything else.
Viola Davis
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Viola Davis
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: August 11
Actress
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St. Matthews
South Carolina
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